Direct Sales Executive

Why work for us?

Premium Credit is the leading provider of insurance premium finance and a range of annually charged services, including tax, regulatory and accountancy fees, sports season tickets, memberships and school fees in the UK and Ireland. We’re a multi award winning business lending more than £5.5 billion to over 2.9 million customers through a network of almost three thousand partners‑and growing.

Recently certified as a Great Place to Work, we’re a successful business with a Trustpilot rating of 4.5, a Net Promoter Score of +78, a Glassdoor rating of 4.3 and a Silver Sustainability medal.

Our direct sales team are responsible for ensuring profitable growth through a professional, direct sales service to new and existing customers, identifying opportunities sell services that will meet their needs.

To be successful in this team you’ll need to have a demonstrable sales background and a proven track record of high frequency outbound telephone skills.

We offer

• Competitive salary and incentive plan
• A workplace pension scheme
• Hybrid working, with collaborative days in our Leatherhead office
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with options to purchase and sell up to 5 days holiday per year (pro rata)
• Private health and dental cover
• Support and investment in your personal development
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders

The Role

This is an exciting time of growth for us, and we are hiring an additional 4 Direct Sales Executives to help us continue this success. This is a great opportunity to develop a varied and rewarding career with a company that invests in, recognises and rewards its people.

Reporting to the Senior Direct Sales Executive, you will provide an outbound telesales function to targeted potential new customers as well as existing customers.

You will also:

• Resolve any actions arising from your customer contact and use this as a platform for growth
• Maintain a daily customer tracker, ensuring daily completion
• Complete agreed action plans to call customers with clear, concise and accurate information regarding our products and services
• Communicate our brand identity and values
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships across the company

Who we’re looking for

If you’re an individual who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, able to work collaboratively with others and are looking to make a difference, this is a brilliant opportunity to develop your career with our sector‑leading company. At Premium Credit, you’ll be supported to develop and expand your skills, knowledge and experience.

To be successful as our Direct Sales Executive, you’ll have experience within an outbound sales function and be able to demonstrate your ability to outperform targets. You’re driven, tenacious and able to close business opportunities whilst keeping customer’s needs uppermost in your mind.

You are:

• Able to prioritise your workload to meet agreed deadlines and targets
• Able to identify customer needs and deliver outstanding levels of customer satisfaction
• A self‑starter – able to deliver high quality standards and exceed target requirements
• Curious and willing to develop your knowledge of products and services
• Sales focussed – promoting products and services that meet customer needs

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments or accommodations for applicants, so if you need assistance or support during the recruitment process, please let us know on the application form or by sending an email to recruitment@pcl.co.uk

If you\’re made an offer of employment you\’ll be required to prove your eligibility to work in the UK before you start work. You must reside in the UK from the start date of this role; unfortunately we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

To ensure you can work from home efficiently you\’ll be asked to provide your internet speed at the application stage.

Premium Credit are an equal opportunities employer with a strong and passionate commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in the workplace. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be. We are open to part‑time working and job share.

By submitting your application, you agree that Premium Credit may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. To view our Privacy Notice please go to: https://www.premiumcredit.com/Recruitment-privacy-notice

All postholders will be subject to appropriate pre‑employment vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

So, if the role appeals to you and you’re looking to join an industry‑leading organisation, please apply. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply? And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we identify a number of suitable candidates. All applicants will be advised if the vacancy closes early.

We\’re not engaging agency support for this role and respectfully ask that agencies do not submit unsolicited candidate details to Premium Credit Limited in relation to this role.