Sales Negotiator Apprenticeship

Are you looking to kick start your career or grow your career in a different industry? If you're passionate about customer service, teamwork and sales and want the opportunity to earn whilst you train for a nationally recognised qualification, we want to hear from you!

We, at Keyline Civils Specialist, have a brilliant opportunity for a Sales Apprentice to join our collaborative and thriving Sales Office team based in our East Anglia Nationals office. In this role you will coordinate inbound calls and orders for customers, offering a single point of contact for pricing and ordering for our large National Customers. Linking with our branches and Account Managers, you will play a key part in our sales growth through proactive customer engagement.

Right from the start you’ll be supported in your development. You’ll join our Sales Apprenticeship, a 12 month, Level 4 Apprenticeship that will give you the tools to be successful in your role. Over the length of your apprenticeship programme, you’ll explore:

• Our business and the industry in which we operate

• The products we sell and the services we provide

• Your own influencing and negotiating skills

• What makes us different and keeps us as the number one choice for our valued customer base

Our Apprenticeships are focused on your development and factor study time into your working week, so you can achieve your qualification without affecting your work-life balance. We provide you with a fantastic support network through; 1:1 coaching, mentoring and technical and skills training to enable you to progress your career with us. Along the way, our experienced team will provide you with plenty of support to ensure you get the best out of your Apprenticeship. And it doesn’t have to end here, as we have a suite of Apprenticeship programmes that can support you to continue to develop your career with us, all the way up to the Boardroom. 

What will you be doing?

There is no such thing as a typical day when you’re an Apprentice with Keyline. What you can expect is to gain exposure across a number of areas within the team, allowing you to see where your strengths and interests lie and the direction you would like to develop your career in. Your role responsibilities will require you to:

• Provide high quality customer service over the phone.

• Use your newly developed sales skills to question your customers to understand their needs and create solutions for them.

• Take ownership for customer quotes and be proactive in following these up. 

• Ensure all customer and supplier queries are actioned and resolved in a timely manner.

We are after someone who’s enthusiastic, resilient and resourceful, with a sharp eye for identifying new opportunities and a passion for excellence. 

But what can we offer you?

Recognised as one of Britain’s Top Employers: offering you the opportunity to fulfil your potential in a forward thinking company that still believes in upholding family values - and putting our colleagues and customers at the heart of our growing business ensuring we are making decent returns. Despite our size, we’ve got the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition.

Joining Keyline as a Sales Apprentice means joining a reputable and expanding business offering great company benefits and the support of an employer who values your development as much as you.