OUR PLACEMENTS

Placement summary

Bray Controls (UK) Ltd is looking to recruit a talented graduate to help deliver a key growth related projected which is based around the creation of an internal support structure which will underpin new and developing markets in Southern Europe and North Africa. This is a 12 month placement and will be based at our Inchinnan office in Renfrewshire.

Job description

Project Description

We have recently reorganised the European business structure and added considerable resources to allow us to grow existing markets and break into new ones in Southern Europe and Northern Africa. It is hoped that a graduate will bring a level of knowledge, skills and new ideas to the internal team being put together in our Inchinnan office to support the external sales team and process the increased volume of business anticipated as a result of our investment.

Placement Objectives

• Establish an internal SENA team
• Increase market share / installed population in Southern Europe and North African countries
• Introduce Bray products to new customers / markets
• Provide a level of support that allows the external sales team to concentrate on building new customer relationships and "selling"

Role Description

Main Tasks:

• Developing an efficient method for and managing the flow of sales information
• Managing the team’s incoming workload by logging new enquiries and orders, generating reference numbers and creating both electronic and hard files
• Communicating information for the attention of relevant team members
• Managing the flow of internal documents and collating them with relevant order files
• Development of internal procedures and work instructions to support the team’s activities, to be committed to the Quality Management System
• Preparation of detailed quotations and providing clarification on customer queries
• Entry of new orders and updating of existing orders in line with further information and internal documents as they are received
• Acknowledging orders to customers and informing them of order progress/status

Qualifications

HND or Degree in a technical/ engineering / science discipline would be ideal

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

• Excellent communication and English language skills
• Confident using MS Office packages
• Possess excellent problem solving skills
• Have a keen eye for detail
• Appreciate the importance of being a team player
• Can work independently and be a self-starter
• Possess sound judgment and good business sense
• Understand the importance of building successful and effective relationships

Desirable Skills

• Sales and/or customer service experience
• Additional language skills would be an advantage, particularly French and/or Spanish

Benefits

Company benefits

The role will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to be part of a multi-national/multi-location team and there may also be the opportunity for some business travel.

Placement benefits

As part of ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, the successful candidate will have access to a free two day business and employability skills residential course and also benefit from ongoing support from the ScotGrad team throughout the duration of the placement.

Additional information

Location: Inchinnan, Renfrewshire

Planned interview date: TBC

This placement may result in a permanent employment afterwards

Preferred start date: 3rd November 2014

Company information

BRAY Controls (UK) Ltd, the manufacturer of valves for the global flow control market.

Industries include Chemical , food ,oil, marine, mining,and waste water. At Bray, our business is helping our customers with their flow control requirements. Our modular product line of valves, actuators and accessories offer the best compatibility, economy and quality performance in the flow control industry.

With over 25 years of continued success and outstanding growth, Bray International has become one of the premier quarter-turn butterfly valve, ball valve, and pneumatic and electric actuator manufacturers in the world, and the largest manual and automated butterfly valve manufacturer in the western hemisphere. With global operations in over 40 countries, Bray has developed a fully integrated and innovative product line in the world’s largest and fastest growing economies. These products are engineered to meet the needs and expectations of our customers.

Company sector: Energy Oil and Gas

Company website: www.bray.com