Sales Executive (Corporate Team)

Sales Executive (Corporate Team)

Location: Bury St Edmunds

Contract: Maternity Cover (Minimum 6 Months)

Start Date: Monday 4th January 2026

Salary: £28,500 plus bonus opportunity (pro-rata)

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:30 (1 hour unpaid lunch)

About the Team

The Events Sales Team generates over £2.5 million in B2B bookings each year. We’re a close, supportive team of:

• 4 x Education Sales Executives

• 4 x Corporate Sales Executives

• 3 x Sales Administrator

• 1 x Sales Support

Together, we coordinate and hand over more than 4000 events a year to our site teams, ensuring schools, corporates, and groups have an exceptional Go Ape experience from ?rst enquiry to event day.

About the Role

We’re looking for a driven and collaborative Sales Executive to join the Corporate Team on a maternity cover contract. This role focuses on managing relationships and growing business across multiple sites. You’ll work closely with site managers and teams to understand the unique selling points of each location and deliver outstanding service to schools and educational groups.

This is a great opportunity for someone who:

• Enjoys building relationships with repeat customers

• Thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven sales environment

• Wants to develop commercial skills and gain experience in the corporate sector

• Takes pride in delivering a seamless, high-quality customer journey

Key Responsibilities

Reactive Sales

• Handle inbound calls and online enquiries

• Build rapport with potential and existing corporate partners

• Produce tailored quotes and itineraries based on customer needs

• Manage the end-to-end sales cycle, ensuring timely follow-up and conversion

• Maintain accurate records in the CRM and track performance against KPIs

Proactive Sales

• Contact corporates within local site areas to generate new business opportunities

• Collaborate with site teams to deliver excellent customer experiences and event outcomes

Targets & Performance

• Achieve and exceed sales target

• Meet individual call volume and conversion KPIs

• Support the team in achieving overall revenue goals and maintaining year-on-year growth

What to Expect in the Role

• September to January: Focus on renewal calls and rebooking returning customers for the following year. Plus dedicated time for proactive outreach and building the pipeline

• February to August: Peak activity period with high enquiry volumes and fast-paced conversion work

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently meeting or exceeding personal and team targets

• Strong, trusted relationships with fellow co-owners

• Positive customer feedback and repeat bookings

• Contributing to the Corporate teams continued growth and success

Skills Required

• Excellent communication and conversation skills (verbal and written)

• Good social skills: the ability to quickly forge strong relationships, whilst also being a team player

• Professional phone manner

• Results driven: self-motivated, organised and eager to succeed

• Con?dence to cold call

• Creative mindset: Not afraid to think outside the box and work with the site teams to achieve a positive outcome for the customer

• Sales focused mindset: always thinking about additional activities, forest shelter, merchandise, catering. Creating the full experience

• Experience with CRM systems: Microsoft suite including Outlook and Excel

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to develop and demonstrate commercial and relationship management skills

• Be part of a high-performing, supportive sales team

• Gain exposure to education sector partnerships and event coordination

• Chance to make a real impact during a busy and rewarding period for the business