Venue Sales Representative

Octopus Energy; North East; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited commission

Autonomy

Employee benefits

Job summary

Octopus Energy Group is hiring a Venue Sales Representative to join our field sales team in Newcastle venues such as The Galeries and the MetroCentre. You will engage customers face-to-face to promote our tariffs and low-carbon technologies while delivering outstanding service.

You don't need prior sales experience; we provide training. A driving licence is required to travel between venues, and the role offers a base salary of £26,300 per year plus unlimited commission and comprehensive

Qualifications

• Sales experience is preferred but training will be provided.
• Confident in approaching customers and building relationships.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Willingness to travel to multiple venues with a driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers face-to-face to promote tariffs and low-carbon tech.
• Introduce Octopus Energy to local communities at venues.
• Deliver outstanding customer service and create a welcoming experience.

Skills

Face-to-face sales

Communication skills

Relationship building

Driving licence

Job description

About the role

Octopus Energy has exciting opportunities to join our field sales team as a Venues Sales Representative. We’re changing the landscape of traditional field sales and marketing and reinventing customer interactions. We're focused on making energy greener and better, for everyone.

We put our customers first and are looking for amazing people to help us do that! You’ll be at the frontline of our brand and as such, you’re responsible for showing the best of Octopus Energy and all we have to offer the public! You’ll meet lots of different people, build genuine connections and help customers make choices that are right for them. We operate in some pretty famous places across Newcastle such as The Galeries and theMetroCentre.

What you'll do

• As a Venue Sales Representative, you will directly engage with customers on a face to face basis, to promote our energy tariffs and low carbon technologies, such as solar panels, heat pumps and electric vehicles


• Our Energy Helpers help introduce these local communities to Octopus Energy as a preferred potential supplier by comparing service and products with other energy companies. This helps potential customers make an informed choice on whether they’d benefit from switching to us for their energy supply at their homes


• Your role will be to make every conversation count, delivering outstanding customer service while creating a welcoming and positive experience for every new customer you bring on board

What you'll need

• While sales experience is preferred don't let it put you off if you don't have any, we will help you with that! But if you enjoy talking to people, building relationships and helping customers, we’d love to hear from you.


• You don't need to be the loudest person in the room to be great at Field Sales. We’re looking for people who are confident in their own way, great listeners and genuinely interested in connecting with others.


• A positive, approachable and confident communication style


• Experience in a customer centric setting where you have come up with quick and effective customer solutions


• A confident person who is willing to approach customers and maximise every customer interaction


• You love humans, and bringing customers a little bit of joy by making something easy makes your heart sing


• You’re a bit obsessive about checking you’ve got things right - it’s your job, not anyone else’s


• Honest focused and committed to being an amazing representative of our brand


• A driving license in order to travel to all our different venues situated across the locations

Why else you'll love it here

• £26,300 salary per year + unlimited commission


• Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership


• Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits


• Hertility - Access discounted hormone, fertility and menopause support, including at-home testing, consultations and tailored guidance. Hertility can help you better understand your reproductive and hormone health, with support available across different stages of your journey, from fertility and family planning through to perimenopause and menopause


• We believe great Field Sales teams are built from different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome, supported and able to do their best work

We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

• Wondering what the salary for this role is? Once you're in the interview process with one of our recruiters, it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!


• Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were named the UK's top company to work for in 2025, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our cultureand how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership


• Visit our UK perks hub -Octopus Employee Benefits

P.S. Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at [e-mail] and we'd love to help!

Where necessary, we sometimes use AI tools to help with parts of our hiring process, like reviewing applications or assessing responses. We’re lucky to receive a huge amount of interest, so these tools help our recruiters manage that volume, not replace them. Ultimately, every hiring decision (for example, whether to progress your application or not) is always made by a real person in our Talent team.

If you'd like to know more about how we use your data, you can reach out to us via email at [e-mail]. We're happy to help!

Note* weekend and evening shifts will be required for this role