Sales Executive Apprentice

Job Title: Sales Executive Apprentice

Location: Blackpool

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

About us:

Glasdon UK Limited is part of the Glasdon Group with companies in Europe and the United States and is a market leader in the design, marketing, and supply of environmental and safety products.

About the role:

Are you looking for an exciting, challenging and rewarding long-term career opportunity?

We are looking for a career minded individual for the role of Sales Executive Apprentice. If you have a genuine desire to succeed and wish to join a progressive company, with excellent opportunities, career development opportunities and benefits then look no further

The successful candidate with be provided with full and comprehensive training.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow up on sales leads and quotations
• Preparing quotations and processing sales orders
• Resolving customer queries regarding stock, delivery times, accounts and production
• Liaise with existing customers and develop new relationships
• Account management, sales development and rapport building activities
• Identify new business opportunities and prospecting non-user accounts
• General support for the external field sales team
• Participate in team sales meetings and share product / market knowledge
• The role is an internal based sales role. However, the possibility of fulfilling an external type role may be available as a growth plan

About you:

• Some experience within an office sales, telesales, or customer service environment
• A genuine interest towards developing a career in account management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong telephone skills
• A high level of self-motivation, and determination to achieve goals and targets
• Good organisational, administrative and time management skills
• Be inquisitive to identify customers' needs and the ability to offer informed solutions
• Good IT Literacy
• GCSE or equivalent Maths & English (Grade C / 4 and above) - Essential. A Level or equivalent A Levels (Grade C / 4 and above) Desired.Other Degree (Grade 2:1) Desired
• Valid UK Driving Licence (Desirable)

Benefits:

• A competitive commencing salary
• 33 days annual leave
• Flexible annual leave
• Comprehensive training programmes
• Company Final Salary Pension scheme after a minimum of two years' service
• Life insurance after a minimum of two years' service
• Pension through NEST within 3 months of start date
• Cycle to Work Scheme (subject to minimum criteria)
• Flexitime (subject to minimum criteria)
• Long Service Awards
• Private health care scheme after a minimum of one years' service
• Cashback plan for dental care, eyecare, prescriptions, physiotherapy and more
• Subsidised on-site Café / social space
• Team building
• Paid charity days and company events
• Relocation Support

Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of: Business Studies, Sales Administration, Sales Assistant, Office Administration, Microsoft, Customer Service, Retail Sales, Telesales, Negotiation, Sales Advisor, Customer Support, Call Centre Assistant, Apprenticeship and Estimating may also be considered for this role

The Glasdon Group Limited is an equal opportunities employer and is accredited by the Real Living Wage Foundation.