Total 6 Internship level Human Resources job vacancies in Colchester, South East, CO3 0NN

A specialist renewables division within a national group of electrical distribution companies is looking for a motivated Internal Salesperson to join their new location in Colchester. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where you can make an impact and build strong business relationships.

You'll be joining a successful electrical wholesaler who already employs over 4,000 people across hundreds of UK locations. The renewables sector of the business is growing rapidly with high demand and fast stock turnover of their products. With an annual turnover exceeding £1.7 billion, they're a company that continues to grow through acquisitions and the high-quality service they provide to their clients. They pride themselves on their decentralised business model as well as building long-lasting relationships with their customers, suppliers and employees.

Role Responsibilities

As an Internal Sales Executive, your responsibilities will include:

• Building strong relationships with and delivering excellent customer service to new and existing B2B customers
• Promoting the company's renewable electrical product range which includes solar panels, PV-powered hot water tanks, air-source heat pumps, boiler & heating controls and much more.
• Ensuring the achievement of set branch targets and objectives
• Communicating effectively with different departments within the business
• Advising clients on the best solution available to meet their needs
• Working both independently and within a strong team of salespeople

Rewards

You will receive:

• A starting salary between £30,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience)
• An uncapped bonus, linked to your performance and that of the branch
• Mentoring and support
• Optional membership of the excellent company pension scheme

Requirements

To be successful in this Internal Sales role, you should:

• Have electrical products or renewable energy solutions knowledge or experience in electrical wholesale, builder's merchant, technical trade, or distribution
• Be a quick learner with great communication skills and the ability to multitask
• Be proactive, energetic, and confident on the telephone
• Have self-motivation and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

If you think you have what it takes, apply today to find out more!

As a HR Intern with a focus on recruitment, you can learn and contribute to talent acquisition by building talent pools, maintaining community engagement, and leveraging digital tools and social networks. You will work closely with the HR and recruitment teams to help source talent and assist with various aspects of community management, gaining invaluable experience in the recruitment process. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Conduct market research to identify where potential candidates can be found, effective engagement strategies, and stay updated on industry trends.  

• Build and maintain talent pools for a specific role ensuring a robust candidate pipeline across multiple platforms and networks.  

• Engage potential candidates through various channels (emails, social media, phone calls) to assess their interest in available positions and inform them about job opportunities. 

• Collaborate with the HR team to develop engaging social and digital content that enhances employer branding and attracts candidates.  

• Generate referrals by encouraging candidates and employees to recommend qualified individuals through Xcellink employee referral program.  

• Analyse and report on sourcing strategies, focusing on conversion rates and identifying opportunities for process improvement.  

• Engage with candidates and influencers on social networks (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook) to build relationships and maintain active community interactions.  

• Utilize a combination of enterprise software and social networking tools to streamline recruitment processes and effectively track candidates.  

• Coordinate with internal teams to address specific community inquiries and ensure alignment across departments.  

• Collect feedback from social communities to support continuous improvement in the recruitment process and organizational workflows.  

• Currently pursuing or holding a diploma / bachelor’s degree /Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource or a related field. 
• Must be able to commit at least 3 to 6 months for internship/temporary role

• Strong verbal and written English skills, with the ability to create engaging content for social platforms. 

• Proficiency in using social media and digital insights to create relevant and engaging recruitment content. 

• A self-driven, commercially minded individual with a focus on achieving recruitment goals. 

• Enthusiastic, proactive, and detail-oriented with a “can do” attitude, capable of working with people at all levels. 

• A solid understanding/ or exposure of IT and how they can support recruitment efforts. 

Why Join Us? 

• Gain hands-on experience in recruitment and talent acquisition. 

• Opportunity to work with dynamic teams in a fast-paced environment. 

• Develop your skills in candidate sourcing, community engagement, and digital recruitment strategies. 

This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in HR and recruitment while contributing to the talent strategy of a forward-thinking organization. If you're excited about connecting talented individuals with opportunities, we’d love to have you on board! Apply today to kickstart your career in HR and recruitment. 

As a HR Intern with a focus on recruitment, you can learn and contribute to talent acquisition by building talent pools, maintaining community engagement, and leveraging digital tools and social networks. You will work closely with the HR and recruitment teams to help source talent and assist with various aspects of community management, gaining invaluable experience in the recruitment process. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Conduct market research to identify where potential candidates can be found, effective engagement strategies, and stay updated on industry trends.  

• Build and maintain talent pools for a specific role ensuring a robust candidate pipeline across multiple platforms and networks.  

• Engage potential candidates through various channels (emails, social media, phone calls) to assess their interest in available positions and inform them about job opportunities. 

• Collaborate with the HR team to develop engaging social and digital content that enhances employer branding and attracts candidates.  

• Generate referrals by encouraging candidates and employees to recommend qualified individuals through Xcellink employee referral program.  

• Analyse and report on sourcing strategies, focusing on conversion rates and identifying opportunities for process improvement.  

• Engage with candidates and influencers on social networks (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook) to build relationships and maintain active community interactions.  

