Junior Sales Executive – Training & Apprenticeships

Looking to launch your career in sales while making a real difference

Join PETA a leading training provider with over 50 years of experience and help us shape the future workforce. Were growing fast and looking for a driven confident communicator to join our high-performing sales team as a Junior Sales Executive.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone looking to step into a professional sales role with full training a clear development path and a mission-led business.

This full-time position will be based on our conference centre in Cosham (agile hybrid working considered). Working hours are Monday to Friday 8:30 5pm.

Our Sales Team

As a Junior Sales Executive you will be joining our fast paced high performing sales team. In your new role you will be working alongside a team of Account Managers and Business Development Managers all reporting into the Head of Sales. You will be provided with ongoing support and in-depth product training to help you hit the ground running.

What will I be responsible for

Youll be the engine of our growth reaching out to businesses across the region to introduce them to our training solutions and apprenticeship programmes. Your mission is to spark interest open doors and generate new opportunities through call campaigns and responding to marketing campaigns. Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Proactively make outbound calls to warm and cold leads
• Engage with decision-makers and generate interest in our services
• Generate and manage a strong pipeline of new business opportunities
• Consistently achieve and exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Set appointments for the wider team
• Record and manage sales activities interactions and client information in our CRM system
• Collaborate with colleagues to continually improve sales strategies and lead generation processes

What will I need to succeed

Your attitude drive and communication skills are the key attributes we require for this role. Driving our new business strategy will be challenging but rewarding so tenacity will be key. As our ideal Junior Sales Executive you will be able to demonstrate:

• Confident clear communicator especially over the phone
• Experience in delivering customer service
• Driven goal-focused and resilient under pressure
• Organised and proactive with great time management
• Comfortable using CRM systems and Microsoft Office
• A genuine interest in people development and learning

Working for PETA

We believe in empowering our staff to be the very best. This is reflected in our commitment to providing ongoing training and support throughout your career with us. Joining the PETA team as a Business Development Manager you will be offered the opportunity to build on your corporate professional development and a great package which includes:

• World-class training and personal development
• 34 Days annual leave (including 8 public holidays)
• Attractive pension with employer contributions (4% employee / 4% employer)
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to buy / sell annual leave
• Life assurance
• Free onsite parking
• Annual charity day
• Fantastic discounts with charity worker discount scheme

PETA are a registered charity that partner with local businesses to develop the next generation of Business Leaders Engineers and Technical Experts. With over 50 years experience of delivering corporate and apprenticeship training it is time for us to look to the future and take our business to the next level.

Our commitment to safeguarding our learners is paramount. Safeguarding is everyones responsibility and we are looking for staff who share this belief. Successful applicants will be required to comply with keeping children safe in education and will be subject to a DBS check.

Ready to start your journey

If you want to be part of our success are excited about personal growth and want to join a business thats making a difference click APPLY now and join us as a Junior Sales Executive.