Field-Based Territory Sales Pro — Kitchen Trade

Howdens; North East; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Pension scheme with up to 12% company

Up to 32 days annual leave

Generous staff discount on Howdens

40 hour working week

No evening, Sunday or Bank Holiday

Share scheme

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Howdens Joinery is looking for a Territory Sales Representative to grow local customer accounts across your designated area. This field‑based role focuses on winning new business, turning conversations into long‑term trade partnerships, and building trust with depot teams.

You’ll work autonomously with real freedom to manage your workload, while collaborating with depots to boost performance and drive sustainable growth through strong relationships.

Qualifications

• Track record of winning new business or working in a target‑driven sales role.
• Confident engaging trade customers from first conversation.
• Self‑motivated, resilient with a drive to succeed.
• Ability to build product and service knowledge in joinery and hardware.
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Winning new business by proactively approaching prospective customers and converting opportunities into new accounts.
• Building and growing the account base across your territory, supporting each depot’s performance.
• Introducing new customers to the Howdens model, clearly articulating how it works and why it delivers.
• Collaborating with depot teams to build account spend and drive more frequent trading.
• Building strong, lasting relationships with both new and existing account holders.
• Taking ownership of customer enquiries, managing them professionally from first contact through to resolution.
• Playing an active role in team meetings, contributing insight, performance updates, and ideas.
• Keeping data accurate and up to date, ensuring visibility across your activity and pipeline.
• Working safely and in line with Health & Safety standards

Skills

New business

Customer engagement

Self-motivated

Organization

Drive to succeed

Job description

Howdens Joinery is looking for a Territory Sales Representative to grow local customer accounts across your designated area. This field‑based role focuses on winning new business, turning conversations into long‑term trade partnerships, and building trust with depot teams.

You’ll work autonomously with real freedom to manage your workload, while collaborating with depots to boost performance and drive sustainable growth through strong relationships.