Apprentice Sales Executive

FootfallCam

GUILDFORD (GU1 1UY)

Closes in 23 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 July 2026

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Summary

A dynamic role, where you will learn and develop various skills and knowledge required for a successful career in business administration and customer service. Dealing with colleagues and customers both in the UK and around the world. Will involve assisting the team in varied aspects, including sales, customer support and administration.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Sales executive (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 10 August 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

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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

  • You will be learning how to deal with individuals to big corporate customers, from locally in the UK to customers around the world
  • You will be learning and developing interpersonal skills, building customer relationships and providing expertise, by involving in responding to enquiries from customers via telephone and email, meeting/greeting customers who come into the office
  • You will be preparing and submitting customer quotations using price lists, product knowledge and customer’s requirement
  • You will be checking and entering customer enquiries and orders onto company ERP system to record history and schedule tasks; e.g quote follow ups
  • You will be learning how to project manage installation by liaising with customers and subcontractors
  • You will be learning and getting involved in marketing activities: including website, Google advertising, social media campaign
  • You will be learning and developing basic IT skills as you provide support to customers
  • What we're looking for:
  • Be computer literate
  • Have a high level of written and spoken English
  • Be organised and able to work under pressure
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Be able to work as part of a team
  • Logical approach to problem solving
  • Excellent telephone manner, clear and effective communication skills
  • As it is the company's business nature to deal with international customers, proficiency in any modern foreign languages (eg. French, Spanish) will be an added bonus but not a requirement
  • Friendly and have good interpersonal skills
  • Motivated
  • Enthusiastic
  • Reliable
  • Self- discipline
  • Willingness to learn and to be involved in multiple business functions

Where you'll work

46 ABBOTSWOOD
GUILDFORD
GU1 1UY

Training

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

Training provider

SR APPRENTICESHIPS 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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

SR Apprenticeships is a leading national training provider delivering Apprenticeship programmes throughout the UK.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4/Pass)
  • Maths (grade C/4/Pass)

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
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

Established in the UK in 2002, we have emerged as the global frontrunner in people counting solutions. As an engineering company, we take pride in harnessing cutting-edge technologies to develop dependable, precise, and valuable products.
 

https://www.footfallcam.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
  • Workplace pension 

After this apprenticeship

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

When you have successfully completed your apprenticeship, you may be given the opportunity to continue with a higher level of apprenticeship (eg. Level 4-6) or to progress into full time employment.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SR APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040189.

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Closes in 23 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)