Trainee Sales Development Representative

Berry Recruitment; Hook Norton; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Berry Recruitment is seeking a Trainee Sales Development Representative in Banbury with hybrid working (2 days from home: Thu/Fri). The role involves high-volume outreach to IT professionals, qualification of opportunities, and supporting IT vendors and channel partners.

You will join a fast-paced sales environment, benefit from 6–8 weeks of training, and earn a base salary of £24,500 per annum with uncapped commissions and incentives. This is a great start for a career in IT sales.

Qualifications

• 6 months' office-based experience in sales, customer service, or a high-activity environment.
• Genuine interest in Technology and the IT Channel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Strategic prospecting: high-volume daily activity including cold calling and personalised emails to schedule meetings with IT professionals.
• Qualification: conduct discovery conversations to qualify opportunities for our client.
• Campaign management: manage outreach tracks for IT vendors and stay updated on product roadmaps and certifications.
• CRM discipline: produce concise reports and keep CRM data clean and up-to-date.
• Attend on-site and virtual client training sessions and adapt to briefs.

Skills

Motivation & drive

Target driven

Strong communication

Professional phone manner

Job description

Are you a Trainee Sales Development Representative looking to join a fun and vibrant organisation in Banbury. We are looking for candidates from a variety of different backgrounds. If you have the passion and enthusiasm to learn, this is the type of role for you.

Role: Trainee Sales Development Representative

Location: Banbury (Hybrid working) - 2 days working from home (Thursday and Friday)

Hours: 08.30 hrs to 17.30 hours Monday to Thursday with a 45 minute lunch break and 08.30 to 12.30 on Friday

Salary: 24,500 Per Annum (Uncapped commission plus quarterly and ad-hoc performance incentives)

Training: 6 - 8 weeks

The successful candidate will engage in B2B outreach to identify and qualify sales opportunities, playing a key role in delivering high-quality brand representation and lead generation services to clients. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work within the rapidly expanding IT sector, supporting both UK & Ireland and global technology organisations including vendors, distributors, resellers, and service providers.

You will naturally be enthusiastic about sales thus have the ability to thrive in a sales environment. More importantly, you will have a strong work ethic and be adaptable to the business needs.

Main Duties of Trainee Sales Development Representative

• Strategic Prospecting: Execute high-volume daily activity including cold calling and personalised emails to schedule meetings with IT Professionals
• Qualification: Conduct high-level discovery conversations to qualify opportunities on behalf of our client
• Campaign Management: Manage specific outreach tracks for world-class IT vendors, staying updated on their product roadmaps and certifications.
• CRM Discipline: Produce concise written reports on qualified opportunities and maintain 100% accurate and clean records in the CRM
• Ongoing Development on site and virtual industry and client training sessions
• Work to project and client-specific campaign briefs
• Promote IT technologies and services to an audience of IT professionals
• Register contacts for industry events
• Target and manage project-specific contact databases
• Maintain accurate and clean data records
• Produce concise written reports on qualified opportunities
• Attend client training sessions (onsite and virtual)

Desirable attributes:

• High level of motivation and determination
• Competence in working to targets, in a KPI driven role
• Strong written communication and literacy skills
• Ability to produce clear and concise reports
• Professional and confident telephone manner
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn

Experience Required:

• 6 months' office-based experience
• Experience in sales, customer service, or a high-activity environment
• A genuine interest in Technology and the IT Channel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform the role, and no applicant will be treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.