Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive

Salary: £25k-£27k basic OTE £35k

Location: Maidenhead

Are you looking to start your career in sales, or wanting to move to a company where you can sharpen your sales skills? We’re recruiting for an ambitious, motivated person to join our sales team as a Business Development Executive. 

Why work with us?:

• A great starting salary of £25k-£27k basic OTE £35k
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays that equates to 36 days holiday per year (7 weeks and 1 day)
• Structured reviews every 6 months including earnings review.
• Award winning in-house training.
• Excellent opportunities for development and progression
• Health cash plan
• Pension scheme
• Income protection
• Mobile phone
• A supportive and inspiring team with great mentors

Who will you be working with?

MCFT are a nationwide company who specialise in Catering and Refrigeration maintenance working for high end customers in the UK, Netherlands and the Middle East. We’re the leaders in our field - not just in the UK but abroad. We have achieved this through our amazing employees, who are all committed to delivering first class service to all our customers, no matter what their role.

We are looking for like-minded people who are dynamic, focused and communicate effectively and get a real buzz out of doing the doing - first time every time.

You will fit in well at MCFT, if you’re able to work in a fast-paced environment, are target driven, have strong attention to detail and enjoy working with people who have the same emphasis on delivering quality service and a desire to be the best at what you do.

What is the role?

As part of the sales department, you’ll be essential in helping to build a strong pipeline of sales. This will include activity such as:

• Running support sales including cold calling and prospecting new potential clients using LinkedIn.
• Set up appointments for the Regional Sales Manager.
• Support on tender opportunities, learning to compile documentation and presentations.
• Assist in the generation of quotations.
• Ensure our CRM (Customer Relations Management) database is updated and accurate.
• Act as the first point of call for regional sales and account queries.
• Ensuring company policies and procedures are followed and delivered within KPI’s and service level agreements.
• Support other colleagues within MCFT. 

What we’re looking for in a candidate?

• A confident person that is able to present themselves professionally in person and over the phone.
• A problem solver, someone who is able to manage difficult and challenging situations.
• Someone who is pro-active and a self-starter, who enjoys working as part of a team but can also work alone.
• You will possess a positive, can-do attitude, and have a hands-on approach to the work load
• Able to build relationships internally and externally with all stakeholders. 
• Previous telephone/internal sales experience preferable but not essential - full training will be given.
• Someone who is able to work with IT programmes.

Sound right for you? Great - we can’t wait to speak with you! 

To find out more and to submit your application, please email us your CV and supporting statement via the button below.