Skills

Sales Product Knowledge Prospecting CRM Social Media

Job Specifications

Location: Rudheath, Cheshire

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (flexible core hours, typically 8:00-4:30)

Reports to: Sales Manager

About The Role

Are you ambitious, resilient, and ready to kick-start your career in sales? As a Sales Apprentice, you'll join a dynamic team focused on driving growth and building strong customer relationships. Your day will start with a team huddle to share wins and tackle challenges, then dive into prospecting—making calls, leveraging social media, and booking meetings with potential clients.

This is a hands-on role where success means hitting activity targets, qualifying opportunities, and supporting the sales team with high-quality appointments. You'll learn the ropes of B2B sales, gain technical product knowledge, and even get involved in on-site trials with customers.

The career progression and future earning potential opportunities are limitless.

What You'll Be Doing

Making outbound calls (up to 100 per day) and engaging prospects via phone and social media
Booking qualified meetings for the sales team with FMCG businesses
Building and maintaining a pipeline of opportunities
Supporting trials and onboarding new customers
Learning technical aspects of our products and how they solve real-world problems

What "Good" Looks Like

Tenacious and confident on the phone
Organised and detail-oriented, especially with CRM updates
Goal-driven and motivated by results

Requirements

Hunger to grow and develop
Resilient
Some prior sales experience is hugely advantageous

Benefits

Salary £28,000 plus Uncapped Bonus

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About the Company

The Universal Business Team (UBT) is a fast-paced global consulting organisation supporting over 3,000 family businesses across 19 countries. We provide our customers with an unprecedented range of business advisory, coaching, consulting and training programs to move their business forward. We also partner with leading brands around the world, leveraging our group buying power to ensure our customers can access products and services at competitive prices. UBT has a unique value proposition to our customers and our staff i... Know more