External Sales Executive

Hayley Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Company vehicle

Life assurance (x2 salary)

Healthcare schemes

Company pension scheme

Wellness programmes

Hayley Academy training

Job summary

Hayley Group in Bristol is seeking an External Sales Executive to drive new business across the Bristol region while nurturing existing customers in diverse sectors. The role will involve significant field work, knocking on doors, and developing relationships with engineering, manufacturing, food and aggregates sectors.

You’ll be on the road, targeting new opportunities and converting them into orders, with support from Hayley Academy training and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• External sales experience with a proven track record.
• Willingness to travel and be on the road across the Bristol region.
• Comfortable approaching customers and generating new business.

Responsibilities

• Drive new sales opportunities across the Bristol region.
• Manage existing customer base and build relationships across industries.
• Attend meetings and present solutions to customers.

Skills

External sales

Cold calling

Customer relationship management

Tools

CRM software

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 Monday 5th October but may do so earlier if we receive strong interest so don’t miss out.

A final note...

Not sure you tick every box? Please don’t let that stop you from applying.

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]