Graduate Sales Executive

Role Overview & Responsibilities

This external B2B sales role is for the UK's leading electrical wholesaler turning over in excess of £1.5b per year. As a graduate trainee you will have a 6 month induction into the business at Morpeth to understand every department within the business and enhancing your understanding and boosting your ability to sell. You will also be given product knowledge training and sales training, so that when it is time to start the external part of the programme you will be fully equipped for the role.

Working closely with the manager; a previous Graduate Sales Executive; you will have a mentor who fully understands the journey that you are embarking on.

Once you have completed your requirements for the external B2B role will be as follow:-

• Build and maintain relationships with new and existing B2B customers
• Deliver a high level of personal customer service to your accounts
• Use your product knowledge and customer service skills to promote the company as a supplier of choice
• Negotiate deals

The package for this graduate sales role includes:

• A starting salary of £28,080
• Your share of the company’s profits in the form of a lucrative uncapped bonus
• Additional bonuses based on the completion of training goals
• Extensive training on the company, their products and the industry
• Continuous ‘on the job’ training and professional development
• Opportunity for company car (upon progression to a field-based role)
• Pension scheme
• 25 days paid holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Opportunities to progress and build a successful career

To be successful in this Graduate Trainee role, you should be:

• A well-presented, sales-focused graduate
• An excellent communicator and networker
• Tenacious, driven and money-motivated
• Able to build strong relationships with a wide variety of people
• In possession of a full UK driving licence

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From £28,250.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free flu jabs
• Profit sharing

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Morpeth, Northumberland: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Graduate Sales Executive