Temporary Telesales Executive (Full-time May/June - Sept 2025)

UniHomes; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein dynamisches Unternehmen sucht einen Temporären Telesales Executive, um das Team während der Hochsaison zu unterstützen. In dieser Rolle sind Sie verantwortlich für die Kundenakquise und das Onboarding neuer Kunden für eine innovative Dienstleistung im Bereich der gemeinsamen Nebenkostenabrechnung. Sie werden in einem modernen Büro in Sheffield arbeiten, das eine freundliche Atmosphäre bietet, ohne Schichten oder Wochenendarbeit. Das Unternehmen bietet ein attraktives Gehalt sowie unbegrenzte Provisionen, was diese Gelegenheit besonders lohnend macht. Wenn Sie eine Leidenschaft für den Verkauf haben und in einem unterstützenden Team arbeiten möchten, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie.

Benefits

Kostenloses Frühstück

Snacks und Getränke

Büro mit Billardtisch

Urlaubs- und Dienstjahrestage

Gesundheitsversorgung

Mitarbeiterrabatte

Soziale Veranstaltungen

Karriereentwicklung

Unterstützung für psychische Gesundheit

Betriebliche Altersvorsorge

Qualifications

• Erfahrung in einem zielorientierten Telesales- oder Verkaufsumfeld.
• Ausgezeichnete schriftliche Kommunikationsfähigkeiten.

Responsibilities

• Anrufe an qualifizierte Leads tätigen und Kundenbedürfnisse ermitteln.
• Aktives Zuhören und Klärung von Informationen mit Anrufern.

Skills

Telesales Erfahrung

Zielorientierung

Verkaufskompetenz

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

CRM-Systeme (Salesforce)

Organisationsfähigkeiten

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Temporary Telesales Executive (Full-time May/June - Sept 2025)

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Temporary Telesales Executive (Full-time May/June - Sept 2025)

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Salary: £24,250 plus commission
Hours: 37 per week: Mon-Thu 9-5.30, Fri 9-5
Dates: Start date 26th May OR 2nd June - contracts until the end of September 2025
Location: New Era Square, Sheffield City Centre

UniHomes is looking for energetic and driven individuals to join our sales team for the upcoming peak season (May/June - September 2025). In this role, you'll play a crucial role in welcoming new UniHomes shared utility bill customers for the 2025/26 academic year, ensuring they have a smooth onboarding experience and feel excited about their choice.

This role focuses on offering our all-inclusive utility bills solution to students who have already secured their 2025/26 shared accommodation. Full training will be given, but please familiarise yourself with our producthere .

You will use an in-depth knowledge of our hassle-free, all-inclusive gas, electric, water, broadband and TV licence service for students, helping customers over the phone with any queries they may have to ensure they feel excited about using UniHomes. You will establish rapport, understand the needs of customers and link our features and benefits to a specific customer’s situation.

This is an ideal role for those who enjoy and are good at B2C sales, but who want to escape the traditional call centre setting. At UniHomes our team is small and friendly, our city centre office is state–of–the–art, we don’t work shifts, we don’t work weekends, and on Friday we do drinks at 4.30. We pay £24,250 pa and the commission is uncapped making this a rewarding and lucrative opportunity for those hungry to succeed in sales.

These are fixed-term contracts from May 26th or 2nd June until the end of September 2025. You will work 9-5.30 Monday through Thursday and 9-5 Friday.


Key responsibilities:

• Making and answering calls to qualified leads to learn about and address customer needs and onboarding them to become customers of UniHomes.
• Responding efficiently and accurately to callers, explaining possible solutions, and ensuring that they feel supported and valued.
• Engaging in active listening with callers, confirming or clarifying information.
• Building lasting relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Utilising software appropriately.
• Meeting or exceeding sales targets while providing excellent consistent customer service.

Skills and experience:

• Experience working in a targeted telesales or other sales role is desired.
• You must be target driven and persistent.
• You must have a confident telephone manner and build rapport quickly when speaking to new people.
• Resilient and consistent, with the ability to bounce back from setbacks and remain focused on goals.
• Excellent written communication skills with good spelling and grammar.
• Hard working, proactive, self-motivated and professional.
• Ability to work independently as well as with your team.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise effectively.
• Strong administrative skills and attention to detail.
• A strong work ethic with the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using Salesforce or a similar CRM system would be an advantage but not essential.
• Experience as a university student who has lived in a shared house or experience in the student accommodation sector would be useful but not essential.

About us:

UniHomes has been named the fastest-growing technology company in Yorkshire and the Northeast in the 2023 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50. We are also incredibly proud to have been officially certified as a Great Place to Work (GPTW).

Our industry-leading property search portal and utility management service enables our established and ever-increasing network of letting agent partners, to offer hassle-free all-inclusive accommodation to our growing and strong community of university students, who are actively seeking their perfect shared house. We are taking the market by storm, currently in over 60 university cities and towns across the UK, and we have huge ambitions for 2025.

Founded by three Sheffield property entrepreneurs in 2015, we have experienced remarkable growth and now have a team of almost one hundred at our Sheffield City Centre office. With recent minority investment from LDC we are scaling up our teams ready to conquer new horizons. There couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us.

We are a team driven and united by our core values:

• Lead the Way
• In it Together
• Customers Matter
• Keep it Simple
• Make it Happen

What do you get when you work here?

With people and culture at the heart of our organisation, we are continually enhancing our employee offer and culture. We are incredibly proud to have been officially certified as a Great Place to Work (GPTW) and an accredited Living Wage employer - all our employees earn a fair living wage above the government minimum wage.

Working in our stunning new office at New Era Square in the centre of Sheffield, you will get complimentary breakfast, hot & cold drinks, snacks, pool table, holidays, length of service days, voluntary day, enhanced pension scheme, pension salary sacrifice scheme, healthcare scheme, Employee Assistant Programme, sick pay, enhanced maternity & paternity pay, career progression, a commitment to personal and professional development, employee of the month award, refer a friend scheme, staff discounts, mental health and financial support, and company social events.

At UniHomes we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive and which values individuals for their unique perspectives. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to make the recruitment process more accessible to you.

We do not accept CV submissions from recruitment agencies. Direct applications from individual candidates are encouraged. Thank you for your understanding.

Please outline your previous experience working in telesales and/or a call center environment.*

Please outline your current work situation, your availability, your preferred start date, and why this temporary opportunity suits your circumstances. Please state whether you are a student looking for temporary summer work.*

Do you have the right to work in the UK? Please note we cannot support visa sponsorship.*

You will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK if you are selected. Which document will you provide?*

Where did you see this role advertised?*

If you have been referred by a current UniHomes employee please state their name:

Do you currently hold any paid employment, directorships, or self-employment positions outside of this application**?

**Please note that UniHomes has an Outside Interests Policy which outlines the company's expectations regarding outside work commitments. The nature of your outside interests will be discussed and reviewed during the interview process.*

If you answered Yes to the above Outside Interest question, please provide a brief outline of your outside interests below:

Please note that any job offer extended will be conditional on the verification of your previous three-year work history to include employer names, job titles, dates of employment, and any employment gaps of over three months.
This is required to check the accuracy of the information provided by you in your application and will be conducted by a third-party identity-checking organisation at the offer stage.

Please confirm your permission for these checks to be undertaken:* Yes - I give permission for my three-year work history to be verified by a third party organisation should I be offered a position. No - I do not give permission for my three-year work history to be verified by a third party organisation should I be offered a position.