Direct Sales Agent Remote
Job description
Job Description
Business to Business (B2B) Sales Specialist – This is a permanent, full time or part time position (minimum of 30 hours)
Location - You can be located anywhere in the UK. This is a working from home position.
Salary Up to £34,122 per annum (pro rata for part time) Comprised of £22,122 basic from April 2023 backdated to start date +£12k OTE per annum paid monthly.
Shift Patterns The department is open Monday to Friday 08.00-18.00 and your shift patterns will fall within these hours over 5 days. No weekends or late nights!
Training Hours – Virtual training Monday to Friday 08:45 - 17.00 for four weeks – you must be able to train full time.
About Us...
At British Gas our customers and our colleagues are our priority. Our mission is to provide energy services and solutions to our customers Sustainably. Affordably and Simply. It’s what we do best. We’re proud to live our values every single day. We care. We’re courageous. We collaborate with each other.
Lockdown has taught us that nothing is impossible, so if you want to work from home then that works for us! We’ll supply all your IT equipment- you’ll just need a desk, a comfortable chair and a stable, wired internet connection (10mps)
What you’ll be doing…
- You’ll be working for our British Gas Business Sales Department dealing with the energy needs for new and existing small business customers across the UK. Our team is super friendly, dynamic, and really sales focussed as you’d expect.
- Throughout your day you’ll be having open and honest conversations with your customers, asking the right questions, and aligning our products and services to meet their needs.
- You’ll need to be committed to driving sustainable business growth through inspiring sales and amazing service.
- We want you to deliver simple, sustainable, and affordable products across our business customer base, but always with care and courage
- Providing consistent, effective, and strong customer service behaviours whilst meeting KPI’s.
And the skills we need from you….
- We’re always looking to train our people to the highest standard but previous sales experience is essential. We’d love to hear from you if sales experience is on your CV!
- It goes without saying we need people with lots energy and enthusiasm to deal with live leads from both our inbound and outbound calls from customers.
- Your absolute passion for delivering the right product through good questioning and careful negotiation should be one of your motivational drivers
- Naturally you should and have fantastic communication skills both written and verbal.
- This department is super-fast paced and, at times, can be high pressure so your resilience, agility and ownership skills are key to this role.
- You’ll also need the confidence to escalate any issues or process improvements to the wider business area.
- Oh, and don’t forget we’d love to see you self-develop and improve in your role – we’ll support you with your training and personal development too!
Let’s talk benefits…
- Private Medical Cover
- Life Assurance
- Contributory pension
- 25 days holiday (plus the usual bank holidays, pro rata for part time)
- A superb selection of fabulous flexible benefits
- Zero commute – that’s got to be good for your wallet and the planet!
You’ll need the Right to Work in the UK so a passport or a birth certificate and proof of National Insurance are essential. A financial check will be arranged to ensure you meet our employment criteria. We’ll also ask you to complete a Basic Disclosure Check and of course we’ll collect your previous employment references as standard.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 30-37 per week
Salary: £22,122.00-£34,122.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Quarterly bonus
Experience:
- Sales: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Remote
