Graduate Sales internship

Engineering sector

Job ID: 39721

8:30am – 5pm Monday to Thursday and 08:30am – 2:30pm Friday

Salary £30,000 per annum (salary increase over each year of internship)

Camberley

About

Our client is looking for the next generation of sales leaders to join their mission. This is a structured, three-year pathway designed to turn ambitious graduates into expert commercial professionals, with the opportunity to travel the world helping clients.

The internship will be spanning both our Internal and External Sales teams, providing the opportunity to build commercial awareness, master practical sales skills, and contribute to real customer outcomes. At the end of the programme, interns apply for a permanent role in either Internal or External Sales.

Candidate requirements:

• It would be advantageous to have a 2:1 or higher degree (or equivalent) in engineering: Mechanical, manufacturing, chemical, environmental, automotive or aerospace disciplines
• GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent): A solid foundation for handling pricing, margins and data analysis.
• Strong computer skills: Comfortable using Microsoft Office and CRM systems to manage data and communicate effectively.
• Commercial awareness: Understand the basics of business operations and the importance of delivering value to customers.
• Full UK driving licence: Required for regular customer site visits and building relationships with key accounts.
• Winner’s mindset and drive to achieve: You are motivated by goals and thrive on continual success.
• Positive, can-do attitude: You see solutions, not problems, and bring energy to every challenge.

Your Three-Year Journey

Year 1 - Building Foundational Sales Skills

• Your first year is all about building those essential soft skills that are required to be a successful sales team member, such as time management, prioritisation and effective communication. Alongside this you will be learning the fundamentals of our Products, CRM system the required sales techniques. You will gain deep product knowledge through hands on exposure in a variety of departments, to give you a clear understanding of the product lifecycle.

Year 2 – Developing Sales Skills & Customer Exposure

• Your second year will be focused on sharpening your negotiation and presentation skills, learning advanced sales strategies and mastering approaches to prospecting. This is where the theory gets put into practice as you work on real-time projects, collaborate across departments and actively contribute to sales campaigns to begin making a measurable impact. This real-life sales experience will be key for developing further skills in conflict resolution, adaptability and resilience.
• (Year 1 & 2 will be based primarily in the Camberley office to allow you to build the foundation of your business, product and sales knowledge and to collaborate closely with the team. And transition to hybrid working within the first 3-6 months with a minimum of 3 days in the office, as responsibilities broaden and more interaction with customers and wider business takes place.)

Year 3 – Transition & Leadership

• Your final year is centred around preparing for a future full-time sales role and learning how leadership skills and strategic contribution is key for future success. You will take ownership of the entire sales cycle from following up on new business leads, to managing key accounts. You can also expect to lead proposals, learn how to analyse key data, undertake sales forecasting and territory planning.
• (Year 3 - Transition into a fully remote, external sales role, undertaking supervised client visits across the UK with occasional overseas travel.)

Salary:

The salary we are offering will grow each year as your responsibilities evolve. The salary structure for this role is as follows:

Year 1 – Starting salary of £30,000

Year 2 – £33,000 at the start of year 2

Year 3 – £36,000 plus a car allowance at the start year 3

Role Specific Benefits:

• Your bonus scheme also evolves over this three-year period, to reflect the expected increase in your contribution to tangible sales results. In year 1 and 2 performance will be recognised through our Company profit sharing bonus scheme, with bonus payments twice a year (March & September). In year 3 you can benefit from a Sales Bonus of up to 15% for achieving sales targets and activity metrics such as meetings and phone calls.

Additional Benefits:

• Retail & gym discounts: Change to save on everyday purchases, food shopping, fashion, fitness memberships and more
• Cycle to work scheme: A scheme which allows you to get a new bike and accessories tax-free
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Opportunity to claim money back on everyday healthcare costs like dental, optical and physiotherapy
• Volunteering days: Two paid days per year to give back to the community and assist our positive impact in the local area
• Annual leave: 24 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing by one day at 2-, 5- and 10-years’ service) with the option to buy up to 5 extra days each year
• Wellbeing activities and resources: A variety of tools to support your mental and physical health including our EAP and access to support from Mental Health First Aiders
• Enhanced pension scheme: Boost your future savings with our salary sacrifice pension scheme

Embracing diversity in all its forms, our client is an equal opportunity employer. They welcome individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or belief.

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