Trainee Sales Executive

Beeks Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share Options scheme

Job summary

Beeks Group is seeking a motivated Trainee Sales Executive in the UK to join a driven sales team. You will prospect for new clients, generate high quality leads, and develop relationships while learning Beeks products.

The role offers progression to Sales Executive with opportunities for international travel as you grow. You will build pitches and presentations, manage data in Salesforce, and collaborate with internal departments to ensure a smooth customer experience as you work towards weekly

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently or in a team.
• Desire to learn about Beeks products and the technology sector.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop existing client relationships.
• Self-generate leads through cold calling and email campaigns.
• Meet weekly and monthly targets.
• Collaborate with internal departments for a positive customer experience.
• Accurately enter data in the Salesforce CRM.
• Promote services via social channels like LinkedIn.
• Keep up to date with industry trends and market conditions.
• Review performance against targets as experience grows.
• Engage in training to sharpen sales acumen and product knowledge.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal & written communication

Relationship building

Self-motivation

Learnability

Teamwork

Time management

Stress management

Industry interest in tech

Education

University level education in business/marketing/technical field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Beeks Group is a leading managed cloud provider exclusively within financial markets. Our Infrastructure-as-a-Service model is optimised for low-latency private cloud compute, connectivity and analytics, providing the flexibility to deploy and connect to exchanges, trading venues and public cloud for a true hybrid cloud experience.

Founded in 2011, Beeks Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BKS) and has enjoyed continued growth each year. Beeks Group now employs over 100 team members across the globe and have an international network of over thirty data centres.

What we are looking for

We are offering a great opportunity to a highly driven and enthusiastic individual who wants to build their career working within a professional and dynamic sales team.

The right person will be someone who is extremely confident, highly driven, a self-starter and appreciates that hard work drives opportunity. They must have a thirst for learning about our products and be committed to supporting Beeks achieve our overall targets.

The Role

As a Trainee Sales Executive, you will be a point of contact for our clients and will assist with their day-to-day needs. Each week you will be tasked with prospecting for new clients to generate high quality sales leads.

You will be expected to achieve a high level of output each week as well as creating sales pitches and presentations, which you will present both internally and externally.

This opportunity will give the right candidate the chance of promotion to Sales Executive, with the prospect of international travel, providing you are proactive, committed and hungry to succeed.

Your responsibilities include

• Maintaining and developing existing client relationships
• Self-generating leads through cold calling, email campaigns and the use of networking
• Meeting weekly and monthly targets
• Working collaboratively with internal departments to ensure an efficient and positive customer experience
• Accurately entering and managing data within our sales management system, Salesforce
• Helping to promote the company's services through social media such as LinkedIn
• Keeping up to date with industry trends and market conditions
• Reviewing your own sales performance against your targets as you gain experience in the role
• Actively engaging in training modules to sharpen your sales acumen and deepen product understanding

Essential skills

• You must have excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively and efficiently with internal departments
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build strong relationships with all stakeholders
• A desire to continually learn and develop
• Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative and work independently, as well as within a team
• A keen interest in the tech sector
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Not afraid of hard work

Preferred Qualifications

• University level education in business, marketing or a technical qualification
• Currently working in a SDR or BDR position

What we offer

• A unique and highly rewarding Share Options scheme