Sales Executive - Gateshead Gateshead, England
Job description
Desk Sales Executives
£24,000 + Commission + Pension Scheme + 25 days holiday
The company:
Major has teamed up with a longstanding and successful business based in Gateshead, which is the best known and the market leading brand in Telecommunications. We are looking to grow, with plans to hire several Desk Sales Executives to join our buzzing sales team. We offer bespoke training & mentorship and a development route to senior positions within the business. We value staff highly and recognize & reward hard work & success, with all of the management team also being promoted from within.
Location:
Gateshead NE11
The role:
As a Sales Executive you will target the SME sector in the Gateshead, promoting and selling products & services. The Sales Exec role requires a consultative/challenger sales approach by understanding decision maker processes & business needs in order tailor packages to clients. This role involves direct selling as well as an element of opportunity generation for Senior and Field Sales Execs, for larger prospects. Sales Executives will have the opportunity to manage the accounts that they secure for the purposes of referral and repeat business. A strong work ethic is essential for all roles.
You'll have the following responsibilities:
- Make outbound calls and answer incoming calls to the customer base.
- Sell the range of products and services.
- Build strong customer relationships.
- Proactively contact the customer base and promote businesses products and services to the customer base.
- Ensure customer satisfaction is achieved in all our dealings with the customer base.
- Create leads for other parts of the business (i.e. Field Sales Consultants or product specialists) When appropriate, make appointments for them.
- Manage customer expectation in terms of delivery, installation and billing to ensure our commitment to the customer.
- Be familiar with all of the ordering processes
- Keep informed on any changes to the product and services portfolio and any changes in pricing.
- Develop customer contact strategies.
The Person:
- Resilient and confident in making outbound calls.
- Brilliant at influencing and persuading others
- Confident to handle objections and challenging conversations
- Understanding of new technology that is emerging and the ability to communicate this clear and concise to our customers.
- Familiar with software such as salesforce
- Passion to achieve goals set by the sales management
- Business to Business sales experience (outbound calling)
· Telecoms/IT experience is desirable but not essential if you are willing to learn
- Motivated with a hunger for success and to achieve high earnings
- Always strive to be the best in everything you do
- Enthusiasm and keen to learn
- Resilient
- Reliable
- Collaborative and team player
- Ability to think outside the box
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £22,000.00-£24,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Commission pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- HALIFAX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Sales: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: #INDCB
Expected start date: 27/02/2023
