Sales Executive

UK Sales Specialist

We have an amazing opportunity for a professional Sales Specialist to proactively sell the Group s products to new and existing customers across the UK

Location: PE28 - Houghton Cambridgeshire

Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 DOE + commission + Benefits

Hours: Monday 08:30-16:30 and Tuesday to Friday 08:30-17:00

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables

• Foster and develop strong working relationships with key accounts for mutual benefit.
• Actively seek orders and implement effective cross-selling and upselling techniques to enhance relationships with both existing and new clients.
• Participate in site visits to strengthen connections and create opportunities for increased sales.
• Deliver engaging sales pitches and demonstrations, whether over the phone or in person, to showcase our offerings effectively.
• Collaborate with the Sales team to consistently achieve and exceed monthly sales targets.
• Provide valuable support to other departments during periods of sickness, holidays, or busy times, ensuring team cohesion and continuity.
• Commit to continuous learning by enhancing product knowledge through internal and external training sessions.
• Adhere to company procedures when taking orders and maintain accurate, up-to-date records of client interactions and sales-related activities.
• Engage in cold calling to reach out to potential clients and expand our customer base.
• Actively generate a robust pipeline of phone leads from various sources to drive sales opportunities.
• Make proactive outbound sales calls to prospective clients, effectively communicating the value of our products and services.

Other Responsibilities

• To act in an honest and ethical manner at all times
• To communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues
• To comply with company and H&S guidelines with particular reference to lifting heavy goods and cleanliness in the workplace
• To undertake any other reasonable but related task to aid the efficient running of the company
• To keep all matters relating to the company confidential and not disclose or copy information inappropriately.
• To adhere to Staff Handbook guidelines and procedures.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Maths and English to a minimum of GCSE/T Levels or equivalent standard with C/4 grades or above
• The ability to speak one or more languages in addition to English is highly desirable
• L3 Sales apprenticeship or equivalent

Knowledge and Skills

• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Computer literate, confidence in use of MS Office, internet and email.
• Experience with CRM software and phone systems.

Experience of the following:

• Customer service
• Meeting sales targets and exceed in sales targets
• Closing sales
• Prospecting/cold calling

Full clean driving licence and own transport is an advantage due to the location of the offices