Sales Assistant

Sales Assistant (Protect)

Contract: Permanent; Full-time (37.5 hours per week); Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm

Location: Home based; Fully remote

Salary: £22,308 per annum

SUMMARY

A Sales Assistant is responsible for supporting our client’s Sales Team (with a particular focus on their small business service Protect package) whilst ensuring the smooth triage and processing of new sales enquiries. You will help potential new clients understand who they are and what services they would be able to offer to them. This is a great opportunity for someone who is looking to start a new career in sales and motivate yourself with a commission-eligible, target driven role.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

• Deliver a high-quality front-of-house response to all incoming emails, voicemail messages and referrals to their Sales Team.
• Understand our client and all their products and services, the structure of their organisation and responsible people.
• Maintain an excellently managed sales triage process, clarifying the nature of enquiries and swiftly funnelling them to the correct teams. You will also have your own leads assigned via this process.
• Quickly building an understanding of the Protect package, why they introduced the Protect package, and the value it adds to small and medium sized businesses.
• Support the achievement of the Protect sales target, set each financial year, by closing new business and cross-selling additional services at the point of sale.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft tools
• No qualifications required
• Some sales experience would be desired, but is not mandatory
• An excellent attitude and appetite for work is essential

CORE SKILLS & BEHAVIOURS

• Well organised with good diary management
• Confident with technology & learning new software
• Clear communication (written & verbal)
• Confident networking with colleagues
• Good telephone etiquette
• Motivated for a target driven role
• Works well independently, in a home environment
• Able to be persuasive & think commercially
• Responsible
• Efficient and methodical
• Professional in appearance and approach
• Possess a positive can-do attitude
• Trustworthy and Honest
• Calm under pressure
• Willing to learn new skills
• Enthusiastic and Proactive

HOW TO APPLY

Interested in this Sales Assistant opportunity Click apply and you will be redirected to our client’s careers website to complete your application.