Telesales Executive

Telesales Executive
Based near Oadby, Leicester
The Company: our client is a successful aviation training provider with an established commercial air operation.
Job Summary: Join a dynamic telesales team focused on connecting with potential and current customers, including new leads generated by our marketing initiatives. These individuals are generally already well-informed and enthusiastic about our product, seeking to schedule visits, attend our career seminars and participate in pilot selections.
Your responsibilities include educating prospective customers about the numerous opportunities, career prospects, and details of our courses and scholarship programmes. Additionally, you'll play a pivotal role in closing deals, processing payments/deposits, and upholding a positive brand image through professional phone interactions.
Operating Monday to Friday, your hard work and commitment will be rewarded as you build a pipeline and lasting relationships with prospective businesses, connecting with leads generated primarily through social media marketing and industry awareness campaigns.
This role involves high outbound calls and revenue targets. Progression opportunities exist within the role, including potential promotion to lead a sales team.
Key responsibilities:
* Making around 100+ telesales calls a day to qualified leads, existing customers and new enquiries
* Following up with emails to ensure relationships with customers are maintained
* Hitting daily, weekly and monthly targets and working strictly to KPI’s
* Closing new business
You will:
* Be a target-driven individual who is capable of meeting targets and enjoys exceeding them.
* Have a professional telephone manner with the ability to confidently control a conversation.
* Be self-motivated, and a strong communicator and with good influencing skills.
* Be committed to excellence and maintaining standards.
* Demonstrate ability to drive innovation and think creatively.
* Have an ambitious and competitive nature
* Be a quick learner able to recognise the needs of prospective customers.
* Have had previous experience of selling over the phone and will be comfortable working in an environment that is results-driven.
* Be a positive individual with a thick skin
* Be IT literate, preferably experienced in using CRM software.
* Be a team player
* Have a driving licence and vehicle.
* Able to work full-time, permanent - Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 17:30
* Basic salary based on experience - plus generous OTE bonus structure