Business Development Executive
At InPost we hire awesome people who aren’t afraid to bring ideas to the table, to make mistakes, and challenge the norm!
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Want to be part of a hyper growth, fast paced, global business that is radically changing the decades old delivery universe as we know it? If so, read on, as we’re looking for a Business Development Executive to join our Network team!
Our mission? To switch up the status quo and become the UK’s leading out-of-home business. With a fast-growing network of thousands of smart lockers, hundreds of leading retail partners and the launch of our InPost collection points, we’re bringing freedom to anyone with a parcel.
On our path to transforming e-commerce delivery in the UK, we’re building an unparalleled group of talent that’s hungry to help us disrupt the industry (find our 2023 annual report here). Our team is packed full of top-notch experts in e-commerce, technology, scale-up growth, sustainability, logistics and supply-chain. We’re a passionate bunch and expectations are high, but we’re team players – collaborating, supporting, and leaving egos at the door!
Business Development Executive Job Overview:
An exciting opportunity to join InPost UK’s Network sales team as a Business Development Executive. Your role will be to support our Business Development Managers by generating appointments with prospective landlords. You will research suitable locations for InPost Parcel Lockers, contact landlords by phone to sell the benefits of automated parcel lockers, and close qualified appointments.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and ambitious applicant, who is keen to forge a professional career in sales. You will join a growing team, be given excellent training, and have a fantastic opportunity to build your career with our innovative business. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent commission structure so your hard work will be truly rewarded.
Business Development Executive Responsibilities and Duties:
- Contact prospective customers to sell the benefits of having an automated parcel locker on their site
- Pre-qualify new business leads & appointments
- Book appointments for Business Development Managers
- Work to targets relating to activity and appointment setting
- Confidence to take the lead on the entire sales process from initial call to close
- Confident to ask questions and gather information form the prospect while building a strong relationship to unlock referrals to widen the portfolio
- Achieve & exceed monthly & yearly KPI’s
- Collecting & collating new business data
- Create, manage & update new business appointments on CRM system
Essential skills:
- Excellent interpersonal & creative problem solving skills
- Drive and determination to excel in your role and deliver outstanding service
- Confidence in objection handling
- Be outgoing, fun, engaging, with a genuine desire to build a career in sales.
- Be target orientated, able to handle pressure & self-motivated
- Confident & proactive with an energetic approach to work
- Be highly motivated to achieve and beat all sales targets
- Professional manner & attitude to work
- Previous work in a customer facing role eg retail, hospitality, leisure, or sales
Advantageous skills:
- Previous experience in telesales or appointment setting
- Previous track record of hitting & exceeding targets
- Knowledge of using CRM system & proficiency in MS office
We’re looking for people who are ready for a fast paced environment, get their kicks out of problem solving and can balance getting today's stuff done, whilst building for the future. We’re looking for people with drive and natural curiosity – who want to do things differently. And do them brilliantly.
Perks of the job!:
We love to reward our people for the great work they do:
🌞 Enhanced Annual Leave – 26 Days Plus the Option to Buy Additional Days per year
More time for you to relax, explore, and enjoy life.
🌟 Vitality Health Care
Stay healthy and happy with our top-notch health coverage.
🌍 Work from Anywhere – 4 Weeks per year
Embrace the freedom to work remotely abroad for up to 4 weeks per year, allowing you to explore new horizons while staying connected.
👶 Enhanced Parental Leave
We support you during those precious family moments.
🌳 Volunteering Day
Take a paid day to make a difference in your community
More Perks...
🏡 Hybrid Working (Role suitability dependent)
We innovate, collaborate and optimise by coming together 3 days per week in the office
💼 The Tech You Need
Work from home like a pro with the right tech set up
💰 Perks at Work
Save money on life’s big and small purchases with access to local and national discounts and online classes.
🐶 Bring Your Dog to Work Day (Every Friday)
Make every Friday pawsitively amazing!
The InPost process:
We pride ourselves on our candidate experience. We want to make this as straightforward as possible, for you and for us! We will try our best to get back to you within a few days to let you know if we’d like to take you to the first stage. This normally involves a 20 minute chat with our Talent Team. If we both feel the connection, you’ll then go through another one or two stages, depending on the level of the role.
At InPost, we love uniqueness. Our strength is our people.
We strive to create an open, equal, inclusive environment in which everyone has the opportunity to flourish and be themselves.
- Department
- Network
- Locations
- InPost London Office Great Titchfield St
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
Business Development Executive
At InPost we hire awesome people who aren’t afraid to bring ideas to the table, to make mistakes, and challenge the norm!
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