Job Title: Graduate Sales Executive
Location: Salford
Salary: £22,000 – £26,000 per annum (negotiable depending on experience) plus generous uncapped commission OTE £50,000 – £60,000
Job type: Full time – Permanent
About us:
We help businesses utilise a number of funding options, from Business Finance to R&D Tax Credits, a government incentive that enables companies to claim back on their Research and Development spending. We ensure that, year-on-year, our clients maximise their claim eligibility, while we recover some of their costs to allow them to continually reinvest back into their business.
At Counting King, we work closely with businesses to understand the challenges they are facing, tailoring our advice to offer the best funding solutions.
We are in a period of immense growth, securing our clients £5million in funding via R&D Tax Credits in Q1 alone.
The Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an office-based Graduate Sales Executive to join our brand-new Internal Sales team, working from our head office in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester.
Reporting to our Internal Sales Manager, you will be responsible for driving the commercial success of our Internal Sales function.
Main Responsibilities:
- Attain and maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of the business, our services, our clients and the wider industry – become a market expert
- Manage and expand our Prospect database, prospecting new clients via LinkedIn and other online networking channels, cold-calling etc
- Attract new clients from a variety of sectors and referral partners to use Counting King as their Partner of choice
- Maintain a wide network of clients and referral partners, managing these relationships with professionalism and passion
- Recognise and respond to changing client needs, providing recommendations for continuous improvement
- Manage inbound queries from new and existing clients in a timely manner
- Deliver on KPIs as set by the business
- Work cohesively with other departments to ensure clients receive best possible service
The Ideal Candidate:
- Some experience with or an interest in Sales / Business Development
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to confidently engage and build relationships with clients
- Strong work-ethic, self-motivated and proactive, with a results-driven mindset
- Strong organisational skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Computer literacy
- Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team
- Interest in financial services
- Interest in other sectors (outside of financial services)
Benefits:
- Enhanced holiday package of 25 days plus bank holidays
- Your birthday off, after 12 months service
- BUPA Healthcare, after 12 months service
- Additional day off each year, after two years’ service
- Friendly working culture and relaxed office environment with regular office events
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Junior Sales Executive, Sales Executive, Sales Agent, Sales Representative, Internal Sales Executive, Sales Consultant, Graduate Sales Consultant, Key Account Manager, Business Development Executive, BDM, BDE, Business Development Manager, Sales, Lead Generation may also be considered for this role.
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