Sales Associate - Entry level Wallsend, England
Job description
Sales Associate – Entry level
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Hybrid or Remote
Base starting salary of £21,000 rising to £26,000 based on achieving our sales competencies, a different pay every 6 months up to 18 months!
Contract: Monday – Friday, no weekends or bank holidays!
Due to continued growth, we have exciting opportunities for Sales Associates – Entry level to join durhamlane, full time and on a permanent basis. If you’re looking to build a solid sales career integrated with quality training and support or you’re looking to change career in a nurturing environment, we would make a great team!
We are looking for individuals interested in igniting demand and generating leads through, cold calling, emails and navigating the world of LinkedIn!
What’s in it for you?
We love our Sales Associates – Entry level, our benefits nurture healthy progression and work life balance:
- Opportunity to advance salary to £26k
- Fantastic B2B sales training programme
- Contributory company pension scheme
- Rewards platform with discounts at gyms, retailers, restaurants, holidays, and many more!
- 33 days’ holiday (including bank holidays)
- One additional day’s holiday for every year of service
- Well-being service with access to a GP
- Free onsite parking
- Social events throughout the year
- Refer a friend scheme
Responsibilities:
The Sales Associate – Entry level role is a distinct opportunity to -
- Generate leads and build relationships with prospective clients through varied techniques such as cold calling, emails and LinkedIn
- Represent our clients in a professional manner
- Conduct research into target markets to understand prospective customer needs
- Manage and maintain sales pipeline utilising relevant CRM systems
- Qualify sales opportunities using our 'selling at a higher level' methodology
- Set up meetings between clients and prospective customers
- Liaise with clients in catch up calls and virtual meetings to provide updates and feedback on projects and target markets
- Work towards weekly and monthly KPIs & targets
What it takes to become a durhamlaner:
Our ideal candidate for the Sales Associate – Entry level -
- Customer facing experience is beneficial i.e. retail / hospitality
- Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal)
- Able to build effective relationships at every level
- Keen problem-solver
- Eager to learn and a strong desire to succeed
- Hard working & passionate
- Tenacious
durhamlane - We are very proud to have been named ‘16th Best Mid-Sized Company to work for in the UK’, as well as ‘3rd Best Marketing & Media Company to work for’ and ‘8th Best Company to work for in the Northeast’ in the 2022 Best Companies Survey.
“If interested in our Sales Associate - Entry level roles please apply below."
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Application question(s):
- Customer service and Sales are similar and yet quite different, please share why you’re interested in a Sales role?
- Would you enjoy cold calling? Why would you enjoy cold calling?
Experience:
- Sales / Retail: 1 year (preferred)
- Hospitality / Customer Service: 1 year (preferred)
- B2B Sales: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wallsend, NE28 9NX
Reference ID: SAE017NV
