Field Sales Executive

Moneyfacts Group plc; Norwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial data provider is seeking a motivated Field Sales Executive to enhance sales of the 'onescreen' product to banks and building societies. Ideal candidates will have proven sales experience in financial services, strong communication skills, and a drive to exceed targets. This role involves extensive travel to meet clients across the UK, ensuring they have access to the latest financial market data. A competitive salary and numerous benefits including generous holiday, pension scheme, and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Enhanced Workplace Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Free car parking

Electric vehicle charging points

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven sales ability with a history in financial services.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Conduct product demonstrations and build client relationships.
• Proactively prospect and close new sales opportunities.
• Collaborate with marketing and other teams for sales activities.

Skills

Sales ability

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Job description

About Us

Moneyfacts Group plc is the UK’s leading provider of retail financial product data and has been pioneering financial comparison technology for over 35 years.

Moneyfacts' data is used by virtually every bank and building society in the UK, the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Ombudsman Service, HM Treasury, Prudential Regulatory Authority and UK Finance.

Our expert research team monitors the tens of thousands of mortgages, savings, credit cards, loans, personal and business banking, pensions & investment products in the UK.

Moneyfacts’ leading product data, powers sophisticated financial comparison technology, online systems and data feeds for the UK’s retail financial industry.

The Role

We have a great opportunity for an experienced, technical Field Sales Executive to join our Data Provision team to focus on sales of Moneyfacts onescreen to banks and building societies across the UK.

Moneyfacts onescreen - the new all-in-one market information tool.

Moneyfacts onescreen is the only tool that provides essential financial markets data from London Stock Exchange Group, key Moneyfacts benchmarks, and the latest product change news. With banks and building societies realising the need for totally up-to-date product data, Onescreen is unique and provides the near real-time data needed to quickly price and position products in today’s ever-changing, competitive markets.

Banks and building societies of all sizes need to be able to instantly see the pricing changes being made to products by competitors during the day so that products can be changed and launched using near real-time information. No longer is daily or weekly data sufficient, the Moneyfacts onescreen live feed for news of products being changed is vital and combined with the swaps, gilts, Sonia information, keeps product and pricing teams alert to intraday movements for immediate, actionable decisions.

The successful applicant will be required to visit clients and prospects around the country to undertake product demonstrations, building relationships and convert Moneyfacts onescreen sales.

About You

You will be a confident communicator, self-starter, and adept at dealing with all levels of clients, self-motivated to find the influencers and purchase decision makers for Moneyfacts onescreen. You will relish meeting and beating sales targets.

As a ‘hunter’ you are a driven and resilient salesperson experienced in proactively prospecting and closing new sales opportunities.

You may already be working in a high performing sales role in the financial services industry with deep knowledge of banks and building societies. You might have experience and knowledge of data systems including Bloomberg or London Stock Exchange data & feeds.

The role will also work closely with our teams in Marketing, IT, Events, Data and Analytics to ensure we deliver a joined-up programme of sales activities.

As well as working with great people, you also have the opportunity to earn sales bonus on top of your basic salary.

So, if you are driven by delivering sales and are a high performing salesperson looking for your next exciting role, we are looking for you.

Essential Skills And Experience

• Proven sales ability
• Previous experience working in financial services industry
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Flexible with a professional attitude
• Adept at working with clients at all levels
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent time management skills, with ability to prioritise own workload
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good presentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well as part of a team
• Methodical with a keen eye for detail
• Good levels of numeracy and literacy
• Good levels of understanding about the financial market and the use of data to drive actions
• Previous experience working in a relevant sales role
  
  

Salary

Competitive salary commensurate with skills & experience, plus targeted sales bonus.

Hours

Full time 35 hours per week Monday-Friday

Moneyfacts staff are fully office based but this role is expected to be out on the road visiting sales prospects and demonstrating Moneyfacts onescreen the majority of the time.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus public holidays + up to 3 days Long Service entitlement
• Birthday day off
• Enhanced Workplace Pension
• Group Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme – free access to wellbeing and support tools
• GP24 – free unlimited 24/7 access to a GP
• Training and development opportunities
• Free car parking for all staff, two private car parks
• Electric vehicle charging points
• Locker rooms with showers and hairdryer
• Fully air-conditioned offices
• Free football car parking on Norwich City FC match days
• Monday Motivation – Free treats on Mondays
• Access to discounted local bus travel