Colchester | £27,000 Basic + Up to £3,000 Bonus | Monday–Friday | Excellent Benefits & Career Progression
Are you a confident, motivated sales professional who loves building relationships, spotting opportunities and turning conversations into sales?
We're recruiting for an exciting opportunity to join a successful and growing business in Colchester as a Sales Executive. If you thrive in a busy sales environment, enjoy speaking with customers and have a natural ability to identify new business opportunities, this could be the perfect next step in your career!
You'll be joining a friendly, supportive team in a brand-new office, with the opportunity to develop your skills, grow your career and earn additional bonuses for your performance.
£27,000 basic salary plus up to £3,000 performance bonus
Monday to Friday working hours – no weekends!
Early finish every Friday at 4pm
23 days annual leave plus bank holidays (including 3–4 days allocated to the Christmas shutdown)
Your birthday off – an extra day to celebrate!
£25 monthly contribution towards your gym membership
Genuine career progression and opportunities to develop
Modern, brand-new office with a welcoming team
Permanent, stable opportunity within a growing business
As a Sales Executive, you'll play a key role in driving sales, building lasting customer relationships and helping the business continue to grow.
This is a varied, hands-on B2B sales position combining inbound enquiries, proactive outbound calling and account management – so no two days will be the same!
You'll be speaking with existing customers, reconnecting with previous clients and identifying opportunities to generate new business. You'll also work closely with the wider sales team to deliver an excellent customer experience from the first enquiry through to delivery.
Handling inbound sales enquiries, providing quotations and helping customers find the right products
Making proactive outbound calls to existing, lapsed and potential customers to generate sales opportunities
Building strong relationships with customers and developing long-term accounts
Identifying opportunities to increase sales through upselling and cross-selling
Following up on enquiries, quotations and leads to maximise conversions
Processing customer orders and ensuring everything runs smoothly
Working closely with the External Sales team to support account growth
Liaising with warehouse and logistics teams to keep customers updated on deliveries
Providing excellent customer service and resolving queries efficiently
Keeping customer information and sales activity up to date using internal systems
We're looking for someone who is confident, enthusiastic and commercially minded, with a genuine passion for sales and delivering great customer service.
Ideally, you'll bring:
Previous experience in B2B sales, internal sales, telesales or outbound sales
Confidence picking up the phone and proactively generating opportunities
A natural ability to build rapport and develop customer relationships
A motivated, target-driven attitude with a desire to achieve results
Strong communication, organisation and time-management skills
The ability to manage multiple enquiries and priorities in a busy environment
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
Experience with CRM or ERP systems would be beneficial
Most importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys working with people, takes ownership of their workload and is always looking for ways to achieve more.
Location: Colchester
Monday–Thursday: 8:30am–5:00pm
Friday: 8:30am–4:00pm
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Please note: Due to the location of the business, applicants must have their own transport.
If you're looking for a role where you can put your sales skills to good use, earn performance-related bonuses and build a long-term career with a growing business, we'd love to hear from you!
Apply today and take the next step in your sales career!
