Business Development Apprentice

Summary

Join NOS Ltd and gain valuable hands on experience in the sales industry. You will receive expert training, develop essential sales skills and have the opportunity to grow within a supportive team. This apprenticeship offers a solid foundation and a successful career in sales, with real world application and career opportunities.

Wage

£16,361.80 a year

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Salary increase 3- 6 months Bonuses Commission

Training course

Sales executive (level 4)

Hours

Monday - Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm. Friday, 9.00am - 2.00pm.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 6 May

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Reaching targets and goals
Forming relationships with prospects
Diary and Calenders are up to date
Achieving KPI's
Confident, flexible , persistent , effective

Where you’ll work

3 Moorfield Chambers
Moorefield Rd
West Yorkshire
Leeds
LS19 7EA

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

GI GROUP RECRUITMENT LTD

Your training course

Sales executive (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Sales planning and preparation: Set effective targets using sales forecasts. Prioritise customers and activities to grow account value and maximise return-on-investment in line with your organisation’s strategy. Formulate or refine customer plans and objectives. Create efficient territory plans where appropriate.
Customer engagement: Effectively communicate and interpret customer information exchanged through written, verbal and non-verbal communication. Develop a customer engagement style that effectively opens sales conversations, builds rapport, enhances customer relationships, and adapts to different customer’s social preferences.
Customer needs analysis: Be highly skilled at effective questioning and active listening techniques to understand the customer’s needs, guide the sales conversation appropriately, create mutual understanding, and build trust and affinity with customers.
Propose and present solutions: Develop sales proposals and deliver them using a presentation style and technique appropriate for your customer. Present relevant products and/or services, explain features and their advantages, and clearly articulate the value and benefit of the solution for the specific customer. Use and adapt a range of techniques to draw-out and overcome common sales objections.
Negotiate: Research the customer’s likely desired outcomes and negotiating stance. Develop responses to likely objections. Identify your own organisation’s needs, such as minimum price and acceptable terms. Negotiate or trade variables effectively.
Closing Sales: Be attuned to verbal and non-verbal buying-signals andmove to close at an appropriate point in sales conversations. Develop ethical techniques to close sales and confirm customers’ purchase agreement.
Gathering Intelligence: Collect, analyse and interpret market intelligence and share it appropriately and effectively within your organisation.
Time Management: Use and adapt appropriate tools and techniques to prioritise and manage your time effectively.
Collaboration and team work: Contribute effectively within a team environment. Work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. Manage communications with the cross-functional team in relation to the effective delivery of your sales, such as finance and service delivery. Support continual business improvement by sharing best practice with sales team colleagues and assist the marketing team to develop new marketing collateral.
Customer experience management: Deliver a positive customer experience. Manage customer enquiries and issues effectively. Take proactive action to prevent and minimise customer concerns and complaints. Handle all customer interactions professionally to the customer’s satisfaction.
Digital skills: Effectively use digital tools to conduct research and target customers in line with the overall sales strategy. Able to deliver presentations and meetings using digital communication. Complete accurate records and process sales in accordance with your organisation’s policies, procedures and digital CRM systems.

Your training plan

6 Hours Per week 'Organic' off the job training
Once per month full day group session online.

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Outgoing
Self Motivated
Competent
Flexible

Other requirements

Consider location, we are by Leeds and Bradford airport and the job role is office based.

About this company

We are a Print Management Specialist based in Yeadon, Leeds, and a Hewlett Packard Partner for all their print management machines. In addition to print management, we specialise in office supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning products, furniture, managed print services, and many other exciting items.

http://www.nationwideofficesupplies.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

After completing the apprenticeship, the candidate may progress into a full-time Sales Executive or Account Manager role, where they look after client accounts, generate leads, and close sales opportunities.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NATIONWIDE OFFICE SUPPLIES LTD

Brad

brad@nos-ltd.co.uk

08003234800

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308336.

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Closes in 24 days (Monday 7 April at 11:59pm)

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