Summary
Swarm Training is working with Ram Peripherals in their search for a Level 4 Sales Executive Apprentice. This apprenticeship offers a remarkable opportunity to learn a wide range of skills essential for building a successful and fulfilling career.
Wage
£14,000 a year
Salary range is between £14,000 to £16,500 per annum.
Training course
Sales executive (level 4)
Hours
Core working hours will be 35 hours per week from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role is office-based.
35 hours a week
Start date
Thursday 29 May 2025
Duration
1 year 6 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Learn to independently identify and source new clients within the optical media and 3D printing sectors
* Assist in creating, tailoring, and delivering presentations to prospective clients
* Meet or exceed sales targets and KPIs set by the director
* Develop and maintain relationships with clients, ensuring exceptional service throughout the sales cycle
* Manage the sales process from lead generation to closing
* Quickly adapt to new technologies and product offerings
* Identify new business opportunities within the disc publishing and 3D printing industries
Where you’ll work
14 LOMBARD ROAD
LONDON
SW19 3TZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SWARM APPRENTICESHIPS C.I.C
Your training course
Sales executive (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Sales planning and preparation: Set effective targets using sales forecasts. Prioritise customers and activities to grow account value and maximise return-on-investment in line with your organisation’s strategy. Formulate or refine customer plans and objectives. Create efficient territory plans where appropriate.
* Customer engagement: Effectively communicate and interpret customer information exchanged through written, verbal and non-verbal communication. Develop a customer engagement style that effectively opens sales conversations, builds rapport, enhances customer relationships, and adapts to different customer’s social preferences.
* Customer needs analysis: Be highly skilled at effective questioning and active listening techniques to understand the customer’s needs, guide the sales conversation appropriately, create mutual understanding, and build trust and affinity with customers.
* Propose and present solutions: Develop sales proposals and deliver them using a presentation style and technique appropriate for your customer. Present relevant products and/or services, explain features and their advantages, and clearly articulate the value and benefit of the solution for the specific customer. Use and adapt a range of techniques to draw-out and overcome common sales objections.
* Negotiate: Research the customer’s likely desired outcomes and negotiating stance. Develop responses to likely objections. Identify your own organisation’s needs, such as minimum price and acceptable terms. Negotiate or trade variables effectively.
* Closing Sales: Be attuned to verbal and non-verbal buying-signals andmove to close at an appropriate point in sales conversations. Develop ethical techniques to close sales and confirm customers’ purchase agreement.
* Gathering Intelligence: Collect, analyse and interpret market intelligence and share it appropriately and effectively within your organisation.
* Time Management: Use and adapt appropriate tools and techniques to prioritise and manage your time effectively.
* Collaboration and team work: Contribute effectively within a team environment. Work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. Manage communications with the cross-functional team in relation to the effective delivery of your sales, such as finance and service delivery. Support continual business improvement by sharing best practice with sales team colleagues and assist the marketing team to develop new marketing collateral.
* Customer experience management: Deliver a positive customer experience. Manage customer enquiries and issues effectively. Take proactive action to prevent and minimise customer concerns and complaints. Handle all customer interactions professionally to the customer’s satisfaction.
* Digital skills: Effectively use digital tools to conduct research and target customers in line with the overall sales strategy. Able to deliver presentations and meetings using digital communication. Complete accurate records and process sales in accordance with your organisation’s policies, procedures and digital CRM systems.
Your training plan
Training will be with us – Swarm Training, a national provider of apprenticeships throughout the UK. The successful candidate will work towards the Level 4 Sales Executive qualification, this apprenticeship will take 12-18 months to complete with assessments.
The apprentice is required to complete a minimum of 6 hours per week during working hours, working towards achieving the qualification. A tutor will conduct training sessions once a month, where the apprentice will be allocated tasks to be completed during working hours.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English and Maths (grade Grade C/4 or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Team working
* Initiative
* Interpersonal skills
* Results Driven