Trainee Business Development Executive

Together - loans, mortgages & finance; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free access to company holiday homes

Discretionary annual bonus

Matched pension contribution

Health cash plan and private medical insurance

Travel season ticket loans

Free local gym access

Job summary

Together - loans, mortgages & finance is seeking a Trainee Business Development Executive in Cheadle, UK. In this role, you will generate new business opportunities using phone, email, and social media. We're looking for a confident communicator with a proactive sales approach. This position offers full training and the chance to earn attractive bonuses based on performance. If you're motivated by targets and enjoy talking to people, join our growing team and help us make a difference in the finance sector.

Qualifications

• Confident, proactive communicator who enjoys speaking with new people.
• Strong written communication skills for high-quality email engagement.
• Self-motivated and target-driven.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities via phone, email, and social channels.
• Research and identify potential customers using various online tools.
• Make daily outbound calls to introduce offerings.

Skills

Confident communication

Written communication

Proactive attitude

Self-motivated

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Job description

Benefits of working at Charles Street

• 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
• Free access to company holiday homes
• Buy & sell holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus plus an additional Shared Reward Bonus
• Matched pension contribution
• Health cash plan plus Private medical insurance
• Life assurance and Critical illness cover
• Travel season ticket loans and Ride to work scheme
• Free local gym access
• Local bar / restaurant discounts

Company Description

Charles Street Finance ("CSF") is a specialist secured lender based in Cheadle, South Manchester. Established in 1983, we’re a small team but have doubled the size of the loan book over 2 years such that we are seeking to grow and enhance the existing personnel in key areas to further facilitate our ambitions. We are all about a common-sense proposition built around attention to detail and speed of response whilst always putting the customer at the heart of everything we do. A can‑do approach fuels our speed of response from enquiry through to payment. Honesty and integrity are fundamental principles across the customer journey and the many long‑standing relationships we have cultivated are testament to our service levels and reliability.

Job Description

As a Trainee Business Development Executive, you will generate new business opportunities with potential customers via phone, email and social channels. Your goal is to find opportunities, understand their needs and explain our lending solutions clearly and confidently. You will be given full training on our business, what we do and how to sell us to customers. This is an outbound, proactive sales role that would suit someone who loves talking to people, building rapport quickly, and is motivated by hitting targets and earning strong bonuses.

As a Trainee Business Development Executive, we are looking for someone to:

• Proactively research and identify potential customers using LinkedIn, Companies House, Industry Social channels and other relevant online tools and databases
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of leads and relationships across property investor, developers and business owners
• Make daily outbound calls to customers to introduce the Charles Street Finance offerings
• Send professional, engaging follow up emails to nurture interest and secure further conversations
• Work closely with senior team members to develop high quality opportunities

Qualifications

Essential

• A confident, proactive communicator who enjoys speaking with new people every day
• Strong written communication skills for high quality email engagement
• A "can-do" attitude with the resilience needed for outbound business development
• Self‑motivated, target‑driven and eager for success
• Ability to quickly build rapport and develop professional relationships
• Organised, disciplined and able to manage daily calls and email activity

Desirable

• Previous experience in a sales role such as estate agent, recruitment, telesales etc
• Interest in property finance, lending or real estate
• Basic understanding of LinkedIn prospecting or similar platforms

Additional Information

Charles Street embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks