Sales Appointment Setter

Gill Cooke Personnel Ltd T/A The Recruitment Group; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Early finish Fridays

Bonuses up to £2,500 p.a.

OTE £29,000

Job summary

Gill Cooke Personnel Ltd T/A The Recruitment Group is recruiting Business Development Executives / Appointment Setters to join a busy UK telemarketing team. The role offers flexible hours with part-time and full-time opportunities and a competitive hourly rate.

You will speak with senior decision-makers, identify opportunities and book appointments while maintaining accurate CRM records and delivering excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Confidence talking to people over the phone.
• Positive and professional attitude.
• Strong listening and questioning skills.
• Good organisation and attention to detail.
• Ability to work towards targets and achieve results.

Responsibilities

• Speak with senior decision-makers across varied industries.
• Introduce clients to relevant products and services.
• Identify opportunities and gather qualifying information.
• Book high-quality appointments for clients' sales teams.
• Accurately record information and update CRM systems.
• Build professional relationships with prospective customers.
• Represent our client's brands at all times.

Skills

Verbal communication

Telephone confidence

Positive attitude

Active listening

Organised

Target driven

Job description

Business Development Executive / Appointment Setter

Hours Per Week Part-Time & Full-Time Opportunities Flexible Hours

Join an Award-Winning UK Telemarketing Team

Our client is an award-winning telemarketing business with over 25 years of experience, helping some of the UK s leading companies generate new business opportunities through intelligent, engaging conversations with senior decision-makers.

Due to continued growth, we re supporting our client in recruiting Business Development Executives / Appointment Setters to join their friendly and successful team.

This is an excellent opportunity for confident, ambitious communicators who enjoy speaking to people, building relationships and creating new business opportunities.

No previous telemarketing experience is essential. If you have experience in customer service, telesales, retail, hospitality, recruitment or another customer-facing environment, your skills could transfer extremely well into this role.

About the Role

As a Business Development Executive / Appointment Setter, you will play an important role in helping our client's customers generate new business opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Speaking with senior decision-makers across a range of industries
• Introducing clients to relevant products and services
• Identifying potential opportunities and gathering qualifying information
• Booking high-quality appointments for clients' sales teams
• Accurately recording information and updating CRM systems
• Building positive and professional relationships with prospective customers
• Representing our client's brands professionally at all times

What Our Client Is Looking For

We're looking for people who are confident, personable and motivated, with a genuine enjoyment of communicating with others.

You'll ideally have:

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Confidence speaking to people over the telephone
• A positive and professional attitude
• Strong listening and questioning skills
• Good organisation and attention to detail
• The ability to work towards targets and enjoy achieving results
• Previous experience in sales, customer service, telemarketing or call handling is advantageous, but not essential

Our client is happy to consider candidates from a variety of backgrounds. Personality, attitude and communication skills are just as important as previous experience.

What's On Offer?

• Flexible working options from hours per week
• Part-time and full-time opportunities
• Early finish every Friday at 3pm
• Competitive hourly rate from £12.71 per hour
• Weekly and monthly performance bonuses
• Bonuses worth up to £2,500 per annum following successful induction
• OTE of £29,000
• Full training and ongoing support
• Excellent opportunity to develop a career in sales and business development
• Friendly, supportive working environment
• The opportunity to work for an established and successful organisation

The Ideal Candidate

This role could be a great fit if you're currently working in:

• Telesales or telemarketing
• Business development
• Customer service
• Recruitment
• Retail
• Call centres
• Any other customer-facing or target-driven environment

You may also be looking for a career change and want to develop your communication and sales skills in a supportive environment.