Start Your Sales Career with Us
Are you ambitious, driven and looking to build a successful career in sales? Do you enjoy meeting people, solving problems and challenging yourself to achieve more?
Due to our continued growth, we are looking for an enthusiastic Business Development Executive to join our expanding commercial sales team. This role is ideal for someone looking to transition into sales from another career, or someone with limited sales experience who has the attitude, determination and work ethic to succeed.
We believe that skills can be taught—but ambition, resilience and a hunger to succeed come from within.
If you're prepared to learn, work hard and embrace new challenges, we'll provide the training, support and mentoring to help you build a rewarding career.
About the Role
Working alongside experienced Business Development Managers, you will receive comprehensive training on our products, markets and sales processes before gradually taking responsibility for your own customers and opportunities.
You will play an important role in generating new business, supporting existing customers and identifying opportunities across a range of market sectors throughout the UK.
This is a genuine career development opportunity, with a structured pathway into a full Business Development Manager role for the right individual.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and generate new business opportunities through outbound calls, email campaigns and networking.
- Build relationships with prospective and existing customers.
- Support the Business Development team with quotations, proposals and follow-up activities.
- Learn our product portfolio and become confident in presenting our solutions.
- Arrange customer meetings, demonstrations and site visits.
- Attend exhibitions, trade shows and customer events.
- Keep customer records and sales opportunities up to date using our CRM system (HubSpot preferred).
- Follow up marketing campaigns and inbound enquiries.
- Work closely with engineering, customer support and marketing teams to deliver an excellent customer experience.
- Meet agreed activity levels and sales targets while developing your commercial skills.
About You
We're far more interested in your attitude than your CV.
You may currently work in customer service, engineering, operations, hospitality, retail, the armed forces, security, or another industry and be looking for an opportunity to move into sales.
If you are motivated by success and enjoy pushing yourself to achieve goals, we'd love to hear from you.
Essential Qualities
- A positive attitude and a genuine desire to build a career in sales.
- Hungry to succeed and motivated by achieving goals.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confidence speaking with customers over the phone and face to face.
- Self-motivated with a proactive approach to work.
- Well organised with good attention to detail.
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office and learning new software.
- Willingness to travel across the UK as your experience grows.
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable (Not Essential)
- Previous experience in a customer-facing role.
- Experience using a CRM system (HubSpot would be advantageous).
- Experience in business development, customer service, retail, engineering, hospitality or another service-based industry.
- Interest in technology or security products.
What We'll Give You
- A structured training and development programme.
- Ongoing mentoring from experienced sales professionals.
- Clear progression into a Business Development Manager role.
- Competitive salary with an uncapped bonus scheme.
- Company laptop and mobile phone.
- Pension scheme.
- Opportunities to attend customer meetings, exhibitions and industry events.
- The chance to work with innovative, market-leading security technologies.
- A supportive team environment where hard work and success are recognised and rewarded.
Why Join Us?
This is more than just a sales job—it's an opportunity to build a long-term career.
We're looking for someone who is prepared to put in the effort, embrace challenges and continually develop themselves. In return, you'll join a business that invests in its people, promotes from within and provides genuine opportunities for career progression.
Please no agencies
Pay: £25,500.00-£29,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Work from home
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cambridge CB23 8SQ
