Bring your flair, and build a pipeline!

We have an exciting opportunity for a gifted Sales Consultant with a true ‘hunter’ mentality to join our growing team. You’ll play an important role in driving growth, engaging potential and existing SME customers to promote and sell Gumtree listings as their go to destination for advertising. You'll be purely phone based, making a high volume of outbound sales calls to develop business across services verticals nationally. You’ll join a small, yet passionate SME sales team focussed in growth and brilliant customer service, whilst building the future of Gumtree. We are going through a period of hyper growth. If you are a self-starter, with proven sales ability, integrity and a performance driven approach, there could be a spot on our team for you. Could this be you?

Location: London Waterloo, hybrid working with 3 days in the office.

About the role:

You’ll join a high impact team focussed on proactive business development, upselling and cross-selling. Our approach is authentic and non-scripted, so bring your flair and build a pipeline! You’ll work from self-sourced leads, and can work across multiple service verticals. We currently have 10 categories to choose from, so whether your sweet spot is home services, removals or pet grooming, the opportunities are there for you to take. You’ll work to daily call targets and monthly KPIs, reaching for that top spot on the sales leader board. Once you are in, you won’t want to leave. Many of our team members are long timers. We want to add on to our culture and are looking for high energy, outcome driven sales people with high integrity and professionalism. Are you in?

Gumtree is an equal opportunities employer, valuing diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants.

What’s in it for you?

• An exciting opportunity to join Gumtree as we embark upon a journey of growth and transformation. You’ll join a high performing team with a direct impact on revenue.

• A business with purpose - we are on a mission to make buying and selling safer, simpler and more enjoyable.

• A culture of collaboration with passionate people building a business we can be proud of.

• Amazing new offices in London Waterloo and a brilliant team around you.

• A solid base salary and monthly commission with stretch targets to keep you hungry for more.

What are we looking for?

• Previous phone based outbound sales experience (high volume of calls) with a track record of hitting, not quitting targets! We’ll want examples.

• Experience in full end to end sales process. No appointment setting here, you’ll source your own leads and make it happen, building ongoing relationships with your SME customers.

• Excellent communication skills and raw sales ability.

• You excel at selling solutions to customer needs.

• Self-motivation and drive - you wake up hungry and ready to go!

• You’ll be a positive and an all-around brilliant teammate. We are on a mission and need all hands-on deck to get there!

Gumtree is one of the UK’s most popular online classifieds platforms, connecting millions of people every month to buy, sell, and trade locally. We’re embarking on an exciting transformation to revolutionise this much-loved platform into a cutting-edge, modern marketplace. With a well-known brand and heritage, we’re evolving to provide seamless buying and selling experiences powered by innovative features like integrated shipping, payments, and a comprehensive home services marketplace. This is your opportunity to join a dynamic team at the forefront of reshaping a household name for the digital age. Together, we’re redefining how communities connect and trade, building a platform that’s ready for the future.