Trainee / Junior Sales Executive - Entry Level Opportunity

Trainee / Junior Sales Executive - Entry Level Opportunity
St Albans, UK
£17,000 - £19,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Do you want to start a career in sales and account management?

We are looking for committed and hardworking individuals wanting to start a career in consultative sales. In this entry level role you will be provided with full training and support to build your sales skills and technical knowledge of our product range. You do not need previous sales experience, but you will have strong determination and drive to succeed. 

About Us

We are an ambitious company supplying specialist electrical and fibre optic cables worldwide for over 25 years. With our committed and determined team, we deliver a fast reliable, honest and ethical service to our customers in a variety of industries including construction, rail, marine, science technology, home automation as well as transport and infrastructure. 

We are a relatively small team who are happy, friendly and, most importantly, work hard. We have a “can do, will do” attitude to deliver the best product and service for our customers every day. 

We pride ourselves on our coaching and mentoring leadership style, aiming to help you to become the best you can be. We want to build a company we can be proud of;

+ Proud of the way we treat each other
+ Proud of the way we treat suppliers
+ Proud of the way we treat customers

From this will come the rewards we deserve.

What will the role involve?

+ Responding to incoming email and phone customer enquiries ensuring customers are quoted and orders are processed
+ Listening to customer requirements and presenting appropriate solutions 
+ Negotiating with customers and challenging objections 
+ Working to meet and exceed your personal and team targets 
+ Building in strong, long-term relationships with customers 
+ Planning and making outbound calls to new prospective customers 
+ Maintaining accurate customer records on our CRM 

What would make you a great candidate for this role?

+ Any previous experience in an customer facing role (e.g. retail, customer service, hospitality) 
+ A passion for providing outstanding customer service
+ Motivated by meeting and exceeding targets and personal goals 
+ Personable with a natural ability to talk over the phone, hold meaningful conversations and listen to customer needs 
+ Strong written communication skills and comfortable working with numbers 
+ Ability to apply a common sense approach and think on your feet 
+ Enthusiastic to learn with a proactive attitude to develop your knowledge and skill set 
+ Competent with Microsoft Office package and picking up new technology
+ Any telesales experience would be a bonus but is not required 

Benefits: 

+ Uncapped bonus and salary review after 6 months 
+ 20 days holiday increasing to 25 days after 1 year 
+ Full training package (in-house and external) and coaching support 
+ Quarterly sales competitions with incentives 
+ Frequent company social events 
+ Free on-site parking 
+ Most importantly you will be joining a great team of friendly, fun and supportive people 

Interested? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager

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If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.