Apprentice Business and Sales Support

2 weeks ago


Honiton, United Kingdom The Bed Expert Full time

Peter Betteridge, The Bed Expert, is offering a new and exciting opportunity for a proactive and customer focused individual to join a well-established family business, to provide business support to a busy sales/administration team working from our Honiton store. There will be sales/retail tasks as part of the role both face to face and online

Apprenticeship summary
- Weekly wage

£275.00
- Working week

Monday - Saturday; 9 am - 5.30 pm (1 hour unpaid lunch break).

Total hours per week: 37.50
- Expected duration

18 months
- Apprenticeship level

Advanced
Level 3 (A level)
- Positions

1 available

You will be part of a small team responsible for business/sales based tasks in support of a busy sales/retail team. You will assist in identifying new business opportunities and ensuring that all records are kept up to date.

Tasks will vary but may include;
Assisting with incoming telephone enquires and inputting, completing orders where necessary

Utilising customer/sales skills whilst contacting existing and new potential customers in order to actively promote company products

Assisting with social media/marketing tasks as necessary to promote business/sales

Supporting general office/admin support to sales/office colleagues as necessary

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills

Excellent customer service skills

Confident telephone manner

Effective and accurate ICT skills

Good social media skills

Good attention to detail and a sense of care when executing duties

Personal qualities

Friendly and outgoing personality

Team player, happy working with others

Genuine interest in own development/progression

Adaptable to changing business/sales requirements

Desired qualifications

GCSE Maths/English 9 - 4 (A* - C) - or equivalent grades

A good/recognised ICT qualification/grade

Future prospects

Depending on progress there will be a pay review after a probation period with the likelihood of a pay increase.

Things to consider

About the employer

Peter Betteridge, The Bed Expert, is a well-established, family run, local business with over nearly 50 years experience in a highly competitive, customer driven, sector. We are committed to delivering excellent customer service at all times with an extensive collection of furniture products and have been widely recognised within the industry by receiving a number of awards for outstanding customer service.

Employer
The Bed Expert

Address

115

High Street

Honiton

EX14 1HS

Training

Training provider
Focus Training And DCET Training

Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by Focus Training (SW) Ltd

Full Business Administrator Standard - Level 3

On the job training to support role development

Off the job training to support qualification requirements

Functional Skills support - Maths/English (if required)
Apprenticeship standard
Business administrator
Level 3 (A level)

**Salary**: £275.00 per week



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