Sales Executive

Build a career with excellent earning potential and unlimited training.

Looking for more than just another job?

Whether you're working in retail, hospitality, estate agency, telesales or customer service, or you're finishing school, college or university, this is an opportunity to build a genuine professional career with long-term earning potential.

At Allerton Bishop, we specialise in recruitment across the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, partnering with innovative businesses across the UK and Europe to hire important professionals who develop medicines and improve healthcare.

We're building our next generation of consultants and are looking for ambitious, competitive people who want to learn, develop and be rewarded for their success.

Initially based from our Bishop's Stortford office, you'll join a structured training programme before progressing into a hybrid role with regular time spent in London.

The Opportunity

This is a sales role with purpose.

From day one, you'll receive hands‑on training and mentoring from experienced recruitment professionals, developing the commercial skills to build your own market, generate new business and become a trusted adviser to clients and candidates.

You'll learn how to:

• Build relationships with senior executives across the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
• Generate new business opportunities and develop your own client portfolio.
• Interview, network and represent the Allerton Bishop brand in a highly professional market.
• Manage executive search assignments from initial brief through to successful placement.
• Become a recognised specialist within one of the world's most innovative industries.

As your experience grows, so will your responsibility, autonomy and earning potential.

Who We're Looking For

We're interested in attitude, ambition and potential - previous recruitment experience is advantageous but not essential.

This role would suit someone with experience in:

• Business development - Outbound, B2B or B2C, Automotive

You'll also bring:

• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills.
• Confidence speaking with people over the phone and in person.
• A competitive mindset and desire to achieve. A sporting background is desirable.
• Resilience, determination and a strong work ethic.
• Curiosity, coachability and a willingness to learn.
• A genuine ambition to build a successful career.

What You'll Receive

• Competitive basic salary.
• Uncapped commission with no threshold.
• Industry‑leading training and one‑to‑one mentoring.
• Clear career progression based on performance.
• Pension.
• Based in Bishop's Stortford with travel to London.
• The opportunity to join a growing founder‑led business where your contribution will genuinely shape our future.

If you're ambitious, enjoy working with people and want a career where your effort directly influences your success and earnings, we'd love to hear from you.