CareerPlan

Field Sales Executive

BarkingFull-time£84k2026-09-22 → 2026-11-11
Freelance / independent contractor

Core

Self-employed sales partner building a business by acquiring merchants for SumUp's payment technology ecosystem.

Role type

Independent contractor field sales executive

Builds

Payment terminals, POS systems, and merchant accounts for SMEs

Domain

Fintech / Payments

Required skills

B2B sales, face-to-face prospecting, consultative selling, objection handling, territory management, CRM management, commercial awareness

Preferred skills

Experience in high-rejection sales environments, financial resilience, self-discipline

Technologies

SumUp card readers, SumUp POS software, CRM systems

Responsibilities

Prospecting 30+ local SMEs daily via face-to-face visits and outbound outreach, analyzing merchant payment setups, managing sales pipeline and territory, converting conversations into merchant partnerships, building relationships within the local business community