Sales Apprenticeship

Sales Apprenticeship

Looking for an Apprenticeship that will provide you with an experience like no other.

Have you got a passion for helping Customers and are looking for an apprenticeship with a top employer? Join Sage as a Sales Executive Apprentice and gain practical, valuable skills from a global, FTSE 100 company and unleash your potential.

Sage is rapidly evolving from a product centric business to a brand led, customer centric, digital first brand focused on Human-to-Human Sales to help solve the pain points of Accountants up and down the country.

Our Accountancy and Practice team at Sage are constantly striving to make Sage the software of choice within the professional Accountancy world.

With a focus on supporting a base of accountants our Account Managers play a pivotal role in nurturing strong relationships and trust with the ultimate aim of creating advocacy for Sage’s products and services. Taking a consultative approach based on the accountant’s needs and aspirations you will help drive engagement and advocacy.

What’s in it for you?

Gaining in depth knowledge of Sage’s accountancy products gives you an amazing insight into the world of accountancy and sales, we offer a competitive commission package as well as the opportunity to develop your career in sales which could lead to team lead positions as well as exploring other avenues in sales within Sage.

Summary of your day-to-day?

You will continuously maintain and nurture strong relationships across the accountancy base and implement a robust customer success model across your entire base. By gaining an understanding of your client’s pain points you will be able to deliver responsive solutions and support and more importantly add value!! Hosting monthly webinars demonstrating our products and services will help support the engagement between Sage and our customers and show you as a true expert within the field.

What you will get out of your time with Sage?

• Experience in an account management or sales position.
• Ability to have great Stakeholder management
• Become an avid Problem Solver
• Proficiency in using CRM systems inclusive of Salesforce
• A good understanding of working in a SaaS or similar environment.
• Ability to manage time effectively

As a Sales Apprentice you will join our high performing Sales Team where you will undertake a variety of roles and projects to gain experience across different teams.

As well as on the job learning, you’ll benefit from five personal development days which you can use to boost your skills and industry knowledge. We also encourage all our colleagues to make an impact in their local communities, by giving them five fully paid days per year to volunteer, fundraise or do other charitable work through Sage Foundation.

Complete an Apprenticeship at Sage and you could be part of our next generation and take advantage the many excellent benefits we offer too.

Entry Requirements:

• High-energy individual with a can-do approach
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to work with people at all levels
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Team Player
• Organised, proactive and can work to deadlines
• Numerically strong with an attention to detail
• You will need five 9-4 GCSE passes (including Maths and English) to thrive in this role, and to qualify for the sales apprenticeship you will be enrolled on to

To thrive in this role, you will be looking for a future career in this area. But we’re committed to nurturing the talent at our fingertips, so , so long as you have the 5 GCSE’s but don’t meet all of the entry requirements , don’t let that hold you back from applying. You can belong at Sage, just as you are.

Does the above sound of interest to you? If so, all there is left to do is apply! Our Application Process looks like this:

Our Apprentice recruitment process:

Apply online with your CV and complete our screening process. If our Early Careers team believes you might be a match, you’ll be asked to complete a video interview (you’ll receive a link to complete a video interview within 1 week of applying).

If successful, you’ll join a shortlist of candidates for the assessment centre. This is a full-day virtual event between in August or early September 2023. Please ensure that you are available from 09:00-17:00 on this date when applying. It’s a great opportunity for you to let your talents shine and showcase your skills! It’s a mixture of team and individual activities, so you can show us what you’re made of. From there, we will consider you for an apprenticeship position. If you require any additional support or special accommodations during your video interview or at the Assessment Centre stage, please email EarlyCareers@sage.com

This role will commence on 2nd October 2023.

People make Sage great. From our colleagues delivering ground-breaking solutions to the customers who use them: people have helped us grow for more than forty years, and people are driving our future as a great SaaS company. We're writing our next chapter. Be part of it!

At Sage, we recognize that the world of work has rapidly shifted over the last few years, particularly how we work. That is why we have committed to working in a hybrid way going forward. Human connection is an essential ingredient of the 4 principles that make up our Flexible Human Work hybrid framework and we want to be transparent in what that looks like when you join our Sage family. On one hand, our offices will continue to play an important role in our future and serve as a place for spontaneous conversations, connection, collaboration as well as focused time. On the other hand, we have learned to reimagine where and when we work and to unlock that flexibility and innovation for our colleagues offering them the opportunity to work flex across their home, Sage offices or customer sites.

About Sage

Sage is a global company with a local heart. The market leader for cloud-based accounting, financials, enterprise management, people, and payroll software, we empower the world’s business heroes—from single-person startups to large enterprises. Our people are passionate and positive. We inspire our colleagues to serve business builders everywhere and champion their success. As a FTSE 100 company with 14,000 colleagues across 24 countries, we do business the right way, while giving back to our local communities through the Sage Foundation. Be Sage, build on.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.