Sales Consultant

Sales Consultant

Are you a driven sales professional who enjoys building relationships, winning new business and achieving ambitious targets?

1st Step Solutions is a well-established recruitment business specialising in the Building Services (M&E) sector. Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit an ambitious Sales Consultant to join our successful Basildon office.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced sales environment and wants to build a long-term career with genuine progression opportunities but doesn't necessarily have to come from a recruitment background.

Working as part of an experienced and supportive team, you will be responsible for developing new business opportunities while nurturing existing client relationships.

• Proactively contacting prospective clients through warm and cold sales activity.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with hiring managers and key decision‑makers.
• Identifying new projects and recruitment opportunities within Building Services and Construction
• Arranging client meetings, both virtually and face-to‑face.
• Generating vacancies for our delivery team to fulfil.
• Managing and developing existing client accounts.
• Working towards individual and team sales objectives.
• Keeping our CRM system updated with accurate information and activity.

We are interested in speaking with people who have:

• Previous experience within recruitment or a business-to-business sales environment.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence in making outbound sales calls.
• A proactive, resilient and positive attitude.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads.
• A desire to succeed and be rewarded for your performance.

Basic salary: dependant upon experience

• Team commission
• Company pension
• 24 Days + Bank Holiday + Christmas Shutdown
• Health Support apps allowing access to doctors, mental health support and much more
• A charity day / wellness day per year with a donation to charity or Wellness activity of your choice.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Clear career progression opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Regular team incentives and social events.

At 1st Step Solutions, we believe our people are our biggest asset. We work hard, celebrate success and support each other to achieve our goals. If you're ambitious, enjoy sales and want to be part of a business where your contribution genuinely makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you