External Sales Executive

Hayley Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

23 days annual leave + bank holidays

Life assurance (x2 salary)

Healthcare schemes

Company pension scheme

Wellness programmes

Uniform and PPE provided

Hayley Academy training

Job summary

Hayley Group is seeking an External Sales Executive for our Sheffield Branch. This full-time, 40-hour role involves extensive field sales across South Yorkshire and NE Derbyshire, targeting new customers while managing existing accounts.

You’ll drive growth with a proactive, autonomous approach and a strong focus on delivering excellent service. You’ll be out on the road, building relationships, cold calling new prospects, and leveraging product knowledge in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven external sales experience, preferably in engineering/manufacturing
• Strong motivation to drive sales and achieve targets
• Confident communicator, comfortable cold calling cross industry
• Able to work with minimal supervision and deliver results
• Good IT skills and experience with common business systems
• Experience managing existing customers and developing new ones

Responsibilities

• Sell and grow external accounts across South Yorkshire and NE Derbyshire
• Develop new business opportunities and win new customers
• Maintain relationships with existing customers and provide after-sales support
• Negotiate terms, quotes and orders to meet targets
• Utilise company resources and Hayley Academy training to improve performance
• Travel regularly to customer sites and maintain accurate records in the CRM

Skills

External sales experience

Motivation and enthusiasm

Cold calling

Autonomy

IT skills / systems knowledge

Account management

Job description

Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sheffield
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. As we enter an exciting period of growth our 1,400people doing things the “Hayley Way” play a vital role in our ongoing success.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer, our people truly make the difference bringing energy, expertise, and passion that help us deliver outstanding service to our customers every single day.

We’re excited to offer a brilliant opportunity for an External Sales Executive with strong account management and sales experience working for our Sheffield Branch

About the role:

You’ll be our full-time salesperson focusing on external sales. Expect to be out on the road across the South Yorkshire and Northeast Derbyshire geographies. You’ll be dealing with existing customers but really targeting new opportunities and new customers.

Our existing customer base is very diverse from engineering companies to food as well defence and steelworks.

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!

Drive, enthusiasm, perseverance and persistence are the core of what we are looking for in this role and so we will consider a range of different experience levels.

What we’re looking for

• 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:

• Company vehicle
• From 23 days annual leave (plus public/bank holidays)
• Life assurance cover (x2 salary)
• Invitation to healthcare schemes
• Company pension scheme
• Wellness programmes
• Uniform and PPE provided
• 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 15th November, 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]