Customer Sales Advisor in Exeter

Are you from a customer sales background, motivated, caring and enthusiastic and keen to learn?

Start date: 7 December 2026

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, with a flexible rota that could be 9-5 or 10-6.

Location: Exeter

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our friendly sales team as a Customer Sales Advisor at our modern office in Aperture, Pynes Hill, Exeter. This full-time, permanent position offers 35 hours per week, a competitive salary of £27,402.27 per annum, and realistic bonus potential of £4,800 per annum, plus a company performance bonus.

After successfully completing probation and training, you may have the opportunity to work from home on some days. At Taking Care, we believe in smart working, allowing our team to balance their time between home and the office in a way that suits them, their team, and our customers. You’ll spend at least 40% of you week after home, transitioning to the majority of your working week from September 2025. “Away from home” includes attending one of our office locations, visiting clients, or participating in industry events.

Caring for our customers is central to everything we do. We take pride in our work and the service we provide, fostering a supportive and family-oriented culture that values both our staff and customers.

About the Customer Sales Advisor role:

We are seeking individuals to join us in our growth ambitions and help people live happy, independent lives with our life-saving services. As part of the Taking Care Group, we offer around-the-clock support to nearly 100,000 people.

Your role will involve processing and converting incoming and outgoing warm sales leads through various channels, and taking payments as needed. This is not about hard selling; it’s about understanding the customer’s needs and identifying opportunities for additional products and services.

You will be selling our products to vulnerable clients, ensuring they receive the best solutions for their personal needs. Experience working with vulnerable customers and familiarly with medical terms and conditions would be advantageous. You must demonstrate empathy, patience, and a friendly attitude towards our customers.

A typical day in the life of a Customer Sales Advisor includes:

• Handling calls proactively and efficiently to meet business needs
• Achieving personal and performance targets
• Maintaining excellent call quality

• Processing customer payments
• Ordering collateral for prospective clients and following up as per KPIs
• Completing pre-agreed follow-up calls
• Performing administrative tasks
• Conducting additional or follow-up outbound calls as required
• Keeping up-to-date with product knowledge and key benefits to ensure customer needs are met during sales
• Identifying and maximizing opportunities
• Using emotional intelligence to address customer concerns and keep them engaged in the sales process
• Developing and maintaining competencies and skills through our Learning Management System (LMS)

Development and Training:

• GCSE level education

Experience:

• Experience in telephone/conversational selling and working in a call centre environment for 1+ years
• B2C and conversational selling experience
• Excellent sales/conversion rate
• Teamwork to achieve goals
• Targets/KPIs
• Call quality assessments
• Addressing concerns to drive sales
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Packages

Skills:

• Time management and multi-tasking
• Flexibility and adaptability to change
• Excellent telephone manner
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work to targets/KPIs
• Positive attitude

This role requires a Basic DBS check.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to join us as a Customer Sales Advisor, please click apply today!

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@taking.care.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Closing date: 30 November 2026

What we offer

• 34 days holiday which is inclusive of bank holidays and your birthday off!
• Life Insurance and Medical Insurance Lite
• Wellness Programmes
• Volunteering day
• Pensions scheme
• Long Service Awards, Discount Scheme, On-site Parking and Casual dress
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Hybrid Working - You may have the opportunity to apply to work from home on some shifts after completing six months' service. Please note that this benefit does not apply to all roles

Interview ID Requirements

If invited to interview, you will be required to bring original identification documents to support right to work checks and pre-employment screening. This may include a valid passport, birth certificate, driving license and/or proof of address. Failure to provide the requested documentation may result in your interview being postponed or your application not progressing further in the recruitment process.

We’d love to hear from you if you have what it takes to be a hero. If you would like to work in a business that saves lives, then get in touch. Please click ‘apply’ today to be considered.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.