Apprentice Sales Executive

Summary

A new and exciting opportunity is available for an apprentice to join a well established sales team. We are looking for a results driven and sales focussed apprentice to be responsible for sales based duties, from generating leads to eventually closing the sale. This is a great opportunity to develop a career within sales. Interested?

Wage

£13,741 to £22,222.20, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course

Sales executive (level 4)

Hours

Monday-Friday 9:00 - 17:00

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

The role will include;
• Working closely with clients to determine their needs.
• Pitching to the client, producing a presentation etc.
• Have a detailed knowledge of our products and services and recommend the right solution for client
• Working alongside the accounts department
• Working towards targets to exceed given targets
• Telephone Sales will also be required
• Arrange appointments, and follow up appointments with interested prospects

In some cases you will be required to work outside the office occasionally, meeting with clients and prospective clients at their place of business.

A crucial part to this role is building the relationship with the client, learning about their needs. To be successful you will be required to stay up to date with product features, system upgrades etc. In addition to maintaining sales and overseeing their accounts, you will be required to analyse sales statistics and prepare reports about the client accounts.

Where you'll work

243-255 Great Lister Street
B7 4BS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED

Your training course

Sales executive (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Sales planning and preparation: Set effective targets using sales forecasts. Prioritise customers and activities to grow account value and maximise return-on-investment in line with your organisation’s strategy. Formulate or refine customer plans and objectives. Create efficient territory plans where appropriate.
Customer engagement: Effectively communicate and interpret customer information exchanged through written, verbal and non-verbal communication. Develop a customer engagement style that effectively opens sales conversations, builds rapport, enhances customer relationships, and adapts to different customer’s social preferences.
Customer needs analysis: Be highly skilled at effective questioning and active listening techniques to understand the customer’s needs, guide the sales conversation appropriately, create mutual understanding, and build trust and affinity with customers.
Propose and present solutions: Develop sales proposals and deliver them using a presentation style and technique appropriate for your customer. Present relevant products and/or services, explain features and their advantages, and clearly articulate the value and benefit of the solution for the specific customer. Use and adapt a range of techniques to draw-out and overcome common sales objections.
Negotiate: Research the customer’s likely desired outcomes and negotiating stance. Develop responses to likely objections. Identify your own organisation’s needs, such as minimum price and acceptable terms. Negotiate or trade variables effectively.
Closing Sales: Be attuned to verbal and non-verbal buying-signals andmove to close at an appropriate point in sales conversations. Develop ethical techniques to close sales and confirm customers’ purchase agreement.
Gathering Intelligence: Collect, analyse and interpret market intelligence and share it appropriately and effectively within your organisation.
Time Management: Use and adapt appropriate tools and techniques to prioritise and manage your time effectively.
Collaboration and team work: Contribute effectively within a team environment. Work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. Manage communications with the cross-functional team in relation to the effective delivery of your sales, such as finance and service delivery. Support continual business improvement by sharing best practice with sales team colleagues and assist the marketing team to develop new marketing collateral.
Customer experience management: Deliver a positive customer experience. Manage customer enquiries and issues effectively. Take proactive action to prevent and minimise customer concerns and complaints. Handle all customer interactions professionally to the customer’s satisfaction.
Digital skills: Effectively use digital tools to conduct research and target customers in line with the overall sales strategy. Able to deliver presentations and meetings using digital communication. Complete accurate records and process sales in accordance with your organisation’s policies, procedures and digital CRM systems.

Your training plan

Working towards a Level 4 Sales Executive apprenticeship standard. Teaching and learning the skills, knowledge and behaviours to be a competent Sales Executive

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 4 / C or above)
English (grade 4 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Analytical skills
Attention to detail
Communication skills
Customer care skills
Organisation skills
Presentation skills
Sales Skills
Team working

Other requirements

Have you considered the suitability of the location, pay and hours before applying for this apprenticeship?

About this company

From small guest houses to large hotel chains, our digital solutions give you the benefits of a high quality picture, more viewing choice and, therefore, more appeal over your competitors. Furthermore, our dedicated Research and Development team are constantly working on new and unique technology solutions. In fact, hoteliers can now offer true comfort with home TV experiences to your guests. In addition, our tailored TV solutions fit any budget. We stand by our final product offering – a sharp, clear TV image delivered to every room in your hotel with minimal disruption on time and budget.

After this apprenticeship

Depending on performance and availability, the right candidate may move into a full-time permanent role within the company

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