Sales Executive Level 4 Apprentice
CAVAGNA GROUP UK LTD
DERBY (DE72 3BB)
Closes on Sunday 17 January 2027
Posted on 12 November 2026
Contents
Summary
Earn while you learn with Cavagna Group UK Ltd.Enjoy competitive pay, a supportive team, and exciting sales career opportunities while working towards a recognised Level 4 Sales Executive Apprenticeship. As a member of the Institute of Sales Professionals (ISP), we are committed to Integrity,Teamwork and Excellence. No sales experience needed.
- Wage
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£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Sales executive (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 18 January 2027
- 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
What you'll do:
Learn about our business:
- Discover our customers and markets across the UK and Ireland, plus our LPG equipment, regulators and medical gas products
- Learn how business works alongside our Sales, Customer Service, Warehouse, Finance and Quality teams
Develop digital and business skills:
- Get hands-on with our customer relationship management (CRM) system, SAP and other business tools
- Help process orders and quotes, and keep customer details and prices up to date
- Help prepare reports and keep day-to-day processes running smoothly
Support customers and sales activities:
- Build confidence helping customers by phone and email with enquiries, quotes and order updates
- Prepare customer information, follow up actions and get involved in sales as your confidence grows
Get involved in business operations:
- Help with stock, deliveries, invoices, customer documents and company records
- Pitch in across departments and see how the whole business fits together
Your apprenticeship journey:
- Work towards your qualification through virtual training and online learning with our training provider
- Get regular reviews, coaching and support from your manager and mentor, taking on more responsibility as you learn
What you'll gain:
- A recognised apprenticeship qualification and real experience in sales, customer service and business administration
- Practical digital and business skills to help launch your career
Where you'll work
24 LONGMOOR LANE
BREASTON
DERBY
DE72 3BB
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)
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
Virtual Training.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 5 and above)
- Math (grade 5 and above)
A Level in:
BTEC in:
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Interest in sales career
- Willingness to learn
- Reliability and punctuality
Other requirements
Essential:
GCSEs in English and Mathematics at Grade 5 (or above), together with A Levels or an equivalent Level 3 qualification.
Desirable:
- Experience from school, college, volunteering, a part-time job or another setting involving teamwork or customer contact
- An interest in products, engineering, business-to-business sales or how companies operate
- A full, clean UK driving licence would be helpful because the role may develop into field-based sales in the future. It is not essential for the apprentice role at the point of application
About this employer
Cavagna Group UK is part of the worldwide Cavagna Group, a leading manufacturer of gas control equipment. Based in Derbyshire, we support customers throughout the UK and Ireland with innovative products, technical expertise and outstanding service. Joining us means becoming part of a global business while developing your career in a supportive local team.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Successful achievement of the Sales Executive Level 4 standard meets the eligibility requirements for Sales Certification at Level 4 with the Institute of Sales Professionals (ISP).
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CAVAGNA GROUP UK LTD
Rosie Barrett
rosiebarrett@uk.cavagnagroup.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000064030.
Apply now
Closes on Sunday 17 January 2027