Apprentice Trainee Sales Administrator
HY-RAM ENGINEERING COMPANY LTD
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (NG18 2EY)
Closes in 29 days (Sunday 31 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 April 2026
Contents
Summary
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to build a career in a rewarding industry whilst working towards a Level 4 Sales Executive qualification.
- Wage
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£22,183.20 a year
- Training course
- Sales executive (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm (1 hour lunch break), Friday – 8am-4pm (30mins lunch break).
39 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 June 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
Reporting to Sales Manager, the role of Sales Administrator will include:
- Preparing sales quotations
- Checking stock levels
- Processing of sales orders
- After-sales support to customers
- Uphold our SLA’s & KPI’s to support our value proposition to our customers
- Work effectively to shift priorities & timescales
- Communication with other departments
- Offering excellent customer service
Where you'll work
PELHAM STREET
MANSFIELD
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
NG18 2EY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE 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
- In addition to gaining practical experience in the role, you will also attain an NVQ Level 4 Sales Executive qualification which will help start your career and give you an insight into the businesses processes and procedures
- Our training is all completed remotely via Teams with a development coach who will be available for support 24/7 and will arrange weekly/fortnightly meetings with you
- You receive 20% off-the-job training during this apprenticeship, which is included in your weekly working hours
More training information
- DBC Training are a multi award-winning employment and skills training provider
- We offer high-quality employer solutions to improve productivity and learner solutions to support individuals to fulfil their potential
https://dbc-training.co.uk/
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level 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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Initiative
About this employer
Founded and based in the UK, Hy-Ram Engineering Co. Ltd. have established themselves as a leading designer and manufacturer of specialist tools and equipment for both plastic and metallic distribution pipelines worldwide!
Principally working across water, gas, wastewater and industrial sectors, we provide a range of products and services essential for the provision of jointing, installing and maintaining utility distribution networks.
https://www.hy-ram.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 25 Days Holiday – Increases with long service
- Holiday buy back scheme
- Positive Impact Rewards
After this apprenticeship
- Not immediate progression plan, however we can show live examples of colleagues who have grown into specialist area’s with time served.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DERBY BUSINESS COLLEGE LIMITED
Catherine
cat@dbc-training.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028999.
Apply now
Closes in 29 days (Sunday 31 May 2026 at 11:59pm)