Sales Apprenticeship Opportunity

SALES APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY: VERICONNECT

Earn to Learn over two years with Fioru Software Solutions, trading as VeriConnect located at Burrells Hall, St. Kieran's College, College Road, Kilkenny, R95 TP64 are now looking for a Sales Apprentice to join their sales team. 

This is an ideal opportunity if you want a career with a Google award winning company. A diverse team we are passionate about bringing Sustainability Strategy to life for our clients. Free parking, beautiful grounds, flexible working all contribute to a great culture. As training experts our sustainability practitioners, and Digital team, design, develop and deliver an end to end service for large and small businesses and communities that need training solutions .

Why not join us to get your level 6 on the job qualification which supporting our direct and indirect sales team resourcing clients on our important work.

You will undertake the Sales Apprenticeship over 2 years, covering all aspects of selling and sales. Your training will be a combination of on-the-job training with VeriConnect and off-the-job learning via online classes and face to face workshops with Cork Education and Training Board (CETB). You will be released from the workplace to participate in the online classes and face-to-face workshops.

As a Sales Apprentice, you will deliver an outstanding experience to our customers, ensuring their needs are understood and met. Duties include building relationships with customers, customer service, trade shows and conference experience.

You will also be trained on our CRM, our Project management tools and our VERI software for streamlining training. So if you enjoy people and have an interest in Sustainability -You can read about our company here - www.vericonnect.ie

This position will establish your career in a niche market and thus you must have a strong work ethic and drive to succeed in a busy sales environment. You will be assigned a dedicated workplace mentor, your Line manager and our Sales Partner - A Smurfit educated professional, who will be there to support you throughout the programme offering guidance and making sure that all aspects of your learning follow a structured training plan. Both of you will work closely with the CEO.

This is an “earn and learn” programme and upon successful completion you will qualify as a Sales Specialist and gain a QQI validated NFQ Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Sales. Holders of this award will be eligible to progress within the organisation and/or to higher education programmes.

Entry Requirements to the Apprenticeship Programme

· Aged 18 or over and have computer literacy as their day to day work will involve working extensively with PowerPoint, Excel and a number of online Tools

· Must have Grade O6/H7 or above in 5 Leaving Certificate subjects (including Maths F2/06/H7 along with English or Irish 06/H7)

· If you do not have a Leaving Certificate you must have a full QQI Level 5 or higher qualification.

· International applicants must present the equivalent of a full Level 5 qualification or higher and have ENGLISH C2 proficiency

Job Types: Apprenticeship, Full-time

Supplemental pay types: Bonus pay after year 1 based on Sales targets

Schedule: Monday to Friday 9-5

Work Location: In Person, Kilkenny

Benefits: Paid Travel to CETB