Sales Executive (Grad)

Grafton Recruitment International; St Albans; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a graduate Sales Executive to drive new business in St Albans. This role offers an exciting opportunity to kick start a sales career, focusing on market research and consumer behavior. You will engage with prospective clients, manage the sales process from cold calling to closure, and collaborate with teams to enhance product offerings. If you're passionate about sales and eager to build valuable relationships, this position could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Sales and customer service experience required.
• Degree level or equivalent education necessary.

Responsibilities

• Identifying new business opportunities and managing the sales process.
• Collaborating with the research team for sales campaign messaging.

Skills

Sales Experience

Customer Service

Negotiation Skills

Account Management

Administrative Skills

Numerical Skills

IT Skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Education

Degree Level Education

Job description

Sales Executive

Location: St Albans

Salary: up to £28k

Hours: Mon-Fri

Grafton Recruitment are looking for a graduate Sales Executive to gain new business in and around St Albans for a business that specialises in market research and consumer attitudes and behaviour. This is an excellent opportunity for somebody to kick start their career within sales.

Duties and responsibilities

• Identifying new business opportunities by presenting the value of the companies offerings (both syndicated and consulting) to prospective clients
• Understanding the client's business information needs across a range of business functions, including competitive intelligence, product marketing and market research
• Managing the initial process of cold calling to booking in a demo for a senior to take over
• Account Management
• Drafting and sending appropriate sales correspondence
• Follow up calls
• Managing sales process through to closure
• Exceeding monthly and quarterly sales targets
• Collaborating with the research team to identify new sales campaign messaging
• Providing input on new product development projects (voice of the customer)
• Building great rapport and valuable working relationships within the industry and potential clients

You will need:

• Sales and/or customer service experience
• Degree level or equivalent level of education
• Experience of negotiating with clients and suppliers.
• Key account management experience with proven success of developing relationships.
• Good administrative skills.
• Good numerical skills.
• Good IT skills (Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)

If you meet the above criteria, please apply directly by clicking the link or contact Chloe Sims on 07880 555833 /