Description
Sales Specialist - Lenovo
Location: Milton Keynes - Hybrid
This role follows a non‑negotiable 3‑day hybrid working pattern. Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of our Milton Keynes office.
About the Job
We’re looking for a customer-focused Sales Specialist to join our Lenovo team at Ingram Micro. As a new and growing vendor within this business area, It's a great opportunity for someone to make their mark - building their knowledge, becoming a Lenovo expert, and taking products and services to market.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to move into a sales role or build on some early commercial experience. It would suit someone who is confident, proactive, and keen to grow their own account base, using their initiative and a commercial mindset.
You’ll be supported by a manager who leads from the front, using data and insight to guide and adapt your approach, alongside a collaborative and supportive team culture. Ideas are welcomed, and you’ll be encouraged to use your initiative, challenge ways of working, and make a real impact while achieving both personal and business goals.
What your role as a Sales Specialist will involve:
- Driving the growth of Lenovo products and services, taking them to market across both existing and previously engaged customers
- Building and developing your own pipeline, identifying opportunities to grow and expand your account base
- Becoming a go-to contact for Lenovo, developing strong knowledge of the products and services within your portfolio
- Building relationships and having meaningful conversations to understand customer needs and present the right solutions
- Supporting customers with product information, pricing, availability, and offers
- Preparing and managing quotes, following up on opportunities, and progressing deals through to completion
- Actively managing and developing your pipeline, focusing on both volume and strategic opportunities
- Taking part in sales focus days at Ingram Micro and with customers where required
To set you up for success, we are looking for the following skills and experience
- Previous experience in a customer-facing, sales, retail, order management role or similar role
- Excellent communication skills, both over the phone and face to face
- A positive, proactive attitude with the confidence to build relationships
- An interest in sales, with a desire to develop and grow your own account base
- Good organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel) and open to learning CRM systems used to manage and track customer activity
- A willingness to learn, take initiative, and contribute to a fast-paced team environment
What we offer:
- AXA Health Insurance and Dental Plan Options - available for you and your family through a salary sacrifice scheme
- Rising holiday allowance at Year 2 and Year 5
- Birthday day off
- Employee Referral Bonus - help us grow our team and get rewarded for introducing great talent.
- Employee discounts and wellness perks
- Modern offices with breakout spaces, free tea and coffee, and a private wellness room
- Development opportunities with clear career progression and training
We Are Ingram Micro
Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Through Ingram Micro Xvantage™, our AI-powered digital platform, we offer what we believe to be the industry’s first business-to- consumer-like experience. We also provide a broad range of technology services, including financing, specialized marketing, and lifecycle management, as well as technical pre- and post- sales professional support. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.
Make an application to join the team!
None of this is achievable without great people, with a complete customer focus.
Our team is as much about our people as it is our customers and business partners. We want associates with a strong desire to succeed. We offer a competitive base, commission, market leading incentives programme and clear career development. You will receive full training on the products you will be specialising in, and you will have access to a world leading catalogue of technology-based learning.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you then please apply by sending a copy of your most recent CV.
