Level 4 Sales Executive Apprenticeship

Level 4 Sales Executive Apprenticeship - CMT Equipment

About the Host (Placement)

CMT Equipment was founded in 2010, with our now comprehensive range once consisting of just a few product lines. Our team's ambition has driven us from what was once a small equipment supplier in the South-East of England, becoming the UK's leading independent supplier and sustainably enhancing the safety of your team.

About the role

Key details:

• Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
• Wage: £6.40 per hour
• Location: Riverbridge House Street, Anchor Boulevard, Dartford, DA2 6SL
• Apprenticeship Standard:Level 4 Sales Executive
• Duration: 18 months

Overview of the role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a confident, organised and detail orientated individual to join our team as a Sales Executive Apprenticeship. You will have a variety of sales and administrative duties.

Key responsibilities:

• Research and Outbound Calling: Make proactive outbound calls targeting both prospects and current customers to raise awareness, build relationships and secure appointments. There will be a particular focus to research and make outbound calls to construction projects to help solve problems on site, this will be supporting your assigned External Sales Representative and relevant Internal Account Manager.
• Lead Generation, Appointment Booking and Opportunity Hunting: using tools such as WhatsApp, LinkedIn, video conferencing, online databases, to identify and generate quality leads and opportunities that can be converted into appointments, essentially managing the diary of your External Sales Representative.
• Exceed Set KPI’s: focusing on quality conversations, opportunities gained, and booking appointments.
• CRM Management: Support the External Sales Representatives by maintaining and updating contacts, accounts, and projects in the CRM system. Including logging of notes and following up External Sales Representatives visits, actioning any associated admin.
• Partner with assigned External Sales Representative: focused on opening new accounts, identifying opportunities and building existing business relationships to drive growth. You will be the External Sales Representative’s business development support so will assist with Mailmerges, Admin tasks, pulling reports/spend reports and other tasks to aid those on the road to be focused.

Candidate Requirements

Skills & Personal Qualities Required:

• Proven experience in a similar role with a strong focus on Business Development, preferably in a fast-paced sales environment, and be able to stay organised in this type of environment.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency in using CRM systems and other relevant software applications.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask effectively.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications Required:

• GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 4) essential
• GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 4) essential

About the Employer

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 2nd in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2023-2024. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers.

If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice.

As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.

Benefits

• Eligible for an NUS card for discounts in shops and restaurants
• Eligible for an apprenticeship oyster card, 30% off travel
• Discount on Nandos, ASOS, Vue cinema and much more
• Earn while you learn
• No debt
• Automatic rise in pay after 12 months
• Prizes and vouchers to be won (apprentice of the month)
• Secure a job with little or no experience
• Remote learning

Next steps & Pre-employment checks

• (Permitting you’re eligible for the role) Please expect to receive contact from our LMP Education Recruitment team, to discuss your application further.
  
• Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - Matrix Security Watchdog (Capita). The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.