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Business Development / Sales Trainee

About the Role

We are looking for an ambitious, commercially driven Business Development / Sales Trainee to join our growing recruitment business, specialising in the manufacturing and engineering sectors.

This is not a traditional recruitment consultant role. The position is purely focused on business development, sales and winning new clients.

Working within our unique business model, you will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, engaging with prospective clients and developing relationships with companies across the manufacturing and engineering sectors. Your primary objective will be to open doors, generate opportunities and ultimately bring new clients into the business.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys the sales process, is motivated by targets and enjoys speaking to decision-makers and building commercial relationships.

What You'll Be Doing

Identifying and researching new potential clients across the manufacturing and engineering sectorsProactively generating new business opportunities through outbound calls, email, LinkedIn and other channelsSpeaking with business owners, hiring managers and senior decision-makersQualifying prospects and understanding their recruitment requirementsBuilding and maintaining a strong pipeline of prospective clientsBooking meetings and developing opportunities from initial contact through to conversionDeveloping long-term commercial relationships with new clientsMaintaining accurate records of activity, prospects and opportunitiesConsistently working towards and exceeding agreed sales and business development targetsWorking closely with the wider recruitment team to ensure new opportunities are effectively converted and delivered

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who already has previous sales or business development experience (ideally within the recruitment sector) who is looking to develop their career within a highly commercial environment.

You'll ideally have:

Previous experience in a sales or business development related roleRecruitment experience preferably not essentialExcellent communication and relationship-building skillsA proactive, persistent and resilient approach to salesThe ability to identify opportunities and engage with decision-makersA strong commercial mindsetThe motivation to work towards targets and measurable resultsGood organisational skills and the ability

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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