Sales Executive

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 up to £60,000 in the first year

Type: Permanent

Sector: Sales & Customer Service

Our client is looking for a creative, passionate, and driven Sales Executive to join their sales team and help expand a growing portfolio. The ideal Sales Executive is someone who thrives on developing new business opportunities across multiple different sectors and is comfortable speaking with senior decision-makers.

Company Benefits:

• 25 days annual holiday plus an extra 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year
• Opportunity for international travel
• Casual office attire
• Company events

Key Responsibilities:

• Working on a number of international B2B leads
• Building and managing a constantly developing list of relevant leads of potential companies increasing revenue
• Driving a consistent weekly sales campaign, working toward the annual event sales target.
• Managing and updating company CRM system
• Introducing and pitching to senior decision-makers from SMEs to global corporations through cold calling, as well as to warm existing clients
• Managing new and existing clients to help them achieve maximum ROI
• Working with internal teams including marketing and operations

Experience and Skills Requirements:

• Experience in a telephone-based or face-to-face commercial sales role, along with an excellent telephone manner
• Candidates should have B2B sales experience
• Motivated and driven candidates from a telemarketing background will be considered
• Entrepreneurial, extremely persuasive, and a people person who is sensitive to cultural differences, having strong communication (written, verbal, email) and team-working skills.
• Self-motivated and incredibly well organised, having both the initiative and the ability to work independently and manage their own workload.
• Resilient and comfortable talking with senior decision-makers, company CEOs and Presidents, being adaptable and flexible enough to utilise multiple sales approaches to close business.
• Strong MS-based IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook) required, and adept in using social media (such as LinkedIn and Xing) to connect with relevant prospects.

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