Yacht Sales Representative
Are you a talent looking to build business skills, gain experience, and take on exciting challenges? Grow your career with Hyde Sails and start shaping the industry from the inside.
Who are we?
Established in 1964, Hyde Sails manufacture around 40,000 sails per year from our modern factory in Asia. Our 300 production staff are highly trained, well paid and directed from the UK where our management, sales and R&D departments are based in two offices, one at Hamble Point Marina and one in Ipswich.
We have a worldwide network of agents and distributors, and manufacture sails for independent sailmakers and OEM boat builders, but our core business is making bespoke yacht sails for individual customers.
About the Job
We are seeking a dynamic salesperson to join our Hamble based team. In this role, you will be responsible for selling yacht sails to retail customers (direct-to-consumer), as well as sailing schools, holiday / charter companies. You will contribute to the development of account plans and strategies, identify major growth opportunities.
You will be expected to build and maintain strong strategic relationships with key customers within your allocated accounts. You will run sales and marketing processes in accordance with company procedures and standards. Taking ownership of the quote and sales processes, you will work closely with the production team in the Philippines to deliver sails to customers on time, and in full.
To excel in this role, you will need to develop an understanding of sail cloth and sail construction on our products, as well as their features, benefits, and applications. You will also be required to influence and connect to the market via social media and LinkedIn.
About the Ideal Candidate:
As the ideal candidate for this role, you will bring proven experience in sales and customer relations, and you will need to demonstrate a strong understanding of this sector.
If you are a motivated and proactive individual with a passion for driving sales growth and building strategic relationships, we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will report directly to the International Sales Executive.
Application Process – Questions and applications can be directed to the International Sales Executive. Paul Hooker – : paulhooker@hydesails.co.uk