Business Development Executive - IT Technical Sales Apprenticeship
DISTOLOGY LIMITED
Stockport (SK1 1NZ)
Closes in 30 days (Thursday 31 July 2025)
Posted on 30 June 2025
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Summary
Kickstart your career in tech with our Business Development Executive - IT Technical Sales Apprenticeship! Gain real world experience, learn from industry experts, and unlock growth opportunities in a dynamic field. If you're passionate about technology and eager to drive business success, this is your chance to shine.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- IT technical salesperson (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday flexible/Hybrid working model. Minimum of 3 days office based working 37.5 hours a week (7.5 hours a day).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 2 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
- CRM Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to record your activity and provide insights to the sales team.
- Feedback Loop: Gather and relay customer feedback and insights to the relevant teams within Distology
- Lead Generation: Identify and research potential IT partners / end users within the cybersecurity sector who may benefit from the products and services within our portfolio.
- Outreach: Execute outbound prospecting activities through various channels, including phone calls, email, and social media to initiate meaningful conversations with key stakeholders.
- Product Knowledge: Over time, develop a strong understanding of our Distology’s value add and portfolio, to effectively communicate their value propositions to potential clients.
- Qualification: Qualify and assess leads through meaningful conversations, to understand levels of interest and willingness to discuss new ideas.
- Reporting: Be comfortable to write reports on your activity for the week to share insights on how you’ve performed
Where you'll work
No 1 St Peters Square,
Stockport
SK1 1NZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
APPRENTIFY LIMITED
Your training course
IT technical salesperson (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Communication: works both independently and as part of a team and following the organisation’s code of practice; demonstrates an ability to communicate effectively and present both in writing and orally at all levels, using a range of tools.
- Customer Experience: demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and cultural awareness when dealing with colleagues, customers and clients during sales operations and whilst defining requirements with an emphasis on customer satisfaction and relationship management.
- Data Security: operates securely in line with organisational guidance, legislation and organisational software packages and complies with security of data and can effectively record, analyse and communicate data at the appropriate level using the organisation’s standard tools and processes throughout all sales interactions.
- Problem solving: applies structured techniques for troubleshooting, problem solving and analyses problems by selecting the appropriate tools and techniques in line with organisation guidance when dealing with sales as well as routine tasks
- Assesses and qualifies sales leads by developing a clear understanding of clients’ business needs and advising how these might be met with appropriate products, tools and techniques.
- Project management: works flexibly and demonstrates the ability to work under pressure independently and as part of a team to progress sales and manage their time, workflow, priorities and projects.
- Interprets and follows: health and safety legislation to securely and professional work productively in the work environment; Data Protection Act 1998; Sales of Goods Act 1979.
- Sales process: professionally operates all sales-related tasks to maintain integrity, brand and company image during negotiations, handling of objections and closing sales with an understanding of the markets and external competitors
- Technical: ability to understand and explain the technical portfolio and technical systems sold within the organisation and can use the current hardware and operating systems available.
- Database and Campaign Management: prioritises their contacts and keeps an up to date database knowing when and why to contact current consumers or prospects in line with organisational requirements.
- Context / CPD: identifies and negotiates personal development in the context of the wider business and how their role relates to other roles in the business.
- Logical and creative thinking skills
- The ability to interact effectively and professionally with a range of different types of customer
- Ability to think analytically and to solve problems
- Ability to work independently and to take responsibility
- Ability to work with a range of internal and external people
- Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of situations
- Ability to operate in a secure manner
Your training plan
- Level 3 IT Technical Salesperson qualification
- Functional Skills in English and maths if required
- The training will take place remotely.
- Please visit the Apprentify website for details on the training pathway https://www.apprentify.com/courses/sales-and-procurement-apprenticeships/it-technical-sales/
Requirements
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Distology is an award-winning, vibrant, enthusiastic, and fast-growing technology company based in Stockport with bold ambitions for growth. We specialise in representing new and emerging cloud-based cyber security solutions across EMEA and we’re great at breathing new life into well-established vendors looking to reboot their presence too! We’re a specialist IT distributor with difference as everyone at Distology specialises in a cybersecurity subject. How do we know we’re doing the right things? Our work and approach to business has seen us take home multiple coveted awards, including most recently during 2023 being highly commended by UK CRN Sales & Marketing Awards for ‘Best Company to Work For’ and Winner of the UK CRN Award of ‘Security Distributor of the Year’.
After this apprenticeship
You can expect to advance to roles such as, Account Executive, Channel Account Manager, IT Sales Specialist, or Business Development Manager. With experience, you might move into more senior positions. This apprenticeship lays a solid foundation for a successful and rewarding career in the tech industry.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DISTOLOGY LIMITED
Manal Almansoor
malmansoor@distology.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000328803.
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Closes in 30 days (Thursday 31 July 2025)
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