Linde Sales Apprentice - Basingstoke

LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING (UK) LIMITED

Basingstoke (RG21 6XJ)

Closes in 18 days (Friday 25 September 2026)

Posted on 7 September 2026

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Summary

Kick-start a rewarding career with Linde Material Handling. Our two-year Sales Development Programme combines practical experience, mentoring, and formal learning to help you become a confident sales professional. Join a global business, make an impact, and build a long-term future with the KION Group.

• Wage:

  £16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage

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  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Recognised apprenticeship qualification
  • Dedicated mentoring and coaching
  • Structured career development programme
  • Clear progression opportunities
  • Hands-on experience with global brands
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment
  • Opportunity to build a long-term career with KION, Linde Material Handling, and Baoli
• Training course: Customer service practitioner (level 2)
• Hours: Monday to Friday 40 hours per week Typical working hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm, with flexibility depending on business needs and location

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Wednesday 14 October 2026

• Duration:

  2 years 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

Typical Daily Tasks as a Sales Apprentice:

• Supporting the sales team with customer enquiries and follow-up activities
• Building and maintaining relationships with customers and internal colleagues
• Contacting prospective customers to identify new business opportunities
• Updating customer information and sales activity on company systems
• Preparing quotations, proposals, and sales documentation
• Researching customer businesses, markets, and industry trends
• Attending customer meetings, site visits, and sales presentations with experienced colleagues
• Assisting with customer demonstrations and solution presentations
• Monitoring sales opportunities and helping progress them through the sales process
• Collaborating with service, operations, and customer support teams to deliver customer solutions
• Participating in mentoring, coaching, and sales training sessions
• Completing apprenticeship learning activities, assignments, and professional development tasks
• Supporting marketing campaigns, events, and customer engagement activities
• Learning about material handling equipment, warehouse solutions, and customer applications
• Developing commercial awareness and understanding customer buying decisions
• Taking ownership of personal development goals and tracking progress with managers and mentors

Where you'll work

Kingsclere Road
Basingstoke
RG21 6XJ

Training

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

Training provider

TRAINING EVENT SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD

Training course

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Use a range of questioning skills, including listening and responding in a way that builds rapport, determines customer needs and expectations and achieves positive engagement and delivery.
• Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills, along with summarising language during face-to-face communications; and/or
• Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate communication skills, along with reinforcement techniques (to confirm understanding) during non-facing customer interactions.
• Depending on your job role and work environment: Use an appropriate ‘tone of voice’ in all communications, including written and digital, that reflect the organisation’s brand.
• Provide clear explanations and offer options in order to help customers make choices that are mutually beneficial to both the customer and your organisation.
• Be able to organise yourself, prioritise your own workload/activity and work to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate patience and calmness.
• Show you understand the customer’s point of view.
• Use appropriate sign-posting or resolution to meet your customers needs and manage expectations.
• Maintain informative communication during service recovery.

Training schedule

You'll combine hands-on workplace experience with structured learning, supported by a dedicated training provider. You'll complete a Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship, developing key customer service, communication, and problem-solving skills while applying your learning in a real working environment. Following successful completion, you'll have the opportunity to progress onto a Level 3 apprenticeship, further developing your skills and career prospects.

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
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience
• Enthusiasm
• Willingness to learn
• Professional attitude

Other requirements

A full UK driving licence is required, or applicants must be actively working towards passing their driving test. Successful candidates must be willing to travel to customer sites, training locations, and company offices when required. Applicants should be committed to completing the apprenticeship programme, including off-the-job training, and have a genuine interest in building a long-term career within sales at Linde Material Handling, part of KION Group. Candidates should be confident communicating with a wide range of customers, colleagues, and stakeholders and must have the right to work in the UK.

About this employer

KION Industrial Trucks & Services EMEA (KION ITS EMEA) is an operating unit of the KION Group, consisting of the three strong and successful brands - Linde Material Handling, STILL and Baoli. Their products are industry leading industrial trucks, intralogistics systems and solutions. The three brand companies serve their customers independently in their individual markets, providing the right products, services, and solutions. They are supported in the back office by overarching support functions in order to work efficiently and agilely in a highly dynamic and rapidly changing market environment.

https://www.linde-mh.co.uk/en_uk/ (opens in new tab)

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

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

Upon successful completion of the Level 2 Customer Service Apprenticeship, apprentices will have the opportunity to progress onto the Level 3 Sales Representative Apprenticeship, further developing their commercial, customer relationship, and sales expertise.

This apprenticeship is designed to provide a pathway into a permanent role within Linde Material Handling, part of KION Group. Successful apprentices can progress into a variety of sales-focused positions and continue to develop their careers within the sales function, with opportunities for increased responsibility, professional development, and long-term career growth across the business.

Your apprenticeship is just the beginning of an exciting career journey, providing the skills, experience, and support needed to build a successful future in sales.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAINING EVENT SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051732.

Apply now

Closes in 18 days (Friday 25 September 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.