Business Development Executive ( Apprentice )
ROBINSONS FACILITIES SERVICES LTD
BISHOP THORNTON, HG3 3BF
Closes in 21 days (Sunday 20 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 September 2024
Contents
Summary
Working under the supervision of the Business Development Manager but also closely with the Operations Team, you will be involved in all aspects of the sales and operations functions, with a particular focus on preparing, sending and following up quotations for a variety of maintenance, repair, and installation works for new and existing customers.
- Annual wage
- £13,312 to £23,795.20 a year
- Training course
- Sales executive (level 4)
- Hours
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Hours to be worked between 8.00am - 5.00pm Monday - Thursday and 8.00am - 4.30pm Friday. Place of work will be our office in Bishop Thornton, HG3 3BF however home working for part of the week is generally permitted.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 21 October
- Duration
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1 Year 6 Months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Preparing quotations for a variety of maintenance, repair and installation works in co-operation with engineers, suppliers, subcontractors, and other members of the team
- Updating records on our job management software (simPRO), on Microsoft Excel, our CRM (Pipedrive) and other customer enquiry logs, KPI and performance records, and elsewhere as required
- Following up on incoming enquiries and quotations regularly by phone and email, using negotiation, objection handing and closing skills to ensure we win as much work as possible
- Assisting the Business Development Manager with sales administration and other tasks
- Calling and emailing customers, engineers, suppliers, and other stakeholders to co-ordinate quotations
- Coordinating with the operations, accounts and administration functions and other internal team members as required
- Scanning, filing, and archiving documents, opening post and general housekeeping as required
- Completing other tasks as required to support the broader business
Where you’ll work
THE COURTYARD
OAKWOOD PARK B
FOUNTAINS ROAD
BISHOP THORNTON
HG3 3BF
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
Your training course
Sales executive (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
Your training plan
Sales Executive Level 4 Standard.
All training to be delivered at the employer's presence.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 9-4 or A*-C)
- Maths (grade 9-4 or A*-C)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Confident Telephone Manner
- Interested in sales career
Other requirements
Salary of up to £20,000 p.a. (depending on experience and qualifications) Full funded sales executive (level 4) apprenticeshipfor 18 months including dedicated off the job training time to support successful completion of the apprenticeship • Up to 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) • Company pension • Further training and upskilling opportunities. • A wide range, and ever-growing set of discretionary benefits available, including (but not limited to): ▪ Quarterly performance bonus ▪ Long term service bonuses at 5, 10 and 25-year intervals ▪ Birthdays off each year ▪ Customer feedback bonus ▪ Health cover including mental and physical health treatments ▪ Life Assurance ▪ Referral bonuses
About this company
We are a well-established and growing maintenance and repair service provider of heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), water/plumbing, electrical and other plants, and equipment in commercial properties in and around Yorkshire. The company can trace its roots back to 1932 but has been under its current management for around 10 years and has continued to grow year after year by focusing on delivering the best service to our customers. We have a small, friendly office team who work between our office in Bishop Thornton, Harrogate and home as well as great bunch of field-based engineers who work on our customers sites throughout Yorkshire. Employing the right people is extremely important to us, and we would encourage applicants to thoroughly read our job specification(s) and visit our website https://www.robinsonsfs.com/ to find out more about our business, before deciding whether to apply for this role.
After this apprenticeship
Possibility of full time employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277665.
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Closes in 21 days (Sunday 20 October at 11:59pm)
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