Trainee Advertising Sales Executive

HoneyPot People Ltd; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Time off over Christmas

Full training provided

Job summary

A specialized recruitment agency is seeking a dynamic sales executive in Weymouth to drive new business and manage existing client accounts. The ideal candidate will be money motivated and detail-oriented, with a passion for building relationships. Responsibilities include cold calling, maintaining client accounts, preparing for meetings, and traveling to trade exhibitions. No prior sales experience is necessary, as full training will be provided. The role offers a full-time schedule, competitive holidays, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales would be ideal but not necessary; full training will be given.
• Maturity to work alone and in a group.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Source new business by cold calling potential clients.
• Manage and maintain client accounts while building business relationships.
• Prepare for and attend weekly sales meetings with required data.

Skills

Money motivated

Thoroughness

Sales experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available working in a niche industry as a sale executive. Our client is looking for a dynamic, tenacious and money motivated sales executive who takes great pride in there work.

The role involves sourcing new business and also managing existing client accounts on one of there International Health and Safety or Environmental Titles.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Source new business by cold calling potential clients (call rate guide: 60–90 calls per day).
• Manage and maintain new and existing client accounts, building and maintaining business relationships, listening to client's requirements and presenting appropriately to make a sale.
• Manage own email account and data appropriately.
• Liaise with other staff and external contacts as required: internal staff like Publishers, Editorial staff, Circulations, Accounts and other Sales staff; external contacts including Advertising and PR Agencies, suppliers and other visitors to the office.
• Communicate effectively in writing via email/fax as appropriate to needs of the international audience and preparing by computer.
• Travel to international Trade Exhibitions when required; must hold a full, up-to-date European Passport at all times.
• Prepare adequately for meetings and provide sales figures, forecasted sales figures, quotations, personal and company targets or any other data required for weekly sales meetings, monthly sales meetings and team or other ad hoc meetings.

Hours and Holiday

• 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday with an hour for lunch.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and time off over Christmas.

Your Skills

• Money motivated with a drive to succeed.
• Take great pride in your work and be very thorough.
• Experience in sales would be ideal but not necessary; full training will be given.
• Have maturity to work alone and in a group.

If you think this role is for you and you are looking for a new challenge then contact us today.

Please note we regret that due to the high volume of CVs received we cannot give individual feedback to candidates. If you are not contacted within 5 working days of submitting your CV, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Honeypot People Ltd, is a UK-based agency providing specialist solutions within the Sales and Marketing Sector.

We operate an equal opportunities policy of treating all employees and job applicants equally regardless of race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age, marital or civil partnership status or disability.