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Product Sales Executive

Job in Colchester, Essex County, CO1, England, UK
Listing for: LJ Recruitment
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-03
Job specializations:
  • Sales
    Sales Representative, Business Development, Sales Development Rep/SDR, B2B Sales
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 34000 GBP Yearly GBP 34000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
I'm currently supporting a client located in Colchester, Essex, searching for an experienced Sales Executive.

To apply for this role, you MUST have experience selling into an educational sector.

Salary - up to £34,000 DOE (OTE £48,000 plus)

Reporting to - Sales & Marketing Director

You will be supporting the continued growth of the business, proactively generating new business, and developing existing education customers.

This is a hands-on sales role requiring confidence with cold calling, follow-ups and opportunity conversion, alongside the ability to build long-term relationships with schools and MATs.

Responsibilities

Proactively generate new product sales opportunities within the education sector through outbound calling, email and CRM led activity

Manage a pipeline of product-only opportunities from first contact through to order

Convert inbound enquiries and outbound leads into confirmed product sales

Maintain accurate and up-to-date records within the CRM system

Achieve and exceed product sales revenue targets

Promote the businesses wider product range, identifying cross-sell opportunities

Build strong relationships with decision-makers

Work closely with internal teams to ensure smooth order processing and customer satisfaction

Provide weekly reporting on calls, opportunities, pipeline value and sales performance

Attend exhibitions, trade shows, and industry events to confidently promote products

Attend meetings with larger customers when required supporting key relationships

About you

3-5 years' experience in B2B sales, within the education sector

Proven experience in cold calling and outbound lead generation

Demonstrable track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets

Experience using CRM systems to manage pipeline, activity, and reporting

Understanding of the product lifecycle and relationship-led sales

Confident communicator with strong organisational and time management skills

Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally as required

Confident and professional telephone manner

Commercially astute with strong negotiation skills

Resilient, motivated and comfortable with rejection

· Organised with excellent time management

· Ethical, trustworthy and customer-focused

· Strong written and verbal communication skills
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