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Are you ready to accelerate your sales career with Canon UK ? Supported by industry leading sales training this is a unique opportunity to take your sales journey to the next level. This is an excellent time to join a brand-new sales team to Canon UK.
We are looking for individuals with drive, ambition and strong entrepreneurial skills to really excel.
Canon UK is recruiting a new business team in Birmingham to support a period of increased growth. You will be responsible for selling Canon IT services and printing solutions to new customers from both a public sector and commercial landscape. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your sales talents to the next level.
The New Business Sales Executive will be responsible for winning new business. You will focus on proactively contacting new and potential clients to build relationships that achieve the sale of I.T. Services, print related products, solutions, and services.
If you are a good communicator who always focusses on the customers’ needs and can create new relationships and are hardworking this could be the perfect opportunity for you to join one of the top technology companies in the world to develop a professional career in sales.
What we give
With Canon, you'll get the support and encouragement you need to grow, from people who share your ambition. We'll invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role with us. You'll find leaders who give you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is shared openly.
- Pay – base salary £27,177 - commission (with accelerators) min £6,500 (commission paid in first three months)
- Bonus & Commission – we provide an encouraging bonus & commission scheme that rewards you as you help us achieve our goals.
- Work & Home Life Balance – we support with a minimum of 25 days holiday per year, holiday purchase and a flexible working from home policy.
- Health & Wellbeing – free private healthcare, an Employee Assistance Programme, partnership with Mental Health First Aid UK with a network of mental health champions and discounted rates to Nuffield Health Gym
- Canon benefits – generous pension, Canon awards, discount cards, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loans and charity volunteer days + awards trips for top achievers!
What we ask
We are looking for someone who has the ambition to go further in their sales career, who sees sales as a profession and are hungry to progress, but humble in their approach. We need you to have all the skills someone in a customer facing sales roles needs.
You will need
- You’re not afraid to talk to customers and deal with them using digital tools
- You’re not afraid to pick up the phone and get on with prospecting for new customers
- Great communication skills and the ability to simplify the complex for your customers
- Strong commercial skills – the ability to understand business and revenue is critical
- A team player who understands the importance of the team and team goals
- A self-motivated and driven induvial who can manage themselves to achieve their goals
- Fast learning and quick thinking who is good with digital tools i.e., CRM, systems etc
Further information
Canon is an equal opportunity employer. Canon recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status or other protected status as required by law.
At Canon we have a clear vision: to be committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable culture where employees are valued and can thrive personally and professionally.
Canon also has a strong commitment to sustainability, encompassed by our Kyosei philosophy of living and working together for the common good, focused on reducing our environmental impact and creating opportunities to make positive social contribution.
