Tennial Personnel are recruiting for a driven and target-focused Sales Associate to join our client on a temporary-to-permanent basis. This role is Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm (37 hours per week), offering £14.00 - £16.00 per hour depending on experience, with the opportunity to secure a permanent position after 12 weeks.

Upon successful transition, candidates will benefit from a competitive salary increase, enhanced pension contributions, and improved holiday entitlement.

This role is best suited to someone with a strong sales mentality, who is confident in generating new business, handling objections, and closing deals. You will be responsible for promoting a range of services including commercial cleaning, parking solutions, and printing services, with a clear focus on revenue generation and hitting targets.

You will operate as part of a growing sales function, reporting directly to the Head of Operations, and will play a key role in driving business growth through proactive sales activity.

The role offers a flexible structure of one day per week in the office, four days remote, alongside regular client visits. However, this is a highly proactive sales role, requiring consistent outbound activity including warm and cold calling, email outreach, and face-to-face meetings.

There is strong potential for progression into a Sales Leadership position for high performers.

Key Responsibilities:

Proactively generate new business through cold calling, email campaigns, and networking

Convert leads into sales through effective questioning, objection handling, and closing techniques

Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation through to closing deals

Build and maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities

Attend client meetings to present services and secure new business

Prepare and deliver quotations and proposals

Maintain accurate CRM records and track all sales activity

Consistently work towards and exceed sales targets

Build long-term relationships to maximise repeat business

Skills Required

Strong communication and interpersonal skills across phone, email, and face-to-face interactions

Confident in influencing, negotiating, and closing sales

Target-driven with a results-focused mindset

Resilient, proactive, and self-motivated with a strong work ethic

Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage your own pipeline

Ability to engage confidently with decision-makers

Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CRM systems

Qualifications Required
Essential: Previous experience in a customer service or customer-facing role

Desirable: Previous experience in a sales, business development, or target-driven role

Experience working towards KPIs or targets is highly advantageous

Full UK driving licence

Willingness to travel for client meetings

Ability to work independently and take ownership of results

Keywords
Sales Executive

Business Development

B2B Sales