Linde Sales Apprentice - Basingstoke

Kick-start a rewarding career with Linde Material Handling. Our two-year Sales Development Programme combines practical experience, mentoring, and formal learning to help you become a confident sales professional. Join a global business, make an impact, and build a long-term future with the KION Group.

What you'll do

Typical Daily Tasks as a Sales Apprentice:

• Supporting the sales team with customer enquiries and follow-up activities
• Building and maintaining relationships with customers and internal colleagues
• Contacting prospective customers to identify new business opportunities
• Updating customer information and sales activity on company systems
• Preparing quotations, proposals, and sales documentation
• Researching customer businesses, markets, and industry trends
• Attending customer meetings, site visits, and sales presentations with experienced colleagues
• Assisting with customer demonstrations and solution presentations
• Monitoring sales opportunities and helping progress them through the sales process
• Collaborating with service, operations, and customer support teams to deliver customer solutions
• Participating in mentoring, coaching, and sales training sessions
• Completing apprenticeship learning activities, assignments, and professional development tasks
• Supporting marketing campaigns, events, and customer engagement activities
• Learning about material handling equipment, warehouse solutions, and customer applications
• Developing commercial awareness and understanding customer buying decisions
• Taking ownership of personal development goals and tracking progress with managers and mentors

Training

You'll combine hands-on workplace experience with structured learning, supported by a dedicated training provider. You'll complete a Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship, developing key customer service, communication, and problem-solving skills while applying your learning in a real working environment. Following successful completion, you'll have the opportunity to progress onto a Level 3 apprenticeship, further developing your skills and career prospects.

After the apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the Level 2 Customer Service Apprenticeship, apprentices will have the opportunity to progress onto the Level 3 Sales Representative Apprenticeship, further developing their commercial, customer relationship, and sales expertise.

This apprenticeship is designed to provide a pathway into a permanent role within Linde Material Handling, part of KION Group. Successful apprentices can progress into a variety of sales-focused positions and continue to develop their careers within the sales function, with opportunities for increased responsibility, professional development, and long-term career growth across the business.

Your apprenticeship is just the beginning of an exciting career journey, providing the skills, experience, and support needed to build a successful future in sales.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience
• Enthusiasm
• Willingness to learn
• Professional attitude

Things to consider

A full UK driving licence is required, or applicants must be actively working towards passing their driving test. Successful candidates must be willing to travel to customer sites, training locations, and company offices when required. Applicants should be committed to completing the apprenticeship programme, including off-the-job training, and have a genuine interest in building a long-term career within sales at Linde Material Handling, part of KION Group. Candidates should be confident communicating with a wide range of customers, colleagues, and stakeholders and must have the right to work in the UK.

About the employer

Hybrid Working in the following locations:

Southampton, United Kingdom

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Andover, United Kingdom

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

KION Industrial Trucks & Services EMEA (KION ITS EMEA) is an operating unit of the KION Group, consisting of the three strong and successful brands - Linde Material Handling, STILL and Baoli. Their products are industry leading industrial trucks, intralogistics systems and solutions. The three brand companies serve their customers independently in their individual markets, providing the right products, services, and solutions. They are supported in the back office by overarching support functions in order to work efficiently and agilely in a highly dynamic and rapidly changing market environment.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Customer service practitioner (level 2), Sales, marketing and procurement
• Apprenticeship level: Intermediate (level 2)
• Training provider: TRAINING EVENT SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD
• Expected duration: 2 Years 6 Months
• Hours: 40 hours a week. Working week: Monday to Friday

40 hours per week

Typical working hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm, with flexibility depending on business needs and location

• Start date: 1 November 2026
• Positions available: 1
• Wage: £16,640 to £26,436.80 a year