Sales Development Executive

Southwater Source: WhatJobs

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Sales Development Executive – Automotive Sales

Southwater, West Sussex | Office Based £28,000 - £32,000 Basic Salary + Uncapped Performance Bonus
Full-Time | Permanent | Monday to Friday

Our client is a successful and growing specialist vehicle business operating across the UK and Ireland. Due to continued expansion, they are looking to recruit several ambitious Sales Development Executives from a motor trade sales background to join their internal sales team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys speaking with people, building relationships, and identifying new business opportunities. Full product and industry training will be provided, making this role suitable for candidates from car sales, automotive telesales, or automotive business development backgrounds.

The Role

As a Sales Development Executive, you will play a key role in generating new business opportunities and supporting the wider sales team.

Your responsibilities will include:

Making outbound calls to prospective customers from targeted databases
Introducing the company's products and services to potential clients
Identifying customer requirements, future plans, and purchasing intentions
Building relationships with key decision-makers
Qualifying opportunities and arranging follow-up activity for the field sales team
Supporting sales campaigns, promotions, and marketing initiatives
Maintaining accurate records using the company CRM system
Following up prospects via telephone and email

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

Confidence and professionalism on the telephone
Strong communication and relationship-building skills
A positive and resilient attitude
Self-motivation and a target-driven mindset
Good organisational skills and attention to detail
Basic IT and CRM proficiency
Previous experience in car sales, commercial vehicle sales, outbound automotive sales, automotive business development or automotive contact centre environments is a must. Don’t apply for this one is you don’t have automotive sales experience in some form.

What's on Offer

Basic salary of £28,000 - £32,000 depending on experience
Performance-related bonus structure expected to be £10,000+ per annum. It’s uncapped though and plenty of opportunity to earn more if you are a strong sales person.
Additional earning potential linked to sales success
Full product and industry training
Genuine career progression opportunities
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Workplace pension scheme
Employee benefits programme
Cycle to Work scheme