Sales Associate

Ingram Micro; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AXA Health Insurance

Dental Plan Options

Birthday day off

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee discounts

Wellness room

Modern offices

Career progression training

Job summary

Ingram Micro’s Lenovo team in Milton Keynes is seeking a customer-focused Sales Specialist. You’ll develop your own sales pipeline, become the Lenovo product expert, and take products to market across existing and new customers.

The role suits someone eager to move into sales or build early commercial experience. You’ll be supported by a manager who leads from the front, uses data to guide approach, and fosters a collaborative team culture.

Qualifications

• Customer-facing sales or retail experience
• Strong communication, phone and in-person
• Proactive with ability to grow an account base
• Willingness to learn CRM systems and gather insights
• Organised with ability to manage multiple tasks

Responsibilities

• Drive growth of Lenovo products and services across customers
• Build and develop your own sales pipeline
• Become go-to contact for Lenovo products and services
• Develop relationships and identify customer needs for solutions
• Support customers with product information, pricing, availability and offers
• Prepare and manage quotes, follow up opportunities to close
• Progress deals through to completion
• Participate in sales focus days with team and clients

Skills

Customer focus

Excellent communication

Proactive attitude

Commercial mindset

CRM experience

MS Office

Tools

CRM systems

MS Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sales Specialist

Location: Milton Keynes - Hybrid

This role follows a non‑negotiable 3‑day hybrid working pattern. Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of our Milton Keynes office.

About The Job

We’re looking for a customer‑focused Sales Specialist to join our Lenovo team at Ingram Micro. As a new and growing vendor within this business area, it’s a great opportunity for someone to make their mark - building their knowledge, becoming a Lenovo expert, and taking products and services to market.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to move into a sales role or build on some early commercial experience. It would suit someone who is confident, proactive, and keen to grow their own account base, using their initiative and a commercial mindset.

You’ll be supported by a manager who leads from the front, using data and insight to guide and adapt your approach, alongside a collaborative and supportive team culture. Ideas are welcomed, and you’ll be encouraged to use your initiative, challenge ways of working, and make a real impact while achieving both personal and business goals.

What your role as a Sales Specialist will involve:

• Driving the growth of Lenovo products and services, taking them to market across both existing and previously engaged customers
• Building and developing your own pipeline, identifying opportunities to grow and expand your account base
• Becoming a go‑to contact for Lenovo, developing strong knowledge of the products and services within your portfolio
• Building relationships and having meaningful conversations to understand customer needs and present the right solutions
• Supporting customers with product information, pricing, availability, and offers
• Preparing and managing quotes, following up on opportunities, and progressing deals through to completion
• Actively managing and developing your pipeline, focusing on both volume and strategic opportunities
• Taking part in sales focus days at Ingram Micro and with customers where required

To set you up for success, we are looking for the following skills and experience

• Previous experience in a customer‑facing, sales, retail, order management role or similar role
• Excellent communication skills, both over the phone and face to face
• A positive, proactive attitude with the confidence to build relationships
• An interest in sales, with a desire to develop and grow your own account base
• Good organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel) and open to learning CRM systems used to manage and track customer activity
• A willingness to learn, take initiative, and contribute to a fast‑paced team environment

What we offer:

• AXA Health Insurance and Dental Plan Options - available for you and your family through a salary sacrifice scheme
• Rising holiday allowance at Year 2 and Year 5
• Birthday day off
• Employee Referral Bonus - help us grow our team and get rewarded for introducing great talent.
• Employee discounts and wellness perks
• Modern offices with breakout spaces, free tea and coffee, and a private wellness room
• Development opportunities with clear career progression and training

We Are Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business‑to‑business technology experts. Through Ingram Micro Xvantage™, our AI‑powered digital platform, we offer what we believe to be the industry’s first business‑to‑consumer‑like experience. We also provide a broad range of technology services, including financing, specialized marketing, and lifecycle management, as well as technical pre‑ and post‑sales professional support. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.

None of this is achievable without great people, with a complete customer focus.

Our team is as much about our people as it is our customers and business partners. We want associates with a strong desire to succeed. We offer a competitive base, commission, market leading incentives programme and clear career development. You will receive full training on the products you will be specialising in, and you will have access to a world leading catalogue of technology‑based learning.