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TRAINEE SALES EXECUTIVE
Southampton
Up to circa £28K Basic + Bonus
Salary Reviewed Every 3 Months
Learn, Earn, Progress
We're hiring entry-level / junior Sales Executives to join a fast-moving, high-support B2B sales team. This is a trainee role with real structure, proper coaching and a clear path to progression. Perfect for someone with some sales or customer-facing experience who wants to build a long-term career in sales.
The Role
This is hands-on, desk-based sales (around 90%), with occasional face-to-face customer meetings once you're up and running.
- Handling both inbound and outbound calls
- Managing your own inbox and customer enquiries
- Building profitable relationships, not just taking orders
- Working towards clear call and profit targets (no guessing what "good" looks like)
You'll be supported every step of the way, but ownership of results sits with you.
The Day-to-Day
No two days are identical, but your core focus will be:
- Speaking to customers daily, high call volume, high energy
- Managing a customer portfolio while also finding new opportunities
- Spotting ways to turn enquiries into profitable orders
- Updating your pipeline accurately and consistently
- Learning how to sell properly, not just process orders
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You'll go through a structured in-house Sales Academy, including:
- Understanding the full internal sales cycle
- Listening to real call examples from top performers
- Shadowing experienced colleagues
- Weekly desk-side coaching from your Team Leader
- Monthly 1:1s with your Sales Manager
The Culture & Environment
This is a loud, lively, collaborative sales floor:
- Music on all day
- Live call stats and talk-time screens
- Bells ringing when targets are hit
- Daily shout-outs for calls and profit at lunch and end of day
- Colleagues actively helping colleagues win
Targets matter, but people aren't beaten with them. Coaching comes first.
And yes… there are incentives:
- Rolling 3-month salary incentives
- Regular socials
- Prize wheels, vouchers, chocolates, spot rewards (always changing)
Progression (This Is Not a Dead-End Role)
Many of the Sales Managers here started in this exact role.
The pathway looks like:
- Internal Account Manager
- Team Leader
- Sales Management
Most leadership roles are filled internally.
If you bring the drive, you'll be given the opportunity.
You'll Fit This Role If You:
- Have some experience in sales, targets, or a customer-facing environment
- Are motivated by money and results (house goals welcome)
- Enjoy speaking to people all day
- Want a sales career - not "just an office job"
- Thrive in a busy, performance-led environment
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This Role Probably Isn't for You If:
- You want inbound-only or admin-heavy work
- Targets make you uncomfortable
- You prefer a quiet, low-energy office
The Package
- Salary: £25,000 - £28,000
- Profit Share: Annual, uncapped and completely individual
- Hours: 8:50am - 5:00pm (1-hour lunch)
- Early Finish Fridays: Finish at 3pm if weekly targets are hit
- Holiday: 25 days (including Christmas closure)
- Pension: Auto-enrolled, matched up to 6%
- Perks: Free on-site gym & parking
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