Sales Graduate

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits for physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing

Programs for personal and professional development

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

A leading technology company in the United Kingdom is seeking a proactive Sales Graduate to develop sales strategies and work closely with clients. This role requires a recent degree and strong communication skills. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for technology and the ability to build lasting relationships. This position is onsite, primarily in an HPE office, with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Completed Bachelor’s/Master’s degree within the last 12 months.
• Up to 12 months of relevant experience.
• Experience or a proven interest in sales.

Responsibilities

• Partner with field sales teams and customers to close sales opportunities.
• Develop sales strategy and relationships for assigned accounts.
• Manage configurations, offers, and contract management.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Building relationships

Solution-focused discussions

Passion for technology

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in business, management, economics, or related field

Job description

Sales Graduate

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This role is onsite and expects you will primarily work from an HPE office.

Who We Are

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge‑to‑cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We value diverse backgrounds, offer flexibility, and make bold moves together, striving to be a force for good.

Job Description

Joining HPE in a graduate role is an excellent opportunity for a self‑motivated, proactive individual to grow with us and help drive our continued success globally.

What You’ll Do

• Partner closely with our field sales teams, channel partners and/or end customers to move sales opportunities to closure.
• Play a fundamental role in our continued growth by setting and developing the sales strategy and relationships for your assigned accounts, territory, or industry area.
• Cover all activities from preparation of configurations and offers, contract management and conclusion, up to roll‑out management as part of the project management and professional escalation management.
• Be our extended sales force to cover sub‑accounts of the assigned major accounts to extend our market coverage.
• Develop new sales activities, campaigns to develop incremental funnel.

What You’ll Need

• Completed Bachelor’s/Master’s degree within the last 12 months with a focus in business, management, economics, or related field.
• Up to 12 months of relevant experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience or a proven interest in sales and a passion for technology.
• Excellent at building relationships at all levels and having solution‑focused discussions.

What We’d Prefer You Bring

• The drive to seek out what’s next and to deliver exceptional results.
• The desire to embrace new ideas and fresh thinking and seek out ideas different than your own.
• Experience as an active leader on campus who strives to make a positive impact on the world.
• Comfort with working in a hybrid (virtual and face‑to‑face) environment.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills and the ability to ask smart questions.

Additional Skills

• Accountability
• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Assertiveness
• Bias
• Building Rapport
• Buyer Personas
• Coaching
• Complex Sales
• Creativity
• Critical Thinking
• Cross‑Functional Teamwork
• Customer Experience Strategy
• Customer Interactions
• Design Thinking
• Empathy
• Financial Acumen
• Follow‑Through
• Growth Mindset
• Identifying Sales Opportunities
• Industry Knowledge
• Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive)
• Long Term Planning
• Managing Ambiguity {+ 6 more}

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities.

HPE will comply with all applicable laws related to employer use of arrest and conviction records, including laws requiring employers to consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.