Sales Apprentice

Be part of a friendly, professional team delivering top‑tier service to schools. You’ll support the admin team, speak with schools daily, and receive thorough training with ongoing support. A long‑term career awaits after completing your apprenticeship.

They help schools across the country acquire equipment through rental. Unlike other companies, they don’t follow the crowd, they innovate! They aren’t afraid to look at things differently and go against the norm, offering a package which consistently delights schools across the UK.

As a Sales Executive, you’ll be joining a team that bends over backwards to help schools with their equipment needs and will be responsible for contributing to the smooth running of the Admin Team! Attention to detail is key and you’ll speak to schools daily. Training is thorough and daily support is on hand to help you be the best at what you do, and a long‑term career with Utility Rentals is available on completion of your apprenticeship!

We are looking for someone with exceptional organisation skills to join our young, dynamic, fast‑growing team. As Internal Sales Apprentice you will be joining a team that bends over backwards to help schools with their equipment needs. Whether it be a classroom set of iPads, 100 x laptops or a brand‑new range of Food Technology appliances, you will be able to offer schools market leading rental packages that other companies cannot compete with.

You’ll be looking after our existing customers on a daily basis and will be approaching new customers to help them with their equipment needs. Training is thorough and daily support is on hand to help you be the best at what you do. And supplier incentives reward you for your consistent hard work!

• Outbound calling to schools to introduce our services
• Taking inbound calls from customers and suppliers and assisting them or escalating them within the team where necessary
• Maintaining and cleansing our database
• Regular communication with existing customers, prospects and suppliers
• Researching potential customers and sourcing new sales leads and developing them into potential customers
• Supporting the sales and marketing team with administration work
• Provide support to the sales team such as typing letters and emails and preparing & distributing standard quotations and proposals
• Follow up calls where quotations have been submitted
• Supporting various marketing initiatives
• General administrative duties

• Impeccable attention to detail at all time
• Previous office or sales experience is preferred
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Have a professional telephone manner and demonstrate excellent written English
• Minimum GCSE, or equivalents, maths and English grade C
• Be dynamic and professional, with exceptional relationship building skills
• Be very proficient with all MS Office applications and be able to learn new IT skills and applications quickly

Long term career prospects with a growing organisation.

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgmental
• Patience
• Sales experience
• Ambitious
• Personable
• Keen to learn and develop

• Essential - GCSE
  - English
• Essential - GCSE
  - Maths - C

Course:
Sales executive (level
4)

Level: 4

Route:
Sales, marketing and procurement

Apprenticeship Level: Higher

Working Week:
Monday
- Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. 30-minute lunch breaks. Office based. Expected Duration: 1 Year 6 Months

Training Provider: SR APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED