Sales Consultant

Barker Ross; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Leicester is seeking a motivated Sales Consultant to join the Senior Sales team. You will focus on lead generation through cold calling and prospecting, assess client needs, and build long-term relationships. Ideal candidates have proven sales experience and strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary with commission, flexible hours, and comprehensive training.

Benefits

Competitive salary with commission

Comprehensive training

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellness benefits

Company pension

Sick pay

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in sales, cold calling, telesales, or telemarketing.
• Ability to build rapport quickly over the phone.
• Track record of meeting sales goals.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential clients through various prospecting tools.
• Make cold calls to introduce recruitment services.
• Understand client recruitment needs and position services.
• Build long-term relationships with clients.
• Arrange and manage sales presentations.
• Track leads through CRM system.
• Meet or exceed monthly sales targets.

Skills

Sales experience

Strong communication skills

Results-driven

Positive attitude

Job description

Location: Head office, Leicester
Job Type: Full time/Part time/flexible hours available
Salary: 28k + commission (OTE 35k)

Full, clean driving licence preferred

We are looking for a motivated and results-driven Sales Consultant to work closely with our Senior Sales team to understand client requirements and effectively communicate how our services can add value to their recruitment processes.

What the role involves:

• Lead Generation & Prospecting: Identify and target potential clients through a high amount of cold calling, data cleansing, e-mail, LinkedIn, and other prospecting tools.
• Sales Outreach: Make a high volume of cold calling each day to introduce our recruitment services, establish relationships, and schedule meetings with decision-makers.
• Client Needs Assessment: Understand and identify client recruitment needs to effectively position our services.
• Relationship Building: Build long-term relationships with clients by providing exceptional customer service, follow-ups, and ongoing communication.
• Arranging Sales Presentations: Arrange meetings with potential clients to present our recruitment solutions and services tailored to the client's specific needs.
• Pipeline Management: Track and manage leads and opportunities through our CRM system to ensure follow-up actions are completed.
• Achieving Targets: Consistently meet or exceed monthly sales targets to drive company growth.

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience in sales, cold calling, telesales, or telemarketing - ideally in a B2B or recruitment environment.
• Strong communication and professional interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport quickly over the phone.
• Results-driven, self-motivated, and target-focused, with a proven track record of meeting sales goals.
• A positive attitude

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary with performance-based commission and incentives
• Comprehensive training and support to help you succeed
• A dynamic, collaborative, and supportive work environment
• Flexible working arrangements
• Health and wellness benefits
• Company pension
• Sick pay
• Life insurance

If you're an ambitious, results-oriented individual with a passion for sales and a desire to help businesses thrive this could be the perfect role for you!

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.