New Business Executive

Job reference 329675

New Business Sales Executive

Starting salary - £34,656, annual bonus potential with 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates

Permanent, Full time.

Location: Royal Mail Peterborough Mail Centre at Papyrus Road, Peterborough, PE4 5PE. This is a Hybrid Working role with a requirement to attend our office in Peterborough a minimum of 3 days per week (Monday - Wednesday), with flexibility required in line with business needs.

Be the Spark Behind Our Growth — Step into a Dynamic Inside Sales Role at Royal Mail.

Ready to be part of something big?

Following an exciting period of growth and transformation, Royal Mail Group is on the lookout for two driven and ambitious New Business Executives to join our high-energy inside sales team in Peterborough.

This is your chance to play a key role in shaping the future of one of the UK's most iconic brands — by identifying, creating, and converting new business opportunities that make a real impact.

About the role

• Delivering against new business sales targets.
• Executing sales campaigns and build a strong, sustainable sales pipeline.
• Driving effective call rates, conversions, and high-quality CRM data.
• Proactively reach out to potential customers through cold calling and outbound engagement — you are not afraid to pick up the phone and start a conversation.
• Collaborating with your territory partner to act fast on leads and maximise every opportunity.
• Ensuring accurate deal recording for rewards and recognition.

About You

• A confident communicator with excellent negotiating skills who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
• A commercially savvy mindset, with the ability to create, identify and close opportunities.
• Self-discipline, strong organisation, and a passion for performance.
• First-class telephone sales skills and a data-driven approach.
• Someone who is comfortable with cold calling and sees it as a powerful tool to open doors.
• Experience in sales or a call centre environment would be an advantage.
• Experience using CRM systems would be an advantage.

Extra Benefits

• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It's free, and it's for everyone.
• Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

Closing Date: Thursday 23rd October 2025. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face interview consisting of competency based questions and role play exercise. We plan to hold interviews at Royal Mail Peterborough Mail Centre at Papyrus Road, Peterborough, PE4 5PE.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we'll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we'd love to hear from you.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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