External Sales Executive

Hayley Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Life assurance (x2 salary)

Healthcare schemes

Company pension scheme

Wellness programmes

Hayley Academy training

Job summary

Hayley Dexis in Bristol seeks an External Sales Executive to cover the Bristol region. You will visit customers, pursue new opportunities, and expand our diverse client base across engineering, manufacturing, and related sectors.

You should have external sales experience, a proactive attitude, and comfort with cold calling. The role offers a company vehicle, healthcare, pension, and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Prior external sales experience
• Knowledge of MRO space or related products is a plus
• Confident communicator with ability to cold call across industries
• Able to work with a high level of autonomy and deliver results

Responsibilities

• Out on the road across the Bristol region with existing and new customers
• Target new opportunities and customers in engineering/manufacturing sectors
• Drive sales and build long-term customer relationships

Skills

External sales experience

Cold calling

Autonomy

IT skills

Motivation to drive sales

Product/engineering knowledge

Tools

CRM systems

IT systems

Job description

Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bristol, Somerset
Hours: 40 hours per week
Competitive Salary & Benefits

At Hayley Dexis we’ve built-up our reputation over the course of the last five decades with stock, service and people at the core of everything we do.

We are entering an exciting period of growth and our 1300 people, doing things the “Hayley Way” along with industry leading customer service are central to our success.

We’re excited to offer a brilliant opportunity for an External Sales Executive working within our Bristol branch.

About the role:

Expect to be out on the road across the Bristol region. You’ll be dealing with existing customers but really targeting new opportunities and new customers. Our existing customer base is very diverse from engineering, manufacturing, food and aggregates.

You’ll have prior experience in sales ideally with some cross over to what we do i.e. engineering or manufacturing background. You’ll be driven and excited to make that sale! If you are comfortable approaching customers, knocking on doors and thrive off making the smallest to the largest sales we want to hear from you!

What we’re looking for in our External Sales Executive:

• A good level of knowledge in the MRO space along with the products that we sell, although crossover experience will be considered
• A high level of motivation and enthusiasm to drive sales
• Good systems knowledge and IT skills
• Prior external sales experience
• Confident communicator, not afraid to cold call cross industry
• Thrive in a role where you are given a high level of autonomy and trusted to deliver and drive innovation
• Strong interest in learning our product range / engineering

What you’ll get in return:

• From 23 days annual leave (plus public/bank holidays)
• Company vehicle
• Life assurance cover (x2 salary)
• Invitation to healthcare schemes
• Company pension scheme
• Wellness programmes
• Training and development provided through our own Hayley Academy

What to expect from our recruitment process:

1. Initial screening
2. Microsoft Teams interview with our Talent Acquisition Partner
3. Face to face interview either in-person or Microsoft Teams
4. Decision outcome

We’ll close this role on 30th August but may do so earlier if we receive strong interest so don’t miss out.

A final note...

Need any reasonable adjustments? Just give our talent acquisition team a shout.

Any questions on your mind? Please reach out to us at [e-mail]