Sales and Marketing Intern
RISE02, McKenna Precision Castings
‘An opportunity to go far. Fast’
How would we sum it up?
This is a fantastic opportunity for a brave, hardworking, bright graduate who wants to go far. Fast.
There will be nowhere to hide in this job, reporting directly for a demanding and experienced
Managing Director, giving you the chance to get involved in work that others might wait years for.
And if you’re the right person for this role, this will all be music to your ears. The quality and impact
of what you do will be highly visible and, if it’s good, valued and quickly rewarded. There will be no
time-bound lengthy training scheme or corporate rotations here, just real work, with real
accountability and impact from day one.
What’s the business all about?
The business is McKenna Precision Castings. They make high specification, high integrity, precision
castings such as medical parts, aircraft or aerospace parts, parts for body scanners and MRIs, parts
for gas turbines and oil exploration. Whilst it is a highly technical business the process is fairly
simple to understand. They start with detailed drawings of a new part, then create a wax model of
the part from these drawings. The model is then coated in ceramic and the wax inside is melted to
create an empty ceramic mould or cast. Finally liquid metal is poured into the cast and set to
produce the parts. The business is a third tier supplier with international customers in North and
South America, Taiwan, Russia, Turkey and Europe. You can find out more at
www.mckennagroup.co.uk
What would you be doing?
This person will support the Managing Director of the business with all aspects of sales and
marketing activity. It will be a broad, commercial, demanding role working directly with customers
and colleagues across the business. The role will be diverse and involve tasks at all levels from
basic administration through to customer research. Typical activities include:
 Research and analysis of markets, customers, competitors and prospects e.g. who is in what
markets, buying what and when
 Designing, producing and updating customer marketing materials
 Preparing for customer presentations and pitches e.g. pulling together presentations, doing
research, scheduling visits, preparing materials and papers
 Following up with leads, existing and potential customers including calls and possibly meetings
 Working with the IT department to update the website and other customer information
 Pulling together customer feedback, specification documents, quotes and contracts
 Preparing statistical information e.g. return on quotation
In the longer term this could involve you taking responsibility for customer visits, negotiation and
owning your own customer relationships to deliver real business growth into the organisation.
There is the potential for swift career and salary progression commensurate with your performance.
What type of person are they looking for?
This job is not for the faint-hearted! In summary you will thrive on challenge, learn very quickly, be
highly ambitious and have a large appetite for work. Ideally the successful person role will be:
 A graduate from a degree discipline such as business, marketing or engineering
 Bright and quick to learn about the business, it’s products, customers and processes
 Enthusiastic and positive
 Hardworking, efficient, accurate and able to get through work quickly
 A self-starter able to find solutions and make things happen on their own
 Resilient and tenacious
 Confident, competitive and ambitious
 Direct, straightforward and honest
 Good on the phone and PC
 Experienced in sales and marketing
An engineering background would be beneficial but is by no means essential.
What are all the practical details?
Starting salary: £14,500pa
Location: Lawn Road Industrial Estate, Lawn Road, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Worksop, S81 9LB
Start date: Start August 2013
Length of internship: Minimum six months, ideally twelve months, with potential for a permanent role
for a good performer
What else do you get as a RISE intern?
If you are lucky enough to secure one of the RISE internships you won’t just be getting a job. You
will be getting access to some of the best training and professional networking with senior leaders in
the city, giving you a fantastic opportunity to develop quickly and accelerate your career, including:
 Feedback from your interview and assessment centre
 An intensive business induction, with one of the UKs premier leadership development
organisations Common Purpose
 Three months free membership of the JCI (Junior Chamber International)
 Invites to professional training and networking events with the other RISE interns and business
leaders in the city e.g. IoD, Chamber of commerce and the SCRLP
 Access to self-development materials
Sound good to you? Then it’s time to RISE
If you love the sound of this role, then this is your opportunity to RISE to the challenge. We are now
open for applications and you can find the application form on the ‘How to Apply’ page of the RISE
website. Let us know this is an internship you are interested in by quoting RISE02. But if it’s not for
you – can you think of someone this job could be perfect for? If so please do forward the details on
to them.