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Technical Sales Executive, Audio Visual and Events
We are looking for a Technical Sales Executive to work alongside our Client Account Manager, based in Huntingdon. You will visit sites, design and specify systems, prepare quotes and hand jobs over to operations, and you will stay hands-on with installations and events. Technical experience and understanding matter most; sales experience is desirable but not essential.
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AV Xpert is a small, growing team in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. We hire, sell, install and service sound, lighting, video, staging and conference equipment for events, venues, schools, businesses and public bodies.
This technical sales role sits alongside our Client Account Manager role. You will work with private rental clients, one-off event clients and corporate end users on installations of any size, one-off projects and hires. Larger jobs usually start with a site visit, where you will work out what is needed, design and specify the system, and prepare and send the quote. You will follow up with customers to maximise conversions, and once work has been won, our operations team will take over for delivery.
You will also provide the technical design specifications for the Client Account Manager’s more complex opportunities. The account manager looks after long-term trade clients such as venues, hotels and agencies, and prices and sends those productions. Your technical design is what makes them work on the day.
Technical experience and understanding matter most. Sales experience is desirable but not essential. We need someone who knows AV, can explain options clearly to people who are not technical, and is organised and reliable. You will also join installs and events on site when needed, so your hands-on skills stay in use.
What you will be doing
- Visit client sites to assess what is needed and how the space will work
- Design and specify sound, lighting, video and staging systems for installations, projects, hires and events
- Prepare and send accurate quotes to private, event and corporate clients
- Follow up enquiries and quotes, and convert them into confirmed work
- Hand confirmed jobs over to operations with clear technical information
- Provide the technical design for the account manager's complex opportunities
- Join installs and events on site when needed to assist with the technical delivery
- Keep your quotes and follow-ups organised and up to date, and work towards sales targets
What we need from you
- Hands-on professional AV experience across audio, lighting, video
- Ability to explain technical options simply to clients who are not technical
- Organised, reliable and able to manage several jobs at once
- Comfortable working to sales targets
- A full UK driving licence
Nice to have
- Experience of selling, quoting or other customer-facing work
- Experience designing or specifying AV systems
- Experience of working on live events or installations on site
- Familiarity with event production planning
Experience
You will have a good working background in professional AV, gained through installation, events, touring or venue work. Sales or quoting experience is helpful but not essential.
What we offer
About AV Xpert
We are a professional audio-visual company based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: we hire, sell, install and service sound, lighting, video, staging and conference equipment for events, venues, schools, businesses and public bodies. We are a close team that develops good people into great AV professionals, and we value attitude, reliability and practical ability as much as what is on paper.
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