Regional Sales Executive - Part Time - New Milton Health & Leisure

Freedom Leisure; Barton on Sea; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charitable leisure trust in the UK is seeking a passionate Regional Sales Executive to connect with prospects and promote memberships and services. In this dynamic role, you'll engage with customers over the phone, manage transactions, and drive business. Candidates should demonstrate excellent communication, resilience, and team collaboration. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including discounts, pension, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

My Staff Shop – discounts on various activities

Discounted staff membership

Incremental holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Company pension

Various insurance and savings schemes

Financial advice

Cycle-to-work and car leasing schemes

Fully funded training and career progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Proactively process new and existing memberships ensuring accuracy.
• Handle financial transactions efficiently, focusing on upselling.
• Manage incoming and outgoing calls professionally.
• Conduct outreach and follow-up activities promoting services.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong active listening

Confidence

Resilience

Adaptability

Persuasiveness

Time management

Integrity

Team player

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, approachable, and customer‑focused Regional Sales Executive to join our team. In this front‑line role, you’ll often be the first voice our prospects hear, connecting with them over the phone to provide a warm welcome, understand their needs, and promote our range of memberships and services.

Responsibilities

• Proactively process new and existing memberships using the computerised system, ensuring accuracy and a high standard of customer service.
• Handle financial transactions efficiently, including payments for memberships and services, with a strong focus on upselling where appropriate.
• Manage incoming and outgoing calls in a professional manner, maximising every customer interaction as a sales opportunity.
• Conduct targeted outreach and follow‑up activities to promote Freedom Leisure’s full range of products and services, driving new business and member retention.

This is a dynamic, target‑driven position ideal for someone who is passionate about helping people, confident in building rapport remotely, and thrives in a fast‑paced sales environment. If you’re motivated by results and love engaging with people, especially over the phone, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills – clearly conveys value and builds rapport with customers.
• Strong active listening – understands customer needs to offer tailored solutions.
• Confidence – speaks with assurance and handles objections professionally.
• Resilience – stays motivated and positive, even in the face of rejection.
• Adaptability – can think on their feet and adjust their approach based on the situation.
• Persuasiveness – able to influence decisions through compelling reasoning and enthusiasm.
• Time management – efficiently balances multiple leads, follow‑ups and administrative tasks.
• Integrity – builds trust by being honest, ethical and customer‑focused.
• Team player – works well with colleagues to support wider business goals.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a sales role in leisure, fitness or community service settings.
• Goal‑oriented mindset – driven to meet and exceed sales targets.

About Freedom Leisure

As one of the UK's leading charitable leisure trusts, we’re proud of our mission: Improving Lives Through Leisure. We help communities live healthier, happier lives by making our centres welcoming, inclusive and accessible to everyone – because everyone deserves to feel good.

We create spaces where people feel at home, supported and inspired. With over 130 centres across England and Wales, there’s plenty of room to grow. Many of our team members have built amazing careers doing what they love – helping customers day‑to‑day and making people feel good, one smile at a time.

Benefits

We want you to love coming to work – feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we offer a benefits package that’s made with you in mind:

• My Staff Shop – a staff benefit scheme giving access to discounts on cinema tickets, travel bookings, e‑vouchers, gift cards, leisure activities and more.
• Discounted staff membership (including family members)
• Incremental holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential, independent and professional counselling.
• Company pension
• Various insurance and saving schemes
• Financial advice
• Cycle‑to‑work and car leasing tax‑efficient schemes (salaried staff only)
• Fully funded training and career progression opportunities in a supportive team environment