Sales Executive

Rutherford Briant Recruitment; Hadleigh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working after probation

Uncapped commission

Job summary

Rutherford Briant Recruitment is seeking a Sales Executive to join its expanding team. This role focuses on building relationships, identifying opportunities and delivering outstanding customer service across UK and international markets.

You will manage existing accounts, generate new business, respond to inbound enquiries, and provide technical guidance on parts and solutions. Hybrid working and a clear commission structure support ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive, ambitious and self-motivated approach.
• Confident speaking with customers over the phone and via email.
• Passion for sales and delivering exceptional customer service.
• Ability to identify opportunities and convert enquiries into repeat business.
• Mechanical or technical understanding desirable.
• Previous sales experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Building and developing customer relationships across the UK and international markets
• Managing existing customer accounts while identifying new business opportunities
• Responding to inbound enquiries and converting them into long-term business
• Proactively contacting prospective customers to generate new sales
• Providing technical guidance and sourcing the right parts and solutions for customer requirements
• Working closely with colleagues in a supportive and collaborative sales environment

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Proactive

Self-motivated

Phone & email communication

Sales mindset

Mechanical/technical understanding

Sales experience

Job description

An established and growing business are looking to appoint a Sales Executive to join its expanding team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a driven and ambitious individual who enjoys building relationships, identifying opportunities, and delivering outstanding customer service.

Responsibilities:

As a Sales Executive you will...

• Building and developing customer relationships across the UK and international markets
• Managing existing customer accounts while identifying new business opportunities
• Responding to inbound enquiries and converting them into long-term business
• Proactively contacting prospective customers to generate new sales
• Providing technical guidance and sourcing the right parts and solutions for customer requirements
• Working closely with colleagues in a supportive and collaborative sales environment

Requirements:

As a Sales Executive, you will need...

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• A proactive, ambitious and self-motivated approach
• Confidence speaking with customers over the phone and via email
• A passion for sales and delivering exceptional customer service
• The ability to identify opportunities and convert enquiries into repeat business
• A mechanical or technical understanding (highly desirable)
• Previous sales experience is beneficial

Benefits:

As a Sales Executive you will get...

• Competitive basic salary and commission scheme
• Uncapped commission structure with realistic OTE of £40,000+
• Selling niche and technical products, where clients often require bespoke products, so no two days are the same
• Pension and healthcare scheme following qualifying period
• Full product training and ongoing development
• Hybrid working flexibility after a period of time
• A supportive team environment within a well-established and growing business

If you're an experienced Sales Executive looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

We seek individuals from the widest talent pool and encourage underrepresented talent to apply to vacancies with us.

We are committed to recruitment processes that are fair for all, regardless of background and personal characteristics.