OUR PLACEMENTS

Placement summary

East Kilbride based Re-Tek have a superb opportunity for a recent graduate to work on a key business growth project in which they would be responsible for prospecting, qualifying and generating new business development leads. The initial placement is for 12 months and will report to the Sales Director. The ideal candidate will be capable of working under own initiative and possess a dynamic personality with a drive to reach the decision makers. Join this growing company and make your mark!

Job description

Project Description

The aim of this project is to help grow Re-Tek's business by gathering market intelligence that allows Re-Tek to win contracts with large corporate organisations and IT Service Delivery companies.

The project will be broken down into stages:

• Gaining an understanding of Re-Tek's business and the market environment through a programme of training in the different Re-Tek departments
• Create a list of accounts to be targeted
• Map, account, and identify 
  • key contacts & decision makers
  • the process for becoming a supplier
  • their current service provider and key service requirements
• Drive Customer Engagement  
  • register on relevant supplier portals and/or register interest
  • build a register of all relevant data required by Re-Tek to target customer appropriately
• Co-ordinate the submission of tender responses (longer term create tender responses)

Placement Objectives

Our supportive team wish for the successful gradaute to learn the basics of good business practice, through working in a growing successful business where you will be encouraged by your colleagues and given the opportunity to take part in monthly Management and Sales Meetings. In these meetings, strategic and operational issues are discussed, as well as business performance being reviewed.  

The successful candidate will also participate in the success of the business by helping generate leads for the team of Senior Account Managers.

Role Description

You must be a self-starter able to work under own initiative.  

This role requires someone with commercial understanding, good communication skills, and the ability to effectively speak to corporate customers to gather information and assess opportunities.

Main Tasks:

• Desk based research via Google, LinkedIn, and other internet sources to identify key decision makers
• Call and email contacts to confirm decision makers and understand purchasing processes
• Build and cultivate relationships with target organisations 
• Document all findings in a way that allows tracking of results and prioritisation of next steps
• Co-ordinate and organise tasks for the team

Qualifications

HNC, HND, or Degree in a business related subject would be ideal, although applications are welcome from graduates with any qualification who are interested in developing their career with us.

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

• A can do attitude and desire to succeed
• Desire and ability to work as part of a close-knit team in a results orientated environment
• Good knowledge of excel and word

Desirable Skills

• IT Knowledge
• Business Acumen

Benefits

Company benefits

We operate from modern, purpose built premises in East Kilbride. Employees have 30 paid holiday days a year and we operate a bi-annual bonus scheme based on individual and company performance. The team across the company is encouraged on an on-going basis and supported by several company paid team building social events throughout the year.

We are innovative, dynamic organisation that encourages and expects our employees to deliver great results by fully contributing to the strategy development and implementation of the company. Creativity, ownership and execution are all required within a supportive, team orientated environment. We also already have a ScotGrad Associate working in the team who you can learn from!

This placement will give the graduate a chance to work within this positive, commercially successful environment and give them access to management decision making processes and meetings.  

Placement benefits

As part of ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, the successful candidate will have access to a three 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: East Kilbride

Planned interview date: TBC - June 2016

This placement may result in a permanent employment afterwards

Preferred start date: End of June 2016

Company information

Re-Tek was founded in 1996 and is currently one of the fastest growing IT Disposal companies in the UK. We have trebled sales in the last 5 years and plan to continue this aggressive growth pattern. We provide services to large corporate and public sector organisations and are committed to doing the right thing and implement a highly professional, process driven operation that is more commonly found in larger corporate organisations.  

Our base is a modern, purpose built facility in East Kilbride and we service the UK and Europe from here and a Sales office in Bristol.

Find out more: http://www.re-tek.co.uk/

Company sector: Enabling Technology ICT

Company website: www.re-tek.co.uk