Customer Sales Advisor - No evenings or weekends!
Job ID: 10112174
Sheffield
Permanent
Office Based
Are you a confident communicator with a passion for sales and helping businesses save money? We’re looking for driven individuals to join our EDF outbound sales team, supporting small to medium-sized businesses in reducing their gas and electricity costs.
Join our dynamic team based in Sheffield where you will work in an environment every day that brings new opportunities, the convenience of free parking, easy access to local transport links, with onsite vendors, making it easy to grab a bite during your breaks.
Job Description
What you’ll be doing:
- Making outbound B2B sales calls (90% cold leads, 10% warm leads) using a dialler system.
- Building strong relationships and a healthy sales pipeline.
- Providing competitive quotes for dual fuel (gas and electricity) packages.
- Explaining terms and conditions clearly and professionally.
- Taking direct debit details and completing the sale process.
- Checking credit scores via Experian and verifying meter compatibility.
- Following a scripted, FCA-regulated sales pitch.
What we’re looking for:
- Previous experience in outbound sales or a similar target-driven environment.
- Excellent communication and rapport-building skills.
- Confidence in handling objections and closing sales.
- A proactive, resilient attitude and a team-player mindset.
What’s in it for you?
- A competitive salary of £24,043 per annum, plus uncapped commission – earning between £150-£400 per month in commission
- 22 days’ holiday
- The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
- Company matched pension, life assurance, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks… and plenty more
- Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle—from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel, and technology
- Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
What will happen next:
- Choose ‘apply’ to submit a short application ensuring you add your contact number and email address so we can reach you easily.
- The team will then reach out to discuss the role in more detail.
Equal Opportunities
We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com and we’ll get back to you.
Access to Work can help candidates with a physical or mental health condition or disability to get support in the hiring process, including communication support at interviews such as a British Sign Language interpreter. If you require this support you can apply for this support at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work .
For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.
About us

Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We're driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes – for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We're committed to being a responsible business – in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors.
Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.