Graduate Sales Development Representative

Role overview

This graduate opportunity is a full-time, office-based sales development role in Northampton within commercial finance. It is designed for ambitious graduates who want a fast track into a high-performance commercial sales career. The position offers real responsibility from the outset, a competitive environment, and structured development toward more advanced business development or broker roles.

The role is focused on building a career in B2B sales rather than back-office analysis. Success in this position suits people who are comfortable with targets, enjoy speaking with others, and are motivated by achievement, progression, and commercial results.

What the role involves

As a Sales Development Representative, you will contact UK business owners, uncover potential funding needs, and arrange qualified meetings and opportunities for senior sales colleagues. You will act as an early point of contact for businesses exploring finance solutions and will help open conversations around funding requirements and business growth.

The products and solutions you will discuss may include asset finance, business loans, working capital finance, equipment leasing, and growth funding. You will also gain exposure to how different industries operate, including manufacturing, construction, logistics, hospitality, technology, healthcare, and professional services.

Key activities

• Conducting large volumes of outbound outreach by phone, email, and LinkedIn
• Speaking with business owners and senior decision makers
• Identifying commercial pain points and potential opportunities
• Maintaining pipeline activity and updating CRM records accurately
• Collaborating with senior brokers and sales leaders
• Developing toward a consultative, relationship-led sales approach

Who the role is suited to

This opportunity is well matched to graduates from business, economics, marketing, management, or any subject that built communication, analytical thinking, and commercial awareness. It is a strong fit for people who enjoy conversation, persuasion, competition, problem solving, and working in a pacey environment.

It is not intended for candidates who want a mainly analytical, spreadsheet-based, or back-office career path.

Mindset and personal qualities

The employer is looking for candidates who show resilience, determination, and the ability to recover quickly from setbacks. The ideal person enjoys building genuine connections over the phone, listens carefully to understand needs, and shows curiosity about business, economics, current affairs, and how companies grow.

A competitive streak is important, whether that has been shaped by sport, academic achievement, leadership experience, entrepreneurship, societies, or part-time work. The role suits people who like to improve, work toward targets, and win through effort and persistence.

Package and progression

The salary includes a guaranteed basic pay of £32,000 to £36,000, with on-target earnings of £60,000 to £80,000 on completion. The employer also notes that six-figure earnings can be achievable once experienced. This is a permanent graduate programme with structured sales training, daily support from experienced commercial sales leaders, a high-performance culture, and clear progression into Business Development or Broker roles.

Additional information

Location: Northampton. Working arrangement: full-time, office-based. Role type: Graduate Programme | Permanent.

Before applying, candidates are encouraged to think about the moments when they have been most driven to succeed, the challenges that tested them the most, and what keeps them motivated when things become difficult.