Sales Co-Ordinator in London

Founded in 2020, ACUA Ocean is a fast-growing and dynamic start-up at the intersection of ocean autonomy and maritime security.

Our intelligent and scalable uncrewed surface vessel (USV) platform supports applications including environmental monitoring, offshore infrastructure resilience, coastal protection, and marine surveillance — all with minimal human footprint.

We are now hiring a Sales Co-Ordinator to join our Commercial team, supporting our Director Defence Sales, Director Commercial Offshore Sales and Chief Product Officer.

You will keep our sales engine running smoothly: managing our CRM, organising meetings, capturing customer requirements, looking after our marketing and digital assets, and helping plan the events and media activity that put ACUA Ocean in front of defence and commercial offshore customers.

This is a great opportunity to start your career in a fast-growing start-up and learn how advanced uncrewed vessel technology is brought to market.

Who you are

• An organised, proactive early-career professional with at least 1 year's experience in a sales support, business development, marketing or administrative role
• Someone who takes pride in accurate records and keeps information up to date without being chased
• A confident communicator who is comfortable working with customers, partners and senior colleagues by phone, email and in person
• A good listener who can capture what customers tell us clearly and accurately, and get it to the right people
• Comfortable balancing the priorities of several senior stakeholders, and calm under deadline pressure
• Digitally savvy, with a creative eye for how ACUA Ocean presents itself online, in print and at events
• A team player who works well with colleagues across Commercial, Product, Engineering and Operations
• Keen to learn about the defence and offshore energy markets and to grow your career with the business

What you’ll do

• Own and maintain ACUA Ocean's CRM, keeping contacts, accounts, opportunities and activity records accurate and up to date
• Produce regular pipeline reports and dashboards for the sales directors and leadership team
• Support developing presentations, sales assets and reports
• Schedule and coordinate meetings, calls and visits for the Director Defence Sales, Director Commercial Offshore Sales and CPO, including diary management, agendas, and room and travel bookings
• Take notes and track actions from customer and internal meetings, following up so that actions are closed out
• Support requirements capture by recording customer needs, questions and feedback from meetings and enquiries, and sharing them with the Product and Engineering teams
• Help prepare bids, tenders, proposals and capability statements, including gathering inputs, formatting documents and tracking submission deadlines
• Manage ACUA Ocean's marketing and digital assets, including the image and video library, brochures, datasheets, presentations and templates, keeping them current and on-brand
• Coordinate updates to the website and social media channels (e. g. Linked In), working with colleagues and external agencies
• Support the planning and delivery of trade shows and industry events such as DSEI, Undersea Defence Technology, Oceanology International and Global Offshore Wind, including stand logistics, collateral, delegate passes and post-event lead follow-up
• Support media planning, including press releases, case studies, newsletters and coordination with PR and media partners
• Track marketing and event activity and help measure the leads and opportunities it generates
• Respond to and route inbound sales enquiries promptly
• Take on wider commercial administration as the business grows

What you’ll need

• UK citizens only
• University degree in business or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 1+ years' experience in a sales support, sales coordination, marketing or business administration role
• Hands-on experience using a CRM system (e. g. Hub Spot, Salesforce or Pipedrive)
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills, particularly Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple diaries and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with digital marketing tools, social media platforms or website content management systems (desirable)
• Experience supporting events, exhibitions or trade shows (desirable)
• An interest in the defence, maritime, offshore energy or technology sectors (desirable)
• Eligible for, and willing to obtain, UK Security Clearance (SC)
• Willing to travel within the UK, and occasionally abroad, to support events and customer meetings
• A flexible approach and a willingness to apply yourself across the whole spectrum of this growing business.
• Full UK driving licence.
• A solid sense of humour, pragmatism, and flexibility
• £35–40K salary depending on experience
• Commission structure as part of the Sales Team
• Comprehensive benefits package from Vitality - access to full health insurance including dental coverage
• Awesome perks such as discounted gym memberships, mental health cover and global health coverage
• Life insurance to 4x your annual salary
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