Graduate Sales Executive

Graduate Sales Executive CVM World| Knypersley, Stoke-on-Trent | Office Based Location CVM World Headquarters, Tunstall Road Industrial Estate, Knypersley, ST8 7BD
Hours Full-time, 36.5 hours per week | Monday-Thursday 9.00am-5.00pm | Friday 9.00am-4.00pm Working Pattern Opportunity to work a 9-day fortnight, supporting strong work-life balance Salary £27,000 - £29,000 basic salary  commission. Realistic first-year OTE: £34,000-£38,000 Launch Your Career in Sales with CVM World CVM World is looking for a motivated, ambitious and commercially minded graduate to join our successful sales team at our headquarters in Knypersley.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the start of their career who wants to learn consultative, relationship-led sales within a growing, family-owned manufacturing business. A business, marketing or related degree would be helpful, but it is not essential. What matters most is attitude, communication skills, curiosity and the desire to develop. We design and build specialist minibuses and vehicle conversions for schools, charities, blue-light services and community organisations across the UK.

Every vehicle we sell makes a practical difference to the people and organisations we support, and this role will play an important part in helping customers find the right solution. About CVM World CVM World is a growing SME built on the core values of One Team, Openness, Quality and Safety . These values guide how we work with each other, how we support our customers and how we maintain high standards across the business.

Core Value What this means at CVM World One Team We support and challenge each other, communicate well and work together to get the job done. Openness We are honest, approachable and constructive, and we encourage ideas and continuous improvement. Quality We take pride in our work, pay attention to detail and aim to get things right first time. Safety We look after ourselves, our colleagues and our customers by working safely and responsibly.

Why This Role Is Different Structured graduate sales development with mentoring from experienced managers Supportive, family-run culture where your contribution is valued Office-based role at our Knypersley headquarters, with exposure to customers, vehicles and the wider business 9-day fortnight working pattern, giving over 20 additional non-working days per year Clear opportunity to progress into account management, business development or future sales leadership Meaningful customers across education, care, charities, community transport and public services

The Role As a Graduate Sales Executive, you will learn the full customer journey from first enquiry through to quotation, vehicle order, handover and repeat business. You will be developed to understand our products, our customers, our finance options and the specialist vehicle conversion sector. This is not a high-pressure cold-calling role. It is consultative, professional and relationship-driven. You will be expected to work towards targets, but you will be given the training, support and product knowledge needed to succeed.

Key Responsibilities Respond professionally to inbound sales enquiries by phone, email and online channels Generate and qualify new leads with support from the sales and marketing teams Build strong relationships with schools, charities, fleet buyers, care providers, councils and other organisations Learn and apply consultative sales techniques including questioning, needs analysis, solution selling and follow-up Prepare quotations, proposals and customer information accurately Use the CRM system to track enquiries, opportunities, follow-up activity and customer communication Work with marketing on campaigns, customer contact, Linked In outreach and sector-specific sales activity Attend customer meetings, shows, vehicle demonstrations and handovers when required Develop a strong understanding of CVM World products, finance options, customer sectors and vehicle conversion solutions Contribute ideas to improve sales processes, customer experience and business growth Training and Development You will be supported through a structured…