SUMMARY: Our client is a global business leader that manufactures a broad range of equipment for use in various industries: construction, infrastructure, quarrying, recycling, surface mining, shipping, transportation, refining, utility and maintenance. Their captive finance arm seeks an experienced leasing specialist to develop and close finance sales opportunities across Russia KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- To achieve sales volume and margin goals by integrating with equipment sales and operations across Russia
- Investigate research and understand customer base and distribution methodology
- Evaluate success by measuring finance volume, penetration and incremental sales
- Partner with equipment divisions on developing equipment pricing strategies and subsidy programs
- Establish customer relationships and make presentations on finance program offerings
- Understand and identify customer needs through a consultative sales approach
- Gather credit information on customers, prepare credit package and submit to credit
- Develop training tools for persons and dealers to broaden finance knowledge
- Accompany product sales teams/dealers to present and sell the benefits of using financing as an acquisition solution
- Educate customers on options for leasing solutions, and best practice for utilizing different financing plans
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with customers, vendors and funding partners
PERSON SPECIFICATION: - At least five years experience in financial sales or operations management within a finance company environment
- Relevant experience includes working in a captive finance environment, third-party vendor program management or banking
- Good understanding of lease and loan structuring and credit underwriting policies and procedures
- Ability to engage customer discussions to identify customer financing needs and work within a collaborative environment to close finance transactions
- Experience working in the construction equipment industry, industrial equipment industry or heavy machinery industry would be an advantage
- Self motivated with high energy
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Must be able and willing to travel
- Educated: Four year college degree (emphasis in accounting, finance or economics)
- English is essential, and a second language is desirable
- Ideal location: Moscow
TO APPLY:
For a confidential discussion, please submit your CV quoting vacancy number SMV/16078/0650 to theleaseblog@newleafsearch.com or call Jane Theobald on +44 (0)20 8416 3232 New Leaf Search The leading provider of Pan-European finance and leasing recruitment solutions: Vendor | Captive | Sales-Aid | Direct An ISO 9001:2000 accredited company for the provision of Recruitment Services and a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation |