Business Development Executive / Outbound Sales Executive

£28,000 plus commission (£33K OTE)

Based Leeds (office-based)

Are you a confident, outgoing Sales Executive looking to join a busy, high-performing team with great training and career prospects? Do you enjoy getting to know your customers, acting as a subject matter expert and working to set targets? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Our client, a long-standing manufacturing company based in Leeds (Yeadon/Guiseley area), is currently looking to expand their established team due to a high volume of enquiries with a focus on contacting pre-identified leads to introduce the company brand and set appointments for the field sales team.

As such, they're looking for great relationship builders with a well-honed questioning technique who can strike up a conversation, promote features and benefits, and close the call to meet structured KPIs.

Key duties of the role will include:

Using CRM to map out target prospects and make initial outbound calls to introduce company products and services
Asking questions and seeking out information to fully understand customer position before explaining benefits of solutions
Working to achieve appointment setting targets based on quantity and quality to book online and in-person meetings for sales team
Managing pipeline, call backs and communications effectively to build and nurture relationships
Updating and maintaining the CRM database with accurate records and interactions
Supporting the sales and marketing teams with campaigns and customer insights

Suitable candidates will need to demonstrate:

Min. 12 months' experience in a similar telephone-based sales role
Experience in and desire to work to targets in a fast-paced environment
Expert communicator with strong negotiation and persuasion skills
Tenacity and resilience, ability to manage own activities effectively
Professional and a good team player

In return, the company offers a basic salary of £28,000 plus commission, with a realistic first year OTE of £33,000 (although this is uncapped). Further details on KPI targets and bonus payments will be discussed prior to interview.

To apply, please submit your CV by clicking on the relevant links. If successful, you will be contacted by one of our consultants within 3 working days. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we expect to receive for this Outbound Sales Executive role, if you do not hear from us within this time, you should presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Grassroots Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency and a recruitment business in respect of this Outbound Sales Executive vacancy. Grassroots Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and recruiter. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or disability