Driver Hire Bedford and Huntingdon
Telesales & Appointment Maker
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Location: Bridgwater
Posted on: 17 August 2026
Pay: £14.00 – £21.00 per hour
Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:30 – 17:30
Job Type: Full-time
Job Ref: 125/00776
Bonuses: Personal and business performance-related bonus opportunities
The Role
DriverHire Bridgwater & Taunton is looking for an experienced Telesales & Appointment Maker to join our growing team.
- Proactively generate new B2B sales leads
- Make outbound calls to prospective clients
- Identify decision-makers and uncover genuine business opportunities
- Qualify prospects and understand their recruitment requirements
- Book quality appointments for the field sales team
- Follow up leads, enquiries and previous prospects
- Build rapport and develop long-term client relationships
- Handle objections confidently and professionally
- Close your own sales and new business opportunities where possible
- Maintain accurate CRM records and sales pipelines
- Work towards realistic individual and team targets
- Support the continued growth of DriverHire Bridgwater & Taunton
What We’re Looking For
You will need a minimum of 2 years’ proven sales experience, ideally within telesales, B2B sales, recruitment, business development, appointment setting or a similar commercial environment.
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You Should Be
- Confident and professional on the telephone
- Experienced in B2B lead generation and prospecting
- Commercially aware with a strong sales mindset
- A natural relationship builder
- Comfortable speaking with business owners and decision-makers
- Skilled at consultative selling and needs-based questioning
- Confident handling objections and negotiating
- Able to recognise and close sales opportunities
- Self-motivated, organised and target-driven
- Resilient and comfortable working with outbound activity
- Able to manage your own sales pipeline effectively
- Positive, professional and determined
- Focused on quality conversations rather than high-pressure selling
What We Offer
- Pay: £14.00 – £21.00 per hour
- Hours: Monday to Friday working – 09:30 to 17:30
- No weekend working
- Personal performance-related bonuses
- Business performance-related bonuses
- Supportive, professional and locally managed working environment
- Opportunity to develop your own client portfolio
- Clear career progression into Account Management
- Further progression into a Business Development Manager role
- Options for ongoing work and temp-to-perm opportunities if successful
- Opportunity to build a genuine long-term career in sales and recruitment
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About DriverHire
DriverHire is the UK’s largest specialist transport and logistics recruitment company. While it is a national brand, it operates as a franchised network, meaning DriverHire Bridgwater & Taunton is locally and independently owned, giving clients and candidates the benefit of a trusted national brand with the personal service of a local, family-run business.
If you are an experienced salesperson who enjoys developing relationships, generating opportunities and closing business without the aggressive hard-sell approach, we would like to hear from you.
Apply today to join DriverHire Bridgwater & Taunton and take the next step in your sales career.
Apply today to join DriverHire Bridgwater & Taunton and take the next step in your sales career.
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