Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Group
Sales Executive

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Sales Executive £45,000 – £55,000 Basic + Uncapped Commission £80,000 OTE Hybrid / Work From Home B2B | New Business | Consultative Sales
We’re working with an established and growing B2B organisation looking to add an experienced Sales Executive to its commercial team. We can't give too much information as you will recognise them immediately. 1000+ staff worldwide. You’ll be selling a high-value, insight-led business service that helps organisations identify and access new commercial opportunities within their target markets.
The Role
You’ll take ownership of the full new-business sales cycle, from identifying potential clients through to pitching, negotiating, and closing.
Day to day, you’ll be:
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- Identifying and prospecting new B2B clients
- Cold calling, emailing, and using LinkedIn to generate opportunities
- Building and managing your own sales pipeline
- Speaking with senior sales, commercial, and business leaders
- Understanding a prospect’s market, proposition, and growth objectives
- Delivering consultative sales presentations
- Clearly communicating the commercial value and ROI of the service
- Negotiating and closing new business
- Developing relationships that can lead to recurring revenue
- Working towards individual revenue and activity targets.
What Are We Looking For?
We’re deliberately keeping the sector background relatively open.
The strongest candidates will have experience selling B2B services, solutions, subscriptions, or other intangible propositions where success relies on demonstrating value rather than simply competing on price.


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Relevant backgrounds could include:
- SaaS / Technology
- Business Intelligence
- Market Research
- Data & Insights
What's On Offer?
- £45,000 – £55,000 basic salary
- £80,000 OTE
- Uncapped commission
- Work-from-home flexibility
- Established and commercially proven proposition
- Opportunity to work with major B2B organisations
- Clear progression for high performers
- Growing sales team with further expansion planned
Interested? Apply now for a confidential conversation.
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