Commercial Junior Sales Executive (Bid & Sales Support)

Role overview

We are recruiting a commercially minded Junior Sales Executive to support sales and bid activity in the UK electric fleet and transport decarbonisation market. This is not a graduate role. It’s a hands‑on commercial support position, working directly with the Sales Director on bids, proposals and live opportunities.

This role particularly suits someone early in their career who enjoys structured written work, coordination and problem‑solving, including candidates looking to move from consulting/analysis into a commercial role.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting live sales opportunities and bid activity across multiple customers
• Writing and coordinating bid responses, tenders, PQQs and proposals
• Managing bid inputs, timelines and internal coordination
• Maintaining sales pipeline information and opportunity tracking
• Researching customers, markets and upcoming opportunities
• Supporting sales materials, presentations and customer documentation

Candidate profile

• Commercially focused, organised and highly self‑motivated
• Comfortable working in a small, entrepreneurial environment
• Strong written communication skills with high attention to detail
• Able to work directly with senior stakeholders and experienced professionals
• Proactive, reliable and confident managing multiple workstreams
• Genuine interest in transport decarbonisation, EVs and the energy transition

Experience

• 1–3 years’ experience in a commercial, sales support, bid, consulting or business development role
• Experience with bid writing, tenders, or structured written responses is desirable
• Background or interest in infrastructure, energy, transport or sustainability is beneficial

What We Offer

• Clear Leadership Path: A direct route to Senior‑level leadership within the UK entity.
• Global Strength, Start‑Up Agility: The stability of an international group with the dynamism of a UK scale‑up.
• Benefits: Competitive pension, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday, a fully funded EV vehicle and significant professional development opportunities.

Progression Path

• Own bid coordination and proposal writing (with increasing autonomy)
• Build strong customer / sector knowledge and internal stakeholder credibility
• Support opportunity management and improve sales process discipline
• Own smaller opportunities end‑to‑end (from discovery to proposal to close)
• Direct customer engagement and account support responsibilities
• Contribute to proposition development and pricing strategy
• Progression into Sales Executive, Business Development Manager or Commercial Manager roles as the business scales

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Sales and Business Development