Graduate Sales Executive – Finance

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Chris Thompson

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Overview

£22,000 pa
Entry level
Manchester, UK
Sales Data, Financial services

Job Description

An amazing opportunity to join one of Manchester’s fastest growing companies on an accredited sales graduate scheme.

Founded in 2006, my client has been growing and developing ever since, to become one of the fastest growing companies in the UK. Their office is in the vibrant city centre of Manchester, where you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the experts in the industry and be part of an inclusive and fun company culture. My client has an extremely strong focus on personal development, so are looking for driven graduates who want to start a career in sales, and with the right tools from the extensive training academy, move into leadership roles within 9-12 months as part of the graduate scheme.

Benefits/What You Get:

  • Basic salary of £22,000…which is well above average for similar roles in Manchester
  • Average commission in year one is £32.5K, but this is uncapped and top earners are making 50K
  • Regular socials and nights out, to make you part of the fun team
  • Accredited graduate training academy – first 3 months to show you the ropes, and then weekly and monthly sessions to make you an expert in the industry and sales professional
  • As part of the graduate scheme you will be able to move into managerial positions within just 9-12 months

The Role:

  • Attain a thorough knowledge of the business itself, the industry and their clients – become a market expert
  • Create a pipeline of new business through proactively calling and delivering exceptional customer service
  • Call warm leads to create deals (yes warm leads)
  • Build rapport with key decision makers to give the ultimate experience
  • Update the company database and be 100% compliant
  • Be a strong team player

The Ideal Candidate:

  • Educated to degree level
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ambitious and driven – the want to hit targets and progress
  • Confident – they want outgoing personalities, not robots!
  • The want to become a super successful sales professional

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Neil Clough

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Having worked in sales environments for over 15 years, Neil’s passion and natural talent for selling has seen him progress through the ranks and achieve great success in his career. Neil quickly became a highly experienced individual within recruiting and developing sales talent, which led him to be an Apprentice Finalist in 2013.

This experience saw him achieve top salesperson status throughout, as well as breaking the record for the most high-ticket sales ever on a task! Neil is a huge fan of anything football related, but his sporting activities are not confined to just that. He is a regular gym-goer and has taken part in several endurance events, most recently the Gaelforce 64k challenge!

Learn more about Neil on LinkedIn

Contact Neil
Neil@thisisprime.co.uk

Nicole Plinston

Co-Founder & Director

With over 20 years’ experience working in sales environments, Nicole has worked across many sectors for some of the best known global brands such as Virgin Media and Apple. She started her career selling car insurance, and quickly realised she had a natural flair for selling, and turned her skills to a career in recruitment.

During this time, Nicole’s passion for training and development grew, and she decided to study for her CIPD. Training has since been at the core of her expertise, and now she works developing the careers of salespeople and managers, both internally and externally. In her spare time, Nicole is an avid football fan, holding a season ticket at the mighty Crystal Palace! She also claims to enjoy running (but for the record, she really does hate it).

Learn more about Nicole on LinkedIn

Contact Nicole
Nicole@thisisprime.co.uk

Kyle Gallagher

Associate Director

Kyle joined This Is Prime as a graduate of Business and Marketing. He was the first-ever employee back in 2014, and has progressed to become an integral part of the team. He is now an Associate Director at This Is Prime and manages the team in Manchester. Kyle is also focussed on managing our key client and candidate relationships. Unfortunately, he is the only Gallagher brother that has no musical talent, but his wit in the office makes up for it!

Learn more about Kyle on LinkedIn

Contact Kyle
Kyle@thisisprime.co.uk

Steve Lowndes

Head of Sales Training

Since joining, Steve has set up and run our successful Prime Sales Academy, enabling organisations and their sales team to deliver better results, ramp up faster, and improve their retention. Whenever he gets the chance, Steve is straight on the bike and off into the hills. In his spare time, he likes to write. He has almost finished writing his book, “Selling in the New World: The Rise of the Transformational Seller.” We can’t wait to read it!

Learn more about Steve on LinkedIn

Contact Steve
Steve@thisisprime.co.uk

Victoria Wright

Office Manager

Contact Victoria
Victoria@thisisprime.co.uk

Chris Thompson

Head of Manchester

After completing his Marketing Management degree at Manchester Metropolitan, Chris joined us in 2018. Within that time Chris has been promoted to Sales Manager, managing key clients and candidate relationships simultaneously. Chris is a huge fan of his hometown football team, Middlesbrough FC and doesn’t stop talking about it! He’s also the office comedian, keeping us all entertained (even virtually over Zoom).

Learn more about Chris on LinkedIn

Contact Chris
Chris@thisisprime.co.uk

Lizzie Formisano

Senior Sales Recruiter

Graduating with a First Class Honours in History from The University of Birmingham, Lizzie has an extensive background in recruitment and works placing top graduate talent into the best sales and recruitment opportunities across London. Lizzie joined us in 2020, and within 6 months she was promoted to Senior Sales Resourcer! Lizzie used to channel her inner Jimi Hendrix in a rock group, but has since swapped the 6 strings for a pair of CDJ’s and a drum & bass mix.

Learn more about Lizzie on LinkedIn

Contact Lizzie
Lizzie@thisisprime.co.uk

James Salamon

Sales Recruiter

James, aka “Salzy”, is a testament to our training and progression here at This Is Prime. Following on from his placement year with us, James has continued to stay on after graduation and is already carving out an excellent career. When he isn’t working, James pulls up the laces and is straight onto the football pitch, having played for the Manchester Met football team in the past.

