Telesales Executive

Join our dynamic Telesales team in Bolton and unleash your potential in a role that rewards success! Our impressive commission of up to 40% of your salary make this an unparalleled opportunity for driven individuals to excel and thrive in a rewarding sales environment.

If you have experience in sales or business services, especially in postal, package, or direct marketing services, you're the ideal candidate for this Telesales Executive role.

We're looking for individuals with a proven track record in telephone lead generation and selling, coupled with a knack for effective communication.

Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook and Excel, along with a methodical approach to electronic record-keeping is crucial.

This full-time permanent position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working from 09:00 to 17:30.

Join us in this dynamic role where your efforts directly contribute to our success and growth at Whistl

This Telesales Executive role has three main purposes; firstly, to provide the sales teams with qualified appointments within the communicated thresholds and against the communicated criteria, in addition to the provision of the qualified appointments.

Your contribution to maintaining and enhancing the quality and relevance of our customer database is equally crucial, ensuring it stays up-to-date and filled with valuable insights from your calls and conversations.

Key responsibilities of a Telesales Executive

• Qualify prospects, locate the decision maker within the prospect's organisation and update the relevant CRM data with the agreed call, contact and quality targets per day.
• Generate the agreed minimum of relevant and qualified meetings per day for the New Business team in line with targets communicated by the Line Manager (Telesales Team Leader), while being aware of constraints on salespeople's time and location, ensuring meetings are suitably arranged.
• Follow-up on DM activities and incoming prospect/lead sheets to generate appointments and sales.
• When required, source leads and pre-qualify.
• Represent Whistl in a professional and business-like manner and support the account managers in the collation of campaign data for reporting purposes.

Planning, reporting and management

• Ensure the daily/weekly/monthly reporting is completed.
• Liaise with Whistl sales personnel as required.
• Complete any reporting or review documentation.
• Identify and record any key market, customer, or competitor activity or intelligence.

We would welcome applications for this Telesales Executive role from candidates with the following skills: telesales, call centre, cold calling, lead generation, sales, MS Office, CRM or experience as a call handler or sales executive. Apply today!

Benefits

• Enhanced annual leave entitlement
• Access to our prestige Benefits and Rewards Portal
• Long service rewards
• Health cash plan
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Career development opportunities
• Access to a well-established Employee Assistance Programme provider

Additional Information

Our Telesales Executives can earn up to 40% of their basic monthly salary!

Essential Skills

• Self-starter with excellent prioritisation and time management skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision after agreeing objectives
• Excellent communication skills covering presenting and listening
• Good oral and written English is required and a good level of mathematical ability
• Consistent positive outlook and able to handle rejections
• Evidence of working a sales process and selling a value proposition
• Thrives in a high-volume and results-based environment
• Good organisation skills
• Quick learner who can apply concepts in the real world
• Understands a customer perspective
• Numerate and literate
• Experience in Microsoft standard packages
• Working knowledge of CRM systems
• Team player, adaptable, and flexible

Desirable Skills

• Self-driven
• Motivated
• Passionate
• Focused

About Company

Whistl is a delivery management company providing efficient, high-quality, and competitively priced services across business mail, parcels, fulfilment and doordrop media both in the UK and internationally. Distributing more than 4 billion items annually, we are market leaders in Downstream Access Mail (DSA) services handling over 50% of bulk business mail in the UK.

Whistl is a Disability Confident employer committed to equal opportunities for all in all our employment policies and practices.

Due to the nature of our business, this role may be subject to a basic DBS check.