• Utilize a combination of enterprise software and social networking tools to streamline recruitment processes and effectively track candidates.  

• Coordinate with internal teams to address specific community inquiries and ensure alignment across departments.  

• Collect feedback from social communities to support continuous improvement in the recruitment process and organizational workflows.  

• Currently pursuing or holding a bachelor’s degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource or a related field. 

• Strong verbal and written English skills, with the ability to create engaging content for social platforms. 

• Proficiency in using social media and digital insights to create relevant and engaging recruitment content. 

• A self-driven, commercially minded individual with a focus on achieving recruitment goals. 

• Enthusiastic, proactive, and detail-oriented with a “can do” attitude, capable of working with people at all levels. 

• A solid understanding/ or exposure of IT and how they can support recruitment efforts. 

Why Join Us? 

• Gain hands-on experience in recruitment and talent acquisition. 

• Opportunity to work with dynamic teams in a fast-paced environment. 

• Develop your skills in candidate sourcing, community engagement, and digital recruitment strategies. 

This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in HR and recruitment while contributing to the talent strategy of a forward-thinking organization. If you're excited about connecting talented individuals with opportunities, we’d love to have you on board! Apply today to kickstart your career in HR and recruitment. 

As a Talent Management intern, you will support the implementation of human resource strategy specifically in the areas of talent management, succession planning, organizational development, performance management, and project management with the objective of establishing the best place to work and empowering A-Team to achieve the best version of themselves.

Responsibilities:

• Assist operational and administrative support for Talent Management and Organization Development activities such as performance review processes, organization structure and job description updates, succession planning and talent development preparation, etc. for both in Head Office and Field Office
• Support administrative tasks for Employee Assistance Program
• Helps administrative tasks and journey for Management Trainee programs
• Manage data and leverage analytics to measure impact of talent actions
• Involve in related TM projects and collaborate with other People & Culture teams to explore and identify potential improvement
• Involve in employee assessment and data processing

• Fresh graduate from any major, preferably from Industrial Engineering or Psychology
• Passionate in organizational development and talent management matters
• Attention to detail and familiarity with data processing tools (Excel, Spreadsheet, etc.)
• Possess can-do attitude and growth mindset
• Analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Able to work both individually and collaboratively
• Nice to have exposure in project management

A specialist renewables division within a national group of electrical distribution companies is looking for a motivated Internal Salesperson to join their new location in Colchester. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where you can make an impact and build strong business relationships.

You'll be joining a successful electrical wholesaler who already employs over 4,000 people across hundreds of UK locations. The renewables sector of the business is growing rapidly with high demand and fast stock turnover of their products. With an annual turnover exceeding £1.7 billion, they're a company that continues to grow through acquisitions and the high-quality service they provide to their clients. They pride themselves on their decentralised business model as well as building long-lasting relationships with their customers, suppliers and employees.

Role Responsibilities

As an Internal Sales Executive, your responsibilities will include:

• Building strong relationships with and delivering excellent customer service to new and existing B2B customers
• Promoting the company's renewable electrical product range which includes solar panels, PV-powered hot water tanks, air-source heat pumps, boiler & heating controls and much more.
• Ensuring the achievement of set branch targets and objectives
• Communicating effectively with different departments within the business
• Advising clients on the best solution available to meet their needs
• Working both independently and within a strong team of salespeople

Rewards

You will receive:

• A starting salary between £30,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience)
• An uncapped bonus, linked to your performance and that of the branch
• Mentoring and support
• Optional membership of the excellent company pension scheme

Requirements

To be successful in this Internal Sales role, you should:

• Have electrical products or renewable energy solutions knowledge or experience in electrical wholesale, builder's merchant, technical trade, or distribution
• Be a quick learner with great communication skills and the ability to multitask
• Be proactive, energetic, and confident on the telephone
• Have self-motivation and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

If you think you have what it takes, apply today to find out more!

Your new company
You will be joining a well-established company who work closely with the construction industry, joining an existing team of 4 external sales managers to provide customer support from query through to delivery. This varied role offers excellent progression routes and would be a great developmental role for someone who has customer service experience and wants to start or develop their career in sales.

Your new role
In this office-based role, you will log sales queries on lead trackers, send out samples, respond to questions on the products, estimate quantities required from technical plans, attend sales visits with the external sales team and provide overall administrative support to the team.
You will not only liaise with internal stakeholders, but have direct phone, email and face-to-face contact with the clients.

What you'll need to succeed
You will have excellent communication skills, be highly organised and able to prioritise your own workload.
You will be able to effectively follow up and generate sales leads for the external sales team and be confident working in a customer-facing role.
Previous experience of working within the trade or construction sector would be highly beneficial, although any customer service background will be considered.

What you'll get in return
Competitive salary package with starting salary of £26,000-£30,000
Annual bonus scheme
Performance related bonus
Safety bonus
Clear progression route into an external sales role
Company pension
Private medical care
Free on-site parking

What you need to do now


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