Learn more about James on LinkedIn

Contact James
James@thisisprime.co.uk

Charlotte Morris

Sales Recruiter

Charlotte is tasked with searching high and low to find the top graduate talent and place them into the best sales and recruitment opportunities across Manchester. She describes herself as an absolute chatterbox, and we couldn’t agree more! Since joining us in our Manchester office, she has not stopped talking about bottomless brunches, and is an avid fan of prosecco.

Learn more about Charlotte on LinkedIn

Contact Charlotte
Charlotte@thisisprime.co.uk

Adele Patel

Sales Recruiter

Adele joined us with excellent experience under her belt in retail, marketing and communications, which has set her in good stead here at This Is Prime. She plans to progress with us as well as having aspirations to travel the world. She loves cooking and reading, and her favourite book is Outliers by Michael Gladwell. In the future, she’d love to live in France and be fluent in French!

Learn more about Adele on LinkedIn

Contact Adele
Adele@thisisprime.co.uk

Toby Davies

Sales Recruiter

Graduating with First Class Honours in LLB Law from the University of Nottingham, Toby headed for the big city of London with one goal in mind. To be THE top performer within Prime enabling him to afford a Mercedes-Benz! From an early age, Toby has been a goalkeeper for several clubs and continued to play at University. He is a massive fan of Arsenal FC and hopes to see them lift the Premier League trophy very soon!

Learn more about Toby on LinkedIn

Contact Toby
Toby@thisisprime.co.uk

Liam Curry

Senior Sales Resourcer

Graduating with a First Class Honours in Accounting and Finance from Newcastle University, Liam heads back to his hometown of Manchester and looks to make a fantastic career within recruitment! He is a massive fan of anything football, playing from 5 years old and reaching regional team within his teens. Liam has an incredible goal to run a sub 1:40:00 time within a half or full marathon next year!

Learn more about Liam on LinkedIn

Contact Liam
Liam@thisisprime.co.uk

Mica Burke

Senior Sales Resourcer

Graduating from Nottingham Trent University in English and Philosophy, Mica enjoys playing the guitar, steel drums and binge-watching a good Netflix series! She is always up for socialising and having a few tequilas with her friends. Mica aims to hit every continent in the next five years and be on the property ladder within the next three years.

Learn more about Mica on LinkedIn

Contact Mica
Mica@thisisprime.co.uk

Akiel Johnson

Senior Sales Resourcer

Akiel is currently on Placement at Prime from Manchester Metropolitan University, studying Marketing Management. He has been a fantastic member of the team and always looking to learn! Akiel enjoys anything competitive and is currently part of the 1st team Football team at the University. His goal is to be so successful within his career he can afford a Lamborghini Urus!

Learn more about Akiel on LinkedIn

Contact Akiel
Akiel@thisisprime.co.uk

Jasmine Heslop

Sales Resourcer

Jasmine graduated from the University of Leeds in Midwifery but decided that a career in Recruitment was the way to go! During her time at University, Jasmine was part of the Netball and Cheerleading team! She also set up Bottomless Brunch events across Leeds and looking to start doing it again in Manchester on the weekends. Jasmine’s ultimate goal is to be on the property ladder in Ibiza!

Contact Jasmine
Jasmine@thisisprime.co.uk

Sam McDonald

Sales Resourcer

Sam graduated from Liverpool John Moores with a BEng in Civil Engineering and decided Manchester was the next stop after university! He enjoys wearing my Birkenstocks with Socks, gardening, and spending time with his friends getting sushi, Ramen, Pho, or Korean BBQ. Sam’s number one goal is to be on the property ladder within the next 18 months and attend every Formula 1 event before hitting 30.

Contact Sam
Sam@thisisprime.co.uk

Becky Maddox

Sales Resourcer

Contact Becky
Rebecca@thisisprime.co.uk

Ollie Dunt

Sales Resourcer

Graduating from Nottingham Trent University in Graphic Design, Ollie is a regular gym-goer with a keen interest in powerlifting and is also a big fan of Chelsea FC. Whenever he has any spare time he is listening to 80s music, so don’t start a conversation with him about The Smiths as it will never end. Ollie aims to be very successful inside Prime, with the goal of earning 6-figures in 5 years’ time.

Contact Ollie
Ollie@thisisprime.co.uk

Imogen Nolan

Sales Resourcer

Contact Imogen
Imogen@thisisprime.co.uk

Nathan Winter

Sales Resourcer

Nathan studied at the University Campus of Football Business at the Manchester City Football Club! He studied Football Business and Marketing at University because he wanted to combine his love of sport and develop his business skills. Nathan was the captain of his local Rugby League team before University. He is a big supporter of the Leeds Rhinos Rugby Team and Leeds Football Team! His goal is to succeed within Recruitment and afford a fantastic house based in Alderley Edge.

Contact Nathan
Nathan@thisisprime.co.uk

David Lennon

Digital Marketing Executive

Graduating from the University of Central Lancashire with a 1st class degree in Marketing Management, David works to create impactful content that will help Prime connect with new and existing candidates and clients, as well as helping us grow our brand into new markets. He is a massive fan of anything sporty, playing rugby, handball, cricket, and dodgeball to name just a few. He is currently training to return to American Football as a Wide Receiver.

Learn more about David on LinkedIn

Contact David
David@thisisprime.co.uk

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