Business Development Apprentice
Media & Communications LTD · Worthing · posted 4 September 2026
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Key Responsibilities:
Business Development:
- Make targeted outbound cold calls to prospective business customers
- Research and identify potential customers using lead-generation sources
- Identify relevant decisionmakers and purchasing contacts
- Identify and re-engage dormant customers from the company’s historic database to generate new sales opportunities
- Qualify prospects and identify genuine purchasing opportunities
- Make appointments for sales team product specialists when required
- Follow up prospects consistently by telephone and email
- Prepare or coordinate quotations and follow them through
- Complete a structured handover of successful new accounts to the Account Manager
- Maintain accurate prospect, call and opportunity information
- Continually build and manage a strong pipeline of new prospects
Sales & General Administration:
- Assist with general sales and office administration as required
- Respond to and direct incoming telephone calls and emails
- Maintain accurate customer, prospect and contact information
- Assist with preparing quotations, documents and customer correspondence
- Update spreadsheets, reports and internal systems
- Liaise with customers, suppliers and internal departments
- Carry out data entry and maintain accurate records
- Assist the wider sales team with administrative tasks and follow-ups
Your training
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation Practitioner Level 4.
1-day a month in Brighton training. The remaining working on the job, applying your new skills.
Alongside your role you will complete a Level 4 AI Specialist programme learning how to use AI, automation, data and digital tools to improve campaigns, customer experiences and business processes.
Where it leads
- Pay increase after qualifying
- More responsibility
- Clear progression plan
- Permanent role
About Media & Communications LTD
Media & Communications Limited are a communications and IT supplier trading globally with offices in Germany, Spain and the UK.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, hard-working person to be based at our Worthing, West Sussex location.
Skills they're looking for
Entry requirements
- GCSE Maths & English (grade A*-C or 4-9) — essential
- A Level A Levels (grade (A*- c or equivalents)) — essential
Where you'll work
- UNIT B, EASTING CLOSE, WORTHING, BN14 8HQ
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