DHL Express
Telephone Sales Executive
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Location: East Midlands Airport
Connecting People. Improving Lives.
At DHL Express, we’re passionate about delivering excellence and creating an outstanding customer experience. As the world’s most international company, we pride ourselves on our culture of respect, inclusion, and growth. Join us and be part of a team that values your contribution and invests in your future.
Your role
As a Telephone Sales Executive, you’ll be responsible for acquiring, retaining, and developing customers over the phone to maintain and grow profitable revenue. You’ll manage a portfolio of existing and potential customers, converting leads into loyal clients while achieving individual sales targets.
What you’ll do
- Manage a portfolio of customers via regular call cycles.
- Convert prospect leads into customers, focusing on those with maximum revenue potential.
- Establish customer agreements and apply pricing guidelines.
- Maintain accurate customer information in our systems.
- Promote e-commerce tools and cost-effective sales channels.
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, security, and customs regulations.
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What you’ll bring
- Proven track record in a sales environment.
- Excellent communication, planning, and organisational skills.
- Strong achievement drive and ability to work as part of a team.
- Confident telephone skills and computer literacy.
- Experience in telephone sales, call centre, or face-to-face customer contact preferred.
- GCSE standard in English and Maths (or equivalent).
What we offer
- Competitive salary
- Sales commission schemes
- Generous holiday entitlement (increasing with service)
- Company pension scheme with excellent contribution rates
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced maternity pay and company sick pay
- Voluntary benefits including retail, entertainment, and gym discounts
- Discounted health assessments
- Access to wellbeing programmes and mental health first aiders
- Excellent training and development opportunities with a strong focus on internal promotion
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What’s Next?
- Apply now and upload your CV online.
- If your CV has been shortlisted one of our Recruitment & Talent Advisor’s will contact you within 5-10 days to discuss further details.
Please note: Due to the nature of our business, we are regulated by the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority), therefore it is compulsory for all applicants once offered employment to provide a full 5-year employment history. Additional to this we are required to carry out a Criminal Record check.
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