Sales Executive Process Safety
Location: Remote (Field Based) around the UK.
Salary: £32-40 K DOE + 10% Bonus
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
The Role
DEKRA has an exciting opportunity for a motivated sales professional looking to develop their career in a true end-to-end sales role.
This is not a traditional SDR or order-taking position you ll be responsible for creating and converting your own opportunities, managing your pipeline, and developing your commercial capability within a structured and supportive sales environment.
You ll play a key role in a growing commercial function, contributing to the shift from reactive sales to proactive, value-driven engagement, with clear progression opportunities as the team continues to evolve.
What s in it for you:
- A true end-to-end sales role with ownership of your pipeline and results
- Clear targets, performance bonus, and visibility of success
- A balanced role combining inbound enquiries with proactive prospecting
- Opportunity to develop your sales capability in a technical, consultative environment
- Exposure across multiple safety-focused business areas
- Strong progression opportunities within a growing commercial function
Duties of the Role:
- Proactively prospect into target accounts using phone-first and digital outreach
- Follow up inbound enquiries and marketing-generated leads, converting them into opportunities
- Reactivate dormant and lapsed accounts, identifying new commercial potential
- Manage and close smaller, transactional opportunities end-to-end
- Qualify and escalates larger or more complex opportunities to senior sales colleagues
- Maintain consistent follow-up across all opportunities to drive pipeline momentum
- Accurately update CRM systems to ensure visibility of pipeline, activity, and progress
- Work closely with Sales Managers and Sector Leads to progress and hand over opportunities
- Share customer insights and market intelligence with the wider sales team
Key Attributes of the Ideal Candidate:
- Previous experience in a sales, BDR, SDR or customer-facing commercial role
- Confident communicating via phone and digital channels
- Driven, proactive, and motivated to develop a career in sales
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple opportunities
- Commercial awareness with a focus on results and performance
- Resilient with a positive, high-energy approach
- Background of technical knowledge, particularly of chemistry or chemical engineering would be a significant benefit.
What Success Looks Like:
- Comfortable leading sales conversations across the full sales cycle
- Consistent and disciplined in follow-up activityAble to manage high volumes of activity without compromising quality
- Understands when to close independently and when to scale
- Takes ownership of pipeline, performance, and personal development
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and bonus structure
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Collaborative and supportive team environment
- Exposure to a global, industry-leading organisation
Any Additional Information:
This role includes occasional travel to DEKRA offices and client sites.
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Sales Executive - Process Safety employer: Confidential
As a leading employer in the data centre operations sector, we offer an exceptional work environment that prioritises employee growth and development. Our collaborative culture fosters innovation and accountability, while our commitment to safety and operational excellence ensures that you will be part of a team that values your contributions. With opportunities for international travel and the chance to lead critical operations across the EMEA region, this role provides a unique platform for impactful leadership and career advancement.
