Job Role: Sales Development Representative
Location: Leicester, LE19 1SU
Salary: £25,877 - £28,000 (DoE) + Commission
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
What We Can Offer You: 25 Days Annual Leave, Additional Holiday Purchase, Hybrid Working, Life Assurance, Vitality Private Healthcare, Subsidised Gym Memberships, Cycle to Work Scheme, Discount Vouchers and Access to Wellbeing Resources
Why do we want you?
You've already got some sales experience and you know that to succeed, you need to have good conversations, ask the right questions and be prepared to put the effort in! You're happy working towards targets, comfortable picking up the phone, and don't take a knock-back personally.
Joining Mercia (part of Wilmington plc) means joining a trusted business with a strong reputation and a loyal customer base.
You'll be speaking with prospective and existing customers, uncovering new opportunities and helping customers get the most from our services. It's a role where you'll develop your sales skills and have support from our experienced sales team.If you're looking for a role where you can keep learning and and build a long-term sales career, we'd love to hear from you!
Please note: To complete your application, you will be redirected to Wilmington plc’s career site. At Wilmington plc, we celebrate individuality and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. As a Disability Confident employer, we shortlist all applicants who meet the essential role criteria and guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet these criteria. For reasonable adjustments or to apply under our interview guarantee scheme, please use the contact details provided once you have clicked “apply”!
As our Sales Development Representative, you'll be one of the first people our customers speak to. You'll spend your time talking to prospective and existing clients, qualifying opportunities, responding to enquiries and helping our sales team connect with the right people.
You'll also play an important role in retaining customers and supporting renewals, giving you exposure to the full sales cycle and the opportunity to develop valuable commercial skills.
Your responsibilities will include:
What’s the Best Thing About This Role?
You'll get exposure to lots of different types of sales conversations from generating new opportunities and qualifying leads to supporting renewals and customer retention.
You'll be trusted to make things happen, and every meeting booked, customer retained and opportunity created will contribute to the team's success.
What’s the Most Challenging Thing About This Role?
It's a busy role with a lot to keep on top of. You could be following up on new enquiries one minute and speaking with a customer who's thinking about cancelling the next. You'll need to stay organised, manage multiple priorities and remain positive when conversations don't always go your way.
To be successful in this role, you must have:
We know it’s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role’s location by the start of their employment.
About us
Mercia, part of Wilmington plc, is a leading provider of training, compliance, and support services to the UK accountancy profession.
Our focus is on helping accountants stay ahead of regulatory change and technical updates while supporting their development through practical learning resources.
Join us and do Work That Means Something
At Wilmington plc, we help global customers to do the right business in the right way - providing trusted data, insights, and education to navigate the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) landscape.
When you join us, you’ll not only make a real difference for our customers, you’ll also enjoy flexibility through hybrid working and benefit from a wide range of learning, career, and development opportunities.
Whether you're just starting out, returning to work after a break, or looking to take your next step, you’ll be doing work with meaning.
Join us and make a real difference. Click on “APPLY” today!
The Legal Bit!
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
*Please note that this role may remain advertised until an offer of employment has been made.
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