SME Sales Executive

At Ayvens, progress starts with you.

Our ambitions to shape the future of sustainable mobility are powered by our talent. Join us, and get better with every move.

About Us

Ayvens are a leading provider of vehicle leasing and fleet management solutions in Ireland, committed to helping businesses of all sizes optimise their mobility strategies. With a strong focus on innovation, sustainability, and customer service, we empower our clients to drive efficiency and growth.

Role Overview

As an SME Sales Executive, you will be responsible for identifying, developing, and managing relationships with small and medium-sized enterprises across Ireland. You will engage with small and medium-sized businesses across Ireland, identifying their mobility needs and offering tailored leasing and fleet management solutions. This is a fast-paced, target-driven role ideal for a motivated and persuasive sales professional.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-volume outbound calls to prospective SME clients.
• Hunt for new business through cold calling
• Qualify leads and identify opportunities for vehicle leasing and fleet solutions.
• Build rapport with decision-makers and understand their business needs.
• Present tailored solutions and close sales over the phone or via meetings.
• Maintain accurate records of all sales activity in the CRM system (Salesforce).
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth onboarding and customer satisfaction.
• Meet and exceed monthly sales targets and KPIs.
• Stay up to date with product offerings, industry trends, and competitor activity.
• Upsell ancillary products.
• Dealing with credit approvals for new clients as part of the sales process.
• Maintain and grow relationships with existing SME clients through proactive account management.

Key Requirements

• Proven track record in B2B sales, ideally within the automotive, leasing, or mobility sectors.
• Strong understanding of the SME landscape in Ireland.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills (written and verbal).
• Self-motivated, results-driven, and comfortable working independently.
• Ability to manage a sales pipeline and meet/exceed targets.
• Full driving licence.
• Proficiency in CRM systems and Microsoft Office Suite.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Experience in vehicle leasing, fleet management, or related industries is advantageous.
• High level of attention to detail
• Creative thinker with ability to identify and implement improvements
• Computer literate with an excellent knowledge of Microsoft products
• The ability to see issues through to completion and work to deadlines
• The ability to think, act and make decisions under pressure
• Clear organisation and prioritisation of your daily tasks, while also ensuring teamwork is also completed

Why Ayvens?  

With over 3.4 million vehicles managed across more than 42 countries, we provide full-service leasing, flexible subscription services, fleet management services and multi-mobility solutions to customers of all sizes, including large corporates, SMEs, professionals, and private individuals. By leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and further shape the digital transformation of the industry, we are well-positioned to meet the evolving mobility needs of our clients and provide them with the solutions they need to thrive.

At Ayvens, we believe that our success is driven by our commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and technology-enabled services that help our customers focus on their everyday business. We’re committed to sustainable mobility and have made it a core part of our strategy. In everything we do, we’re guided by the principles of authenticity, curiosity, commitment and collaboration. We aim to foster an organisation that's diverse in people and ideas, where everyone can thrive and be themselves, no matter who they are.

Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to enable the transformation towards large scale adoption of sustainable mobility and provide our customers with the solutions they need to succeed. Follow our page for the latest updates, news, and insights.

*ALD Automotive | LeasePlan are rebranding to Ayvens across all 42 countries by 2025.