Sales and Business Development Apprentice
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Company: F. SMALES & SON (FISH MERCHANTS) LIMITED
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Location: HU3 4HL
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Creative and design
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Ref: NAS-2000056078
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Application Deadline Date: 19/10/2026
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Start Date: 29/10/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm.
Brief Description
An exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's leading seafood suppliers. This apprenticeship is focused on sales, giving the successful candidate the opportunity to develop skills in customer relationship building, and commercial sales. Alongside this, you will support digital marketing activities.
Training to be Provided
Hull College will deliver the Content Creator Apprenticeship Standard, through a weekly day release.
Future Prospects
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be opportunities to progress into a permanent role within sales, business development, account management, key account management or commercial operations, with ongoing training and development available to support a long-term career in sales.
Vacancy Detail
As a Sales and Business Development Apprentice, you will play an active role in supporting the company's commercial growth while gaining valuable experience in customer engagement, sales and marketing.
Your duties will include:
- Contacting existing customers to discuss products, promotions and seasonal offers
- Building and maintaining strong customer relationships to maximise sales opportunities
- Identifying and contacting prospective new customers through research and outbound communication
- Supporting the sales team with account management activities
- Following up customer enquiries and quotations
- Updating and maintaining accurate customer records within the CRM system
- Learning consultative sales techniques to understand customer needs and recommend suitable products
- Assisting with customer retention initiatives and relationship management
- Supporting business development activities to help grow the customer base
- Monitoring sales activity and contributing to revenue growth targets
- Working closely with sales managers to develop commercial awareness and industry knowledge
- Learning about seafood products and communicating key benefits to customers
- Supporting market research and competitor analysis to identify new business opportunities
- Creating engaging content for social media platforms and company websites
- Producing photography and video content to promote products and company activities
- Supporting promotional campaigns and product launches
- Assisting with social media scheduling and content management
- Monitoring engagement and reporting on campaign performance
- Supporting marketing initiatives designed to generate sales leads and increase customer engagement