Company: Acorn Recruitment
Location: London
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you drive new business in a fast-growing specialist consultancy, engaging senior leaders to uncover opportunities. You work within the commercial team to convert conversations into qualified meetings, developing your expertise in a niche market. You will operate in a high-performance environment with clear progression toward Business Development. Your earnings reflect performance, with strong upside through commission and bonuses. This is a hands-on, phone-focused sales role that builds a lasting career path.
Pay / Benefits
- Private medical
- Income protection
- Life cover
- Flexible benefits
- Paid volunteering days
Responsibilities
- outbound outreach to target prospects (founders, CEOs, directors)
- engage senior decision-makers and handle objections
- identify opportunities and convert conversations into qualified meetings
- make 70+ calls per day to drive pipeline
- collaborate with the Commercial team and learn from experienced reps
- maintain a target-driven mindset and track progress
Key requirements
- 2+ years in B2B outbound sales, telesales or lead generation
- confident communicating with founders, directors and senior decision-makers
- strong appetite for phone-based selling
- experience overcoming objections and bypassing gatekeepers
- target-driven with resilience
- ability to sustain 70+ calls per day
- confidence in high-stakes conversations
- resilience and perseverance
- goal-oriented and competitive mindset
- outbound sales
- phone-based selling
- objection handling
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Posted: October 5th, 2026