Trainee Sales Representative
Leicestershire
Full-time
About Our Client
Our client is the global leader in the production and distribution of wood products used in everything from furniture and flooring to timber-framed houses, building facades and construction. In doing so, they help to build a better world. They are focused on achieving operational excellence with relentless attention to safety and sustainability.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
As part of their continued growth strategy, our client now has an exciting opportunity for Regional Sales Ambassadors. They currently have availability in East Midlands and Ireland.
These are full-time, permanent positions offering a competitive salary, car allowance and bonus.
This is a junior position and offers the right candidate an exciting opportunity into the life of external sales. The Sales Ambassador will work remotely and promote the design range to end user customers within a designated region. They will work with our client’s distribution network to enable and develop pull through sales.
- Travelling to and visiting end user customers to include Shop fitters, KBB Manufacturers, Office Furniture Manufacturers, Cabinet Makers, Joiners, Timber/Panel Merchants, Specifiers and Architects, Exhibition Manufacturers, Distributors, Holiday Home Manufacturers, Door Manufacturers, Cubicle Manufacturers and Panel Cutting Companies.
- Developing and pitching a relevant product presentation by researching the potential client's requirements, dealing with their arising issues, negotiation and agreement, of key actions, and follow up.
- Liaising with the various distributors to pass on and follow up leads generated.
- Prepare visit reports, detailed competitor information, prices, volumes, portfolio, customer potential update, and tasks.
- Finding new customers, ensuring existing contacts are visited in a systematic way and ensuring visits are planned by area in the most efficient route.
- Acquire detailed knowledge of the customer needs and product portfolio, and additional products/decors.
Requirements
As this is a junior position, they welcome applications from those with limited experience including graduates. Experience of working in retail, or hospitality sectors would be ideal for this position. As this role requires substantial travel, a full UK driving license is a must have.
What They Offer
Just some of what they are able to offer includes:
- Attractive salary, car allowance and bonus
- Exciting and challenging work
- Continued training, support and career development
- The opportunity to work with and learn from, industry leading people who are committed to technical excellence
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