Business Development Executive

TrustFord; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Company car & fuel card

Pension Scheme & Life Assurance

Ford Privilege vehicle purchase scheme

Discount on Service, Bodyshop andParts

Volunteer day

Cycle to work purchase scheme

Job summary

TrustFord is recruiting a Business Development Executive for a mobile role at the PartsPlus distribution centre. You will manage, grow and develop our existing customer base while securing new business, using listening, influencing and persuasive skills.

We offer a comprehensive training and development programme, a competitive salary with great benefits, and a residential induction at a Northampton hotel to learn the business before you start.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year sales experience.
• Strong listening, influencing and persuasive skills.
• Proficient in general computer knowledge.
• Self-motivated with enthusiastic personality.

Responsibilities

• Manage, grow and develop the existing customer base while gaining new business.
• Close deals and cultivate new opportunities in a fast-paced environment.
• Deliver consultative selling with effective product recommendations.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Customer service

Negotiation

Job description

We feel understood, cared for and rewarded.

We want the best from you – so we do our best for you. You’ll be part of a supportive, open culture where colleagues are cared for and share in our success. We’ll give you a fair reward package, including heavily discounted cars, and our innovative approach to work will make for a more flexible working life for you. We’ll also champion you and your career from day one. From our thorough induction to our strong emphasis on growing and retaining, this is a great place to develop and thrive.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Business Development Executive operating a mobile role, to join our team at the PartsPlus distribution centre.

We are looking for a Champion in sales with a minimum of 1 years sales experience, to help over achieve Parts Sales Budget. You'll be a lively & positive individual who will manage, grow and develop our existing customer base whilst gaining new business. You'll demonstrate drive, commitment and enthusiasm; together with a willingness to contribute to your team and more importantly your customers. You'll be able to use your listening, influencing and persuasive skills to convince others in both positive or negative circumstances. The successful candidate will have refined verbal and written communication skills and will be proficient in general computer knowledge.

• Are you self-motivated and have an enthusiastic personality?
• Do you have a true desire to achieve targets in a fast paced environment?
• Are you able to manage and close existing deals while cultivating new opportunities?
• Do you excel in customer service and grow business on excellent customer relationships?

Our comprehensive training and development programme gives you the opportunity to excel and with a fantastic product range you could see your career take off this year. So, if you are committed and have an ability to use your consultative selling skills to the deliver the ideal products to our customers, we would love to hear from you.

In addition to receiving a competitive salary, for the right candidate this position will offer:

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) in addition to an annual leave purchase & sale scheme
• Company car & fuel card
• Pension Scheme & Life Assurance
• Ford Privilege vehicle purchase scheme
• Discount on Service, Bodyshop and Parts
• 1 day each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
• Cycle to work purchase scheme

For your first 2 days in the business, you’ll be attending our fantastic residential induction academy. This is at a lovely hotel in the heart of the Northampton countryside, where you’ll learn all about our business before you start your new role.

Our PPA is what makes TrustFord. Our Network Groups support us in allowing for every colleague to respect and care for one another no matter what... be it your race, ability, gender, or who you love. This helps us to develop inclusive and diverse teams, truly representative of the communities that we operate in. We welcome applications from everyone. We work with our colleague network Groups - including our Race, LGBTQ+, Disability and Gender Networks to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - To help us be more inclusive, requests for flexible working will be considered at any point in your application or employment. Although we may deem this may not be suitable for every role, we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any requirements you may have.

TrustFord is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than ability to carry out the job role.

All offers of employment are subject to a background check.

We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance then we will contact agencies from our Preferred Supplier List. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.