Direct Sales Advisor - Water

Everflow; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (up to 3 days from home

Pension up to 8% employer contribution

Life insurance up to salary 3x

On-site gym at Peterlee HQ

EV company car scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Free breakfast

Free parking

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

Everflow in Peterlee is seeking an experienced Direct Sales Advisor to join the Water Sales team, delivering exceptional service while cross-selling multiple utilities and winning new business. The role involves outbound and inbound calls, creating quotations, and closing deals with business customers.

The ideal candidate will exceed sales targets with strong relationship-building skills, maintain high attention to detail, and adapt to flexible hours in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to exceed sales targets.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confident, proactive communicator engaging with business owners.
• Passion for Everflow and ability to handle objections.
• Strong relationship-building skills.
• Good timekeeping and prioritisation under pressure.
• UK water/utility knowledge desirable.

Responsibilities

• Cross-sell multiple utilities and Everflow products.
• Generate quotations using our system for new and existing customers.
• Handle high volumes of outbound and inbound calls.
• Record outcomes in Salesforce CRM accurately.
• Present quotations and close new business.
• Handle objections and negotiate effectively.
• Listen to customers to identify needs.
• Assist with customer queries.
• Manage daily workload to stay productive.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Sales targets

Attention to detail

Communication with business owners

Self-motivated

Relationship building

Industry knowledge (water/utility)

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Everflow

At Everflow, we’re on a mission to reshape the utility industry.

We’re an award-winning, fast-growing business delivering smarter, greener water, waste and connectivity solutions to businesses across the UK and we’re proud of the impact we make every day. Our quest is simple but powerful: bringing services together to make lives simple. By saving our customers time, money, and energy, we give them the headspace to focus on what really matters growing their businesses and making an impact.

And while free coffee and ping pong are nice (very nice, actually), they’re not the reason people stay. Our culture is. We value authenticity over ego, curiosity over comfort, and progress over perfection. We trust our people, encourage bold ideas, and believe success should never come at the cost of wellbeing or belonging.

Role Overview

We have an opportunity for an experienced and high performing Direct Sales Advisor to join our Water Sales team in providing an unrivalled service to our customers whilst cross selling multiple-utilities and winning new business.

Responsibilities

• Cross selling multiple utilities and additional Everflow products
• Using our custom-built system to generate quotations to new and existing customers
• Dealing with a high volume of outbound and inbound calls to customers
• Accurately inputting outcomes to Sales Force CRM
• Offering quotations to business customers and closing business
• Objection handling
• Listening to the customers’ needs
• Assisting where possible with the customers queries
• Managing and prioritising workload on a daily basis to ensure high levels of effective productivity
• Any other duties reasonable expected of you within your role

Applicant Requirements

• Strong and proven ability to exceed sales targets
• Exceptional attention to detail
• The confidence and work ethic to talk with lots of business owners every day
• The enthusiasm to overcome challenges and talk about Everflow with passion and pride
• Strong relationship building skills to instantly build a rapport with a wide variety of people
• The right attitude to enjoy the test of closing a sale and working totargets
• UK Water or other utility industry knowledge (highly desirable)
• Working to a high standard with good timekeeping
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workloadThe ability to cope well under pressure
• Self-motivated and a team player
• IT Literacy (Microsoft Office)
• Flexibility with hours during busy periods

What We Offer

• competitive salary with annual reviews
• a generous pension of up to 8% employer contribution
• life insurance worth up to three times your salary
• hybrid working (up to three days from home)
• the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave
• an extra celebration holiday
• enhanced parental and sickness benefits
• free breakfast
• free parking
• an on‑site gym at our Peterlee HQ
• access to an EV company car scheme
• a cycle-to-work scheme
• 24/7 counselling
• virtual GP access
• a healthcare cash plan covering dental, physio, and optical care

Equal Opportunities

Everflow is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to be themselves. Through our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) policy, we ensure fair access to opportunities for all, regardless of background.