Trainee Sales Executive / Business Development Executive
Salary: Competitive basic salary + excellent commission structure
On-Target Earnings: £45-50,000 OTE
The opportunity
Landall Services is looking for an ambitious and motivated individual to join our experienced Business Development team.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to build a long-term career in sales. You will initially focus on cold calling, prospecting, generating leads and nurturing prospective customers while receiving structured training and support.
As your knowledge, confidence and experience grow, you will be trained to progress into a full Sales Executive role. This will include attending customer meetings, presenting solutions, preparing proposals, managing opportunities and ultimately closing your own business.
You will work closely with experienced Business Development Managers who will provide practical coaching, mentoring and support throughout your development.
About Landall Services
Landall Services provides businesses with a complete range of office technology solutions, including:
- Managed print services
- IT support and Microsoft 365
- Cybersecurity
- Telecoms and connectivity
- Document management
- Automation and AI solutions
- Audio-visual technology
Our broad portfolio gives you plenty of opportunities to start conversations and introduce services that can genuinely improve the way businesses operate.
Key responsibilities
- Making outbound calls to prospective businesses
- Identifying and engaging with key decision makers
- Generating qualified leads and arranging appointments
- Researching prospective companies and identifying opportunities
- Building and maintaining a strong pipeline
- Nurturing prospects through calls, emails and regular follow-ups
- Working alongside experienced Business Development Managers
- Keeping accurate records and managing activities through the CRM system
- Learning Landall’s products, services and sales processes
- Achieving agreed activity, appointment and revenue targets
- Supporting the preparation of customer proposals and presentations
- Gradually taking ownership of customer meetings and sales opportunities
Training and career development
We are committed to helping the successful candidate develop into a confident and capable Sales Executive.
Your training and development will include:
- A structured introduction to Landall’s services and technology solutions
- Practical cold-calling, prospecting and objection-handling training
- Regular one-to-one coaching with experienced salespeople
- Listening to and shadowing successful sales calls
- Attending customer meetings alongside Business Development Managers
- Learning how to identify customer needs and recommend suitable solutions
- Training on preparing proposals, presenting solutions and negotiating agreements
- Gradually managing your own sales pipeline and customer opportunities
- Ongoing performance reviews and clear development objectives
As you develop, your responsibilities will grow from generating and nurturing leads to managing the complete sales process. There will be a clear opportunity to progress into a full Sales Executive position, followed by potential progression into a Business Development Manager or Account Manager role.
Who we are looking for
You do not need to be the finished article. We are looking for someone with the right attitude, ambition and willingness to learn.
The successful candidate will be:
- Confident and comfortable speaking with people on the telephone
- Positive, enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Resilient and able to remain focused when prospecting
- A clear and professional communicator
- Organised and consistent with follow-ups
- Comfortable working towards targets
- Coachable and keen to learn from an experienced team
- Driven by success and motivated by earning commission
- Interested in developing a long-term career in sales
Previous sales, telesales, customer service or business development experience would be helpful, but it is not essential for someone with the right personality and work ethic.
What we offer
- A realistic £45-50,000 on-target earning opportunity
- An excellent commission structure
- Structured sales and product training
- Ongoing mentoring from experienced Business Development Managers
- A clear career path into a full Sales Executive role
- Further progression opportunities into business development or account management
- Exposure to a broad range of technology products and services
- A supportive and established team environment
- The opportunity to build your own pipeline and customer relationships
- Recognition and reward for strong performance
This role would suit someone who is hungry to succeed, enjoys speaking with people and wants to develop their experience while earning excellent commission.
If you are ambitious, confident and ready to build a successful career in sales, we would love to hear from you.
Pay: £26,500.00-£34,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
