Direct Sales Advisor - Inbound

Confidential; Peterlee; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working after 12 weeks

Ongoing training and development

Career progression opportunities

Employee wellbeing support

Uncapped commission

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a motivated Direct Sales Advisor to handle inbound calls from business customers across the UK. You will build relationships, present tailored quotes, and drive opportunities from hot leads to close, achieving KPIs.

Based in Peterlee with standard hours 9am–5pm, Monday–Friday, the role offers a competitive base salary (26,678–29,987) plus uncapped OTE of 42,000+. Hybrid work is available after 12 weeks.

Qualifications

• Experience in a target-driven sales role.
• Proven ability to achieve or exceed KPIs and sales targets.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confident speaking with business owners and decision-makers.
• Strong objection-handling and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated and resilient to succeed.
• Great attention to detail and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Take inbound calls from business customers on utilities contracts (hot leads).
• Manage your sales pipeline through to close.
• Cross-sell additional services and solutions.
• Build relationships with business owners and decision-makers.
• Produce and present tailored quotations.
• Handle objections confidently and professionally.
• Update CRM systems and maintain customer records.
• Work towards and exceed sales targets.

Skills

Sales experience

KPI targets

Communication

Relationship-building

Objection handling

Negotiation

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Direct Sales Advisor - Inbound
Hot Leads
Peterlee
26,678 - 29,987 basic salary + OTE 42,000+
Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Hybrid working available after 12 weeks (2 days per week in the office)
Are you a driven sales professional who thrives on building relationships, closing deals and exceeding targets?
We're looking for an ambitious Direct Sales Advisor to join a fast-growing, award-winning business where your success is recognised and rewarded. This is an exciting opportunity to work with business customers across the UK, helping them find smarter utility solutions while earning an excellent uncapped commission package.

What You'll Be Doing

• Taking inbound calls from businesses interested in new utilities contracts - Hot leads
• Managing your own sales pipeline through to close
• Cross-selling additional services and solutions
• Building strong relationships with business owners and decision-makers
• Producing and presenting tailored quotations
• Managing objections confidently and professionally
• Accurately updating CRM systems and maintaining customer records
• Consistently working towards and exceeding sales targets

What We're Looking For

• Previous sales experience, in a target-driven environment
• A proven track record of achieving or exceeding KPIs and sales targets
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence speaking with business owners and decision-makers
• Strong objection-handling and negotiation skills
• Self-motivated, resilient and highly driven to succeed
• Great attention to detail and organisational skills
• Utility industry experience would be advantageous but is not essential

What's In It For You?

• Competitive basic salary of 26,678 - 29,987
• Realistic OTE of 42,000+
• 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday working hours, no weekends
• Hybrid working after 12 weeks
• Ongoing training and development
• Supportive team environment with genuine career progression opportunities
• Additional benefits package and employee wellbeing support

If you're a motivated sales professional looking to join a growing business where hard work is rewarded and career progression is encouraged, we'd love to hear from you.