At Nidec Drives our values and behaviours are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success.
We are looking for exceptional people who turn ambitions into actions, and we believe everyone has the potential to succeed.
Achieve your dreams with Nidec Drives – apply today!
Nidec will offer a host of opportunities for growth, varied career paths, exciting challenges, and a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity.
In addition, we will offer you a benefits package that aims to meet your individual needs.
Here’s some of what we offer:
* 25 days Annual Leave, increasing with service. (Plus, Public Holidays)
* Progression & Development opportunities.
* The opportunity to work from home one day per week.
* Holiday sell back program.
* Pension Scheme, 5% matched.
* Additional day off for your birthday, once you have been with us for 1 year.
* EV and cycle-to-work schemes.
* Voucher programs, with a wide offer of discounts on everything from cinema and theatre tickets to goods and services.
* Life Insurance
* A funded volunteer day per year, encouraging you to support the communities and charities that matter to you.
* Employee assistance program
Role Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join Nidec Drives as Partner Relationship Manager
This dynamic position includes several areas of responsibility supporting the Partner Distribution business.
The Partner Relationship Manager will oversee all activities that enable our Partner Network to deliver continuous growth and will assist our Area Sales Managers
This role is pivotal in assisting our Area Sales Managers to ensure we achieve ambitious growth targets as well as maintaining strong customer relationships.
Key Job Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of the Partner Relationship Manager consist of but are not limited to:
Area Sales Support, Sales Assistance & General Duties
* Responsibility for liaising with the Area Sales Managers to deliver the targets that we have confirmed through our Distribution Partners.
* To organise and develop training schedules for the Partners, following the ASM’s growth plan.
* Ensure that all branches are ‘branded’ to maximize our footprint in the branch.
* To work with our Marketing and Channel Partner Champion to pre-qualify sales leads that are placed into the Salesforce software for Telford.
* Assist in deploying the best strategy and resources to the enquiry that will ensure maximum success.
* To assist in the smooth running and administration of the Partner Network.
* Monitor validity of Partner agreements and report as necessary.
* To monitor performance and advise Partners of their monthly sales/orders.
* Measure against pre-determined KPIs and work with the Channel Manager/Area Sales Managers to stimulate growth.
Travel Requirements:
This role will require regular travel to visit sites, customers & stakeholders
Qualifications & Experience Requirements:
* Excellent preparation, opening, presenting, questioning, negotiation and closing skills.
* Confident communication skills with a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external
* Strong interpersonal skills
* Ability to travel within the UK as the activity dictates.
* Previous experience working within a commercial environment.
* Knowledge of the UK Drives market & knowledge of the company’s products and applications. (preferred)
* Good relationship building, inside and outside the organisation.
* IT literate and confident with MS Office applications and use of mobile communications
* Customer Satisfaction Focused
* Ambitious and enthusiastic
* Adaptable and flexible in their work approach
* Enjoys the challenge of a field sales environment.
Nidec Drives: What we do?
We take care of the world’s motion. We provide AC, DC, and Servo drive solutions for everything from heavy industry to theatre production, end-to-end production lines, and everything in between.
Our precision-engineered drives are designed to optimise performance and productivity, creating essential motion for a more efficient future. As part of Nidec, the world’s largest electric motor company, we make the world spin smarter and faster.
As a global business, operating for over 50 years, we have grown into a thriving business, now operating in over 30 countries. We pride ourselves on our people and we look for those who are continuously striving for excellence with the ambition to achieve success.