Internal Sales Executive

Leatherhead | £28,000 – £33,000 (depending on experience)

Permanent | Full time | 37 hours per week

Ready to move your sales career up a gear? This Internal Sales Executive role is ideal for a graduate with 1–3 years’ sales experience who enjoys speaking with customers, solving problems and getting into the technical detail.

You will handle warm, inbound enquiries, advise on specialist products, prepare accurate quotations and help turn opportunities into long-term customers. You will quickly build strong product knowledge and a solid understanding of the industry.

What you will be doing

• Respond quickly to inbound enquiries and qualify customer needs
• Use technical information to help customers and specifiers choose the right products
• Develop a strong understanding of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and controls
• Liaise with the technical department, manufacturers and internal teams
• Prepare accurate, timely quotations and follow them up proactively
• Spot opportunities for equipment sales, planned maintenance and upgrades
• Support marketing activity, including trade shows and LinkedIn content
• Keep HubSpot and other systems up to date with accurate records
• Work towards agreed sales targets and review your pipeline regularly
• Build and maintain long-term customer relationships

About you

You will have:

• Around 2 years’ sales experience (technical or business-to-business sales an advantage)
• A degree or similar level qualification (any subject, interest in engineering is a plus)
• Experience in an engineering or technical environment (desirable, not essential)
• A full UK driving licence and live within 45 minutes of Leatherhead
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail, especially in quotation preparation
• A proactive, organised and commercially aware mindset
• Confidence using the full sales process from enquiry to invoice
• Good time management and the ability to juggle multiple enquiries

You will also have a good working knowledge of:

• Microsoft Office
• HubSpot
• Sage
• SharePoint (advantageous)

You must be able to:

• Be flexible and step outside your usual duties when needed
• Apply technical reasoning to new situations and offer practical solutions
• Provide cover for colleagues when required
• Solve problems both technically and commercially
• Promote products professionally over the phone and on site

Training is provided from day one, with clear opportunities to progress your career as the business continues to grow.

Benefits

• £28,000 – £33,000 salary depending on experience
• Quarterly and annual bonus
• Pension scheme
• Regular training and further development
• 23 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Company events

If you are a graduate with a couple of years’ sales experience and want to build a long-term career in technical sales, apply now.