Sales and Marketing Apprentice

Summary

If you're looking to make the most of your ambition and personality, then a sales career at ACS could be perfect for you. Our team is over 300+ people strong across our England, Scotland, Portugal, Romania & INDIA offices. We continue to grow, embracing new international markets and opportunities. 

Wage

£20,000 a year

The salary is £20-£23k dependent on experience.

Training course

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

Hours

Full-time with flexible working hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day. This role is office based.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 October 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

As a Sales Executive you'll be targeted on securing new business with organisations across the UK and Europe, selling IT solutions on behalf of our partners (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Sitecore, ABBY and UI Path). As you become established in the role, you will inevitably spend less time on building new business and instead focus on really enhancing those existing relationships you have built, selling more products to our clients.  

You will join our ACS Sales Development Programme, which is designed to equip you with everything you need to become successful. The programme will increase your confidence in the role and support you on your journey to being an established Account Manager. 

As a Sales Executive, you will be responsible for: 

• Researching potential customers to shape and build new business
• Growing new business through effective communication methods, including cold calling, customer meetings and email marketing
• Working towards your KPI's through developing market understanding, building relationships and networking
• Providing effective account management to support your customers technology strategy, implementation, and future requirements
• Collaborating with your sales team, cross-functional teams, and external partners to help develop a rich customer experience
• Have good verbal and written communication skills and be capable of performing tele-sales activities
• Provide required support for digital marketing activities to bring new logos

Where you'll work

48 SHELBURNE ROAD
HIGH WYCOMBE
HP12 3NQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL

Training course

Multi-channel marketer (level 3)

What you'll learn

• Develop or interpret briefs for external or internal stakeholders and measure delivery in-line with the specification and agreed timelines
• Plan and coordinate a marketing activity using marketing tactics to acquire and retain one or more customer segments using available resources.
• Contribute to the generation of innovative and creative approaches across video, images, and other formats, both online and offline, to support campaign development.
• Use research/survey software to gather audience insight and/or evaluation to support the project.
• Use copywriting techniques to write persuasive text/copy to meet a communications objective ensuring it is in-line with organisational brand guidelines.
• Build and implement multi-channel campaigns across a variety of platforms, either offline or digital media.
• Proofread marketing copy ensuring it is accurate, persuasive and is on brand.
• Use software to design and create marketing assets to meet the technical specification.
• Contribute to the research of external suppliers to support recommendations and procurement of marketing goods and services.
• Organise offline and digital assets ensuring they are co-ordinated and legally compliant.
• Use a content management system to publish text, images, and video/animated content.
• Create and maintain spreadsheets to support marketing activities such as project/budget planning and organisation of marketing assets.
• Use technology and software packages to support day to day activities, e.g., stakeholder communications, development of briefs, data analysis, report writing, presentations and project management.
• Identify and use data and technologies to achieve marketing objectives.
• Monitor and amend campaigns to meet budget requirements including time and monetary costs.
• Review campaigns regularly to ensure effectiveness, to optimise the results.
• Measure and evaluate campaign delivery to identify areas for improvement.
• Use data analysis tools to record, interpret and analyse customer or campaign data.
• Develop or interpret briefs for external or internal stakeholders and measure delivery in-line with the specification and agreed timelines
• Plan and coordinate a marketing activity using marketing tactics to acquire and retain one or more customer segments using available resources.
• Contribute to the generation of innovative and creative approaches across video, images, and other formats, both online and offline, to support campaign development.
• Use research/survey software to gather audience insight and/or evaluation to support the project.
• Use copywriting techniques to write persuasive text/copy to meet a communications objective ensuring it is in-line with organisational brand guidelines.
• Build and implement multi-channel campaigns across a variety of platforms, either offline or digital media.
• Proofread marketing copy ensuring it is accurate, persuasive and is on brand.
• Use software to design and create marketing assets to meet the technical specification.
• Contribute to the research of external suppliers to support recommendations and procurement of marketing goods and services.
• Organise offline and digital assets ensuring they are co-ordinated and legally compliant.
• Use a content management system to publish text, images, and video/animated content.
• Create and maintain spreadsheets to support marketing activities such as project/budget planning and organisation of marketing assets.
• Use technology and software packages to support day to day activities, e.g., stakeholder communications, development of briefs, data analysis, report writing, presentations and project management.
• Identify and use data and technologies to achieve marketing objectives.
• Monitor and amend campaigns to meet budget requirements including time and monetary costs.
• Review campaigns regularly to ensure effectiveness, to optimise the results.
• Measure and evaluate campaign delivery to identify areas for improvement.
• Use data analysis tools to record, interpret and analyse customer or campaign data.

Training schedule

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade A-C/9-4)
• maths (grade A*-C / 9-4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Initiative

Other requirements

We'd love you to have: 

• A passion for sales and be keen to learn and develop your skill set
• Demonstrate a keen entrepreneurial flare and the desire to build your own client base from scratch
• Be a motivated self-starter, a quick learner and highly organised
• Show an enthusiasm to learn and develop your knowledge for new and emerging technologies
• Capable of building solid relationships internally and with potential new clients