Apprentice Sales Representative
Geodis FF United Kingdom Ltd
Middlesex (TW14 0LZ)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 17 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 June 2026
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Summary
We are looking to recruit a new apprentice to join our expanding sales department. The Inside Sales Team is responsible for growing new business as well as servicing, retaining and growing the
country’s national portfolio. A fantastic opportunity to gain a L4 qualification and develop a career pathway.
- Wage
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£17,500 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Salary reviewed after 12 months
- Training course
- Sales executive (level 4)
- Hours
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Full time, 5 days (Monday-Friday). Either 8.30am to 5.00pm or 9.00am to 5.30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 July 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
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
Qualification and Support of new accounts:
- Telesales qualification of new prospects.
- Profiling of the new customers based on size, vertical market and buying behaviour.
- Documenting required information and actions taken in CRM.
- Assisting sales with making appointments with customers where appropriate.
- Support credit checks for new customers prior to submitting quotations, in line with management policy.
- Provide quotes to customers/prospects within your portfolio.
- Handle customer commercial questions (technical, pricing, invoices, consulting).
- Identify new business opportunities.
- Qualify all new sales leads received from a region/group.
Portfolio Management:
- Plan specific activities to ensure realisation of the sales targets.
- Continuously monitor own performance against CRM KPI’s.
- Identify cross-selling opportunities and communicate the same to the corresponding department.
- Identify and capitalise on new opportunities.
- Review and update customer tariffs as and when necessary to protect profitability.
- Ensure SOP’s being in place to safeguard correct customer handling and business execution by operations.
- Ensure CRM usage and compliance by recording all actions, discussions, next steps, agreements, quotes etc. in CRM.
- Provide complete and timely information regarding new business to concerned parties within the network.
- Identify and act on external marketing opportunities.
- Complete and maintain all available G-Campus or other training modules relevant to your sales function.
Where you'll work
145 Faggs Road
Feltham
Middlesex
TW14 0LZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
Training course
Sales executive (level 4)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
On the job training delivered by the employer.
Apprentices without Level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end point assessment. For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement, the apprenticeship English and mathematics minimum requirement is Entry Level 3.
Allocation of an apprenticeship delivery coach who will carry out regular training.
Assessment and support visits to ensure you acquire new learning, knowledge, skills and behaviours in order to progress and develop.
Identify, track and support 6 hours off the job training activities.
Quarterly formal progress review meetings, identifying learning achievements and next steps.
More training information
Internal training in 1st 12 months:
- Induction to GEODIS Freight Forwarding.
- Global Sales Process (GSP).
- Selling skills – telesales.
- CRM.
- Knowledge of GEODIS Freight Forwarding’s products and service building blocks.
- GEODIS Freight Forwarding customer classification and segmentation criteria.
- Communication skills.
- Communication & negotiation skills.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Minimum Grade C or 4)
- Maths (grade Minimum Grade C or 4)
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Adaptable
Other requirements
Any previous sales or telesales experience would be beneficial but not essential.
About this employer
GEODIS is a leading worldwide provider of customized transportation, warehousing, global logistics, and supply chain solutions. We unlock value in a complex and evolving world.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship we would be looking for progression to a higher level role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SEETEC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE LIMITED
Paul Cotton
paul.cotton@seetec.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000039118.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 17 July 2026 at 11:59pm)