Sales Apprenticeship

JUNGHEINRICH UK LIMITED

Recruiting nationally

Closes on Monday 11 May 2026

Posted on 9 April 2026

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Summary

We offer an excellent opportunity to work in a field-based environment, alongside our established sales teams across the UK to gain first-hand experience in a dynamic and competitive industry at the forefront of intralogistics. 

Wage

£25,000 a year

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Salary will increase yearly throughout your apprenticeship

Training course
Sales executive (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

4

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

As an apprentice you will: 

  • Work alongside experienced staff
  • Gain job-specific skills
  • Get time for study related to your role
  • Make the most of the many exciting opportunities at your fingertips

Where you'll work

Please note - It is a requirement to travel across your assigned region during the apprenticeship and travel will remain a regular part of your apprenticeship and future role with Jungheinrich UK. 

If you have any restrictions that will stop you from fulfilling this essential part of the role, this role may not be for you. 

Training

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

Training provider

BMS PROGRESS LLP

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 1 other subject (grade 9 – 4 (A* - C))
  • English (grade 9 – 4 (A* - C))
  • Maths (grade 9 – 4 (A* - C))

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

  • Full, Clean, UK Driving Licence (Essential)

About this employer

We are a market leader for intralogistic solutions for small to large customers. Our UK Head Office is located in Milton Keynes. This lies at the hub of an additional six strategically sited Customer Service Centres in Scotland (Motherwell), the North West (Warrington) and the South West (Bristol) . Jungheinrich UK now offers the most comprehensive range of materials handling solutions and services available from a single source.

https://www.jungheinrich.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 25 days holidays, plus 8 bank holidays
  • Stakeholder Pension matching up to 10%
  • Private Medical Insurance free to all employees as a taxable benefit
  • 6x death in service

After this apprenticeship

  • After qualifying, you can expect to move into an Area Sales Manager position with Jungheinrich UK

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BMS PROGRESS LLP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000025411.

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Closes on Monday 11 May 2026

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