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Business Development Executive / Telesales Executive

Smart Design UK
Ashford Full-time
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Join a Fast\-Growing Creative \& Digital Agency \- On Target Earning up to £40,000

Smart Design UK helps businesses grow through:

  • Professional website design

  • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

  • Branding and graphic design

  • Digital marketing

  • Print management and promotional materials
We work with ambitious businesses across the UK and are looking for a highly motivated Business Development Executive to generate new opportunities and help drive our next stage of growth.

If you are confident on the phone, love speaking with business owners, and thrive in a target\-driven environment, this role offers exceptional earning potential and career progression.

The Role

You will be responsible for generating new business opportunities by speaking with business owners and decision makers across multiple industries.

Your role will involve:

  • Outbound B2B calling

  • Proactively calling business owners and decision\-makers

  • Identifying companies that need better websites, branding or marketing

  • Building rapport and uncovering opportunities

  • Booking qualified appointments and generating proposals

  • Following up on leads and nurturing prospects

  • Managing your pipeline using CRM software

  • Consistently achieving and exceeding targets

  • This is NOT a scripted call centre role.
We want someone confident enough to have natural business conversations and build genuine rapport with prospects

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills and Attributes

  • Proven B2B telesales, business development or appointment\-setting experience

  • Excellent communication and listening skills

  • Confident speaking with company directors and senior decision\-makers

  • Highly motivated and target driven

  • Resilient and comfortable handling objections

  • Professional, organised and self\-motivated

  • Strong commercial awareness
Desirable Experience
  • Digital marketing, website design, SEO or branding sales

  • Agency sales experience

  • CRM experience
What Success Looks Like

In this role you will:

  • Generate high\-quality sales opportunities every week

  • Build a strong pipeline of prospects

  • Consistently exceed activity and revenue targets

  • Play a key role in the company’s growth
What We Offer
  • Competitive basic salary

  • Uncapped commission with realistic OTE of £40k–£50k\+

  • Warm leads and outbound prospecting opportunities

  • Full training on our services and sales process

  • Career progression into senior sales and sales leadership role

  • Supportive, ambitious and creative team environment
Who This Role Is Perfect For

This opportunity is ideal for someone who:

  • Loves speaking to people and building relationships

  • Enjoys winning new business

  • Wants uncapped earning potential

  • Takes pride in delivering results

  • Is ambitious and wants to grow with a successful company
How to Apply

Please send your CV along with a short message explaining:

  • Your biggest sales achievement

  • Why you would be a great fit for this role

  • What motivates you in sales
Outstanding candidates will be invited to complete a short telephone interview and live sales roleplay.

Why Join Smart Design UK?

At Smart Design UK, you will be selling services that genuinely help businesses grow. You’ll join a company with a strong reputation, high\-quality services and significant opportunity for personal and financial success.

If you’re an ambitious sales professional looking for a rewarding role with uncapped earnings, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay: £26,000\.00\-£30,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension

  • Free parking

  • On\-site parking

  • Referral programme
Work Location: In person

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