Trainee Sales Development Representative

Are you a Trainee Sales Development Representative looking to join a fun and vibrant organisation in Banbury. We are looking for candidates from a variety of different backgrounds. If you have the passion and enthusiasm to learn, this is the type of role for you.

Role: Trainee Sales Development Representative
Location: Banbury (Hybrid working) - 2 days working from home (Thursday and Friday).
Hours: 08.30 hrs to 17.30 hours Monday to Thursday with a 45 minute lunch break and 08.30 to 12.30 on Friday
Salary: £24,500 Per Annum (Uncapped commission plus quarterly and ad-hoc performance incentives)
Training: 6 - 8 weeks

The successful candidate will engage in B2B outreach to identify and qualify sales opportunities, playing a key role in delivering high-quality brand representation and lead generation services to clients. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work within the rapidly expanding IT sector, supporting both UK & Ireland and global technology organisations including vendors, distributors, resellers, and service providers.

You will naturally be enthusiastic about sales thus have the ability to thrive in a sales environment. More importantly, you will have a strong work ethic and be adaptable to the business needs.

Main Duties of Trainee Sales Development Representative

Strategic Prospecting: Execute high-volume daily activity including cold calling and personalised emails to schedule meetings with IT Professionals
Qualification: Conduct high-level discovery conversations to qualify opportunities on behalf of our client
Campaign Management: Manage specific outreach tracks for world-class IT vendors, staying updated on their product roadmaps and certifications.
CRM Discipline: Produce concise written reports on qualified opportunities and maintain 100% accurate and clean records in the CRM
Ongoing Development on site and virtual industry and client training sessions
Work to project and client-specific campaign briefs
Promote IT technologies and services to an audience of IT professionals
Register contacts for industry events
Target and manage project-specific contact databases
Maintain accurate and clean data records
Produce concise written reports on qualified opportunities
Attend client training sessions (onsite and virtual)

Desirable attributes:

High level of motivation and determination
Competence in working to targets, in a KPI driven role
Strong written communication and literacy skills
Ability to produce clear and concise reports
Professional and confident telephone manner
Positive attitude and willingness to learnExperience Required:

6 months' office-based experience
Experience in sales, customer service, or a high-activity environment
A genuine interest in Technology and the IT Channel.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.

If you believe you have the passion and enthusiasm to succeed in this role, please contact Kathy Rusher at the Oxford Branch. We look forward to hearing from you.

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. All applicants will be considered on the basis of their skills, experience, qualifications and ability to perform the role, and no applicant will be treated less favourably because of a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010