Trainee Business Development Executive

Trainee Business Development Executive

Location: Blackburn – BB1
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 + Uncapped Commission

Start Your Career in Business Development

No previous sales or recruitment experience required – full training provided.

 

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 08:00am-17:00pm - We would consider part time hours for the right candidate

We're looking for an ambitious, confident and motivated Trainee Business Development Executive to join our growing team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to build a career in sales and business development. 

 

We're more interested in your attitude, ambition and willingness to learn than your experience.

 

You'll be trained and supported to develop the skills needed to identify new business opportunities, build relationships with prospective clients and generate new business for gap personnel.

 

What You'll Be Doing

• Researching and identifying potential new clients.
• Making outbound calls and introducing our recruitment solutions.
• Building relationships with key decision-makers.
• Identifying customer needs and new business opportunities.
• Following up with prospective clients.
• Working towards activity and performance targets.
• Managing opportunities and keeping our CRM up to date.
• Working closely with our experienced sales and branch teams.

 

What We're Looking For

You don't need previous sales or recruitment experience. We're looking for someone who is:

• Ambitious and motivated to build a career.
• Confident speaking to new people.
• Resilient and doesn't give up easily.
• Positive and enthusiastic.
• Driven by targets and achieving results.
• Keen to learn and open to coaching and feedback.
• Organised with a strong work ethic.
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel and Outlook)

 

Experience in sales, recruitment, customer service, retail, hospitality or other target-driven environments is useful, but not essential.

 

What We Offer

• £28,000 – £30,000 salary + uncapped commission
• 25 Days holiday plus day off for your birthday if on working day
• Full training and ongoing coaching.
• Clear career progression.
• Supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to build a long-term career in business development.

 

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If you've got the right attitude, ambition and determination to succeed, we'd love to hear from you.