Sales Apprentice

Industrial PVC Solutions

Chesterfield (S45 9ED)

Closes on Wednesday 30 September 2026

Posted on 18 August 2026

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Summary

Based in Chesterfield, our client is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and installers of industrial PVC solutions. They design, manufacture and install high-quality products including Industrial spray booths, Warehouse partition walls, Factory partitioning systems, Welding curtains, Industrial PVC curtains and bespoke solutions.

Wage

£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Apprentice minimum wage + 1% commission on sales generated. 

Training course
Sales executive (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 5 October 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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

  • Speaking with new and existing business customers
  • Qualifying sales enquiries and understanding customer requirements
  • Booking appointments for the sales team
  • Following up quotations and nurturing leads
  • Learning our products and becoming a technical expert
  • Assisting with CRM management and customer records
  • Supporting marketing campaigns and outbound prospecting
  • Building relationships with manufacturing and industrial businesses across the UK
  • Working towards sales targets and KPIs
  • Developing into a confident B2B sales professional

Where you'll work

Unit 1C
Upper Mantle Close, Clay Cross
Chesterfield
S45 9ED

Training

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

Training provider

ISALES ACADEMY 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

ISALES ACADEMY LIMITED:

Your training course.
Sales executive.

Equal to Level 4 (Higher national certificate).

More training information

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard.

College or training organisation.
ISALES ACADEMY LIMITED.

Your training course.
Sales executive.

Equal to Level 4 (Higher national certificate).

On completion, you will achieve a Level 4 qualification in Sales Executive.

Training will be online, based on twice a month learning sessions.

The role is office-based.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Competitive

About this employer

We work with businesses across the UK, helping manufacturers improve safety, efficiency and productivity through bespoke industrial solutions. No two projects are the same, with many contracts worth thousands or even tens of thousands of pounds.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Clear career progression into a full-time Sales Executive role.
Performance reviews and opportunities for pay increases. The opportunity to work on exciting projects for some of the UK’s leading manufacturers.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ISALES ACADEMY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000048268.

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Closes on Wednesday 30 September 2026