Graduate Sales Executive

Job Description

Love sport, enjoy talking to people and think you'd be good at sales?Love sport, enjoy talking to people and think you'd be good at sales?

We're working with an ambitious fitness business that's bringing a fresh approach to boxing and strength training, with big plans to grow across the UK.

Think high-energy workouts, great coaches and a proper community feel. It's a young business with a startup mentality, backed by entrepreneurs who've built and sold successful companies.

They're now looking for their first junior sales hire to help grow membership numbers across their London gyms.

No previous sales experience needed. If you're confident, competitive, enjoy meeting people and aren't afraid to pick up the phone, this could be a brilliant first job.

What you'll be doing

You'll join a small commercial team, working closely with experienced salespeople and the people running the business.

Your job is pretty straightforward: speak to people who've already shown an interest in joining the gyms and help turn that interest into a membership. Some will have visited for a trial session. Others will have made an enquiry online. You'll be following up, having conversations, answering questions and hopefully getting them signed up.

No cold calling. You'll be speaking to people who've already expressed an interest.

You'll be:

• Calling prospective members who've enquired or attended a trial session
• Building rapport, understanding what they're looking for and helping them decide whether to join
• Following a sales script, with plenty of training and support
• Handling questions and objections, and learning how to close a sale
• Keeping track of conversations and following up with potential members
• Working towards sales targets, with commission for every new member you sign up
• Spending time at different gyms, getting to know the teams and the product you're selling

Who we're looking for
 
We're much more interested in your personality than your CV.
 
Maybe you've just graduated and played team sports at university. Perhaps you've worked in hospitality or retail and discovered you're pretty good at talking to people. Or maybe you've always fancied trying sales but haven't had the opportunity yet.
 
Ideally, you'll be:

• Naturally chatty, confident and comfortable speaking to new people
• Competitive and motivated by hitting targets
• Interested in sport, fitness or the gym industry
• Happy spending a good chunk of your day on the phone
• Resilient, positive and not easily discouraged
• Keen to learn, take feedback and get better
• Someone who enjoys being part of a team

You don't need to be a fitness expert or have any previous sales experience. Enthusiasm, confidence and a willingness to learn are far more important.
 
Why join?
 
This isn't a huge corporate sales department where you're just another number. You'll be joining a growing business with ambitious plans, working closely with a small team of entrepreneurs and commercial people who've got plenty of experience to share.
 
You'll receive proper training, learn how to sell and get a real understanding of how a growing business attracts customers.
 
And as the business expands, there's the opportunity to take on more responsibility and potentially move into broader sales or business development roles.
 
You'll also get to work from different gym locations, predominantly around West London, rather than being stuck behind the same desk every day.
 
The details
 

• Salary: £28,000 basic + commission (£34,000 OTE)
• Location: West London, with travel between gym locations
• Experience: No previous sales experience required
• Training: Full training and ongoing support
• Progression: Opportunity to develop into broader sales and business development roles

If you're looking for your first step into sales and want to work somewhere energetic, ambitious and a little different, we'd love to hear from you.