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Candidates must live within a reasonable commuting distance of our Milton Keynes office.\nAbout the Job\nManaging customer accounts and driving growth, you’ll work closely with Ingram Micro’s existing customers and vendor partners to build strong relationships, identify new business opportunities, and grow accounts as part of a collaborative and high-performing team.\nWe have an exciting opportunity to join our General Sales team as a Business Development Advisor. This is an entry-level role, ideal for someone looking to start or develop a career in business development and sales.\nYou don’t need previous sales experience - although if you have some, that’s a great advantage. This role would suit someone with experience in retail, customer service, call centre or telesales who enjoys speaking with customers, building relationships, and is motivated by targets and career progression.\nWhat you can expect to be getting up to as a Business Development Advisor\nManaging customer accounts and building a strong understanding of their business and goals\nDeveloping trusted relationships that support long-term customer growth\nIdentifying and converting sales opportunities to achieve and exceed targets\nManaging your pipeline and keeping opportunities accurately updated\nPositioning Ingram Micro’s value proposition to grow customer spend\nLearning our systems, tools, and vendor programmes to become confident and effective in the role\nIn order to set you up for success, we are looking for the following skills and experience\nA confident communicator with excellent verbal and written skills\nExperience in a customer-facing environment such as sales, call centre, telesales, retail, or customer service\nComfortable working as part of a team in a fast-paced, target-driven environment\nGood PC literacy, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel\nA proactive mindset with enthusiasm to learn and develop into a subject matter expert\nAn interest in IT or technology and a desire to build a career in sales or business development\nWhat we offer:\nAXA Health Insurance and Dental Plan Options - available for you and your family through a salary sacrifice scheme\nRising holiday allowance at Year 2 and Year 5\nBirthday day off\nEmployee Referral Bonus - help us grow our team and get rewarded for introducing great talent\nEmployee discounts and wellness perks\nModern offices with breakout spaces, free tea and coffee, and a private wellness room\nDevelopment opportunities with clear career progression and training\nWe Are Ingram Micro Group\nIngram Micro is one of the world's leading technology companies, connecting vendors, partners and customers across the global technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the world's population, we're helping shape the future of technology through our AI-powered platform, Xvantage™, and the expertise of our people.\nAs we continue to evolve and innovate, we're focused on helping our partners make smarter decisions, uncover new opportunities and drive sustainable growth. From cloud and cybersecurity to AI, professional services and digital solutions, we enable businesses to achieve better outcomes through technology, data and trusted expertise.\nOur ambition is simple: to be the partner of choice for our vendors, customers and partners, helping them navigate an increasingly complex technology landscape and shape what's next.\nMake an application to join the team!\nNone of this is possible without great people. That's why we're looking for ambitious, customer-focused individuals who want to learn, grow and make an impact.\nAt Ingram Micro, success is built on collaboration, innovation and the expertise of our people. Whether you're working in Sales, Finance, Operations, Marketing or Technology, every role plays an important part in helping us achieve our goals and deliver for our customers and partners.\nWe believe that potential matters just as much as experience, and we're committed to helping our people reach their full potential. In return, you'll receive industry-leading training, clear career development opportunities and the support to build a rewarding career with a business that's helping to shape the future of technology.\nNot the role you're looking for? Visit our careers site to view our latest opportunities and join our talent community to be considered for future roles. 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