Sales Apprentice

EXCELLENCE-SOLUTIONS LIMITED

London (E17 4QH)

Closes in 24 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 August 2025

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Summary

Join our apprenticeship to gain hands-on experience in selling B2B training programmes. You’ll develop valuable sales skills, learn to build strong business relationships, and enjoy excellent career progression opportunities, high earning potential, and the chance to make a real impact in the business world.

Wage

£7,852 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Bonus Structure in place

Training course
Sales executive (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday between 9am to 5pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.

20 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 25 September 2025

Duration

1 year 3 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

  • Contact potential business clients to promote and sell training programmes.
  • Maintain and update client records, tracking communications and progress in the CRM system.
  • Support the sales team with preparing proposals, presentations, and follow-up communications.
  • Attend team meetings and training sessions to develop sales skills and product knowledge.
  • Respond to client enquiries and provide excellent customer service.

Where you'll work

188-190 Hoe Street
London
E17 4QH

Training

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

Training provider

EXCELLENCE-SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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.

Training schedule

  • Training is delivered through a blended online programme.
  • Can be accessed from work or home for flexibility.
  • Regular sessions throughout the apprenticeship to support development.
  • Combines interactive virtual lessons with self-paced learning.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Sales

About this employer

Excellence-Solutions Limited is a leading training company dedicated to helping businesses and professionals achieve their full potential. We specialise in delivering high-quality B2B training programmes that develop skills, improve performance, and drive business success. Our team is passionate about creating engaging, practical learning experiences that make a real difference for our clients.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Sales Degree programme
  • Sales Supervisor 
  • Sales Manager 
  • Business Development Manager

 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EXCELLENCE-SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Elvy Kollasseril Velayudhan

elvy@cpba.co.uk

02080048835

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338653.

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Closes in 24 days (Monday 15 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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