Sales Executive Apprentice - Lincolnshire
GLEESON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Horncastle (LN9 6NG)
Closes in 6 days (Tuesday 3 November 2026)
Posted on 28 October 2026
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Summary
Swarm is working with Gleeson Homes who are recruiting Apprentice Sales Executives to join the growing Sales team on an 18-month fixed-term contract.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people, is commercially minded and wants to develop a long-term career in professional sales.
- Wage
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£22,500 a year
- Training course
- Sales executive (level 4)
- Hours
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On-site. Thursday - Monday, 10.00am - 5.00pm (20-minute paid lunch).
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 11 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
- Deliver an exceptional customer experience throughout the home-buying journey.
- Build strong relationships with customers and colleagues.
Identify and follow up sales opportunities across multiple channels. - Support the promotion and sale of Gleeson Homes developments.
- Work closely with Sales and Construction teams to achieve site and regional sales targets.
- Develop the skills and confidence needed to progress into a Sales Executive role.
Where you'll work
Mareham Road
Horncastle
LN9 6NG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SWARM TRAINING C.I.C.
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
The apprentice must complete a minimum of 6 hours of work each week during working hours while progressing towards their qualification. A tutor will conduct training sessions once a month, during which the apprentice will receive tasks to be completed within their working hours.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Customer care skills
- driving license and car
Other requirements
Location is a based address, it will involve working throughout the area.
About this employer
Gleeson Homes is a leading housebuilder, providing high-quality, affordable homes across the North of England and the Midlands.
Gleeson is committed to transforming sites into beautiful and thriving developments of 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes, all with front and rear gardens and private driveways. Developments are in practical locations, where customers want to live, fostering vibrant communities and ensuring homeownership is accessible for everyone.
In addition to our Head Office in Sheffield, they manage regional operations from local offices in Leeds, East Yorkshire, Midlands, North West and North East.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
An initial fixed term contract, the role offers a possible full-time permanent position after the apprenticeship, where you can continue within the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SWARM TRAINING C.I.C.
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000061299.
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Closes in 6 days (Tuesday 3 November 2026)
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