Apprentice Sales Executive

Paragon Training

Luton (LU1 1HS)

Closes in 30 days (Thursday 17 September 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 17 August 2026

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Summary

A fantastic opportunity has become available to work within a busy office environment. The apprentice will play a key role in ensuring the business meet its key goals and targets.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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£8.00 or higher for right candidate. Pay is negotiable, based on suitability & experience. Hours may vary but will be 30 to 36 hours.

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

36 hours a week

Start date

Friday 18 September 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

  • Answering phones to customers and dealing with queries
  • Outgoing sales calls
  • Customer engagement
  • Updating CRM with customer contact
  • Understanding of the organisation's product
  • Generating new business
  • Cold calling

Where you'll work

Suite 8
Crystal House
New Bedford Road
Luton
LU1 1HS

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:

Maths & English (grade 4/C or above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Any (grade 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
  • Customer care skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Dependent upon experience, we may also look at recruiting apprentices onto a Customer Service Level 3 with sales modules included, which will allow you a good introduction to the role, and also progress onto level 4 upon completion.

About this employer

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Company benefits

Commission is available in line with set sales targets.

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 apprenticeship, we aim to employ the apprentice as a permanent member of staff
  • Opportunities will be provided to further develop your professional career within the company

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 VAC2000048519.

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Closes in 30 days (Thursday 17 September 2026 at 11:59pm)