Field Territory Sales Executive – Trade Kitchen Solutions

Howdens; Stamford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension up to 12%

32 days annual leave including bank

Staff discount on Howdens products

40 hour week (Mon-Fri)

No evenings or Sundays

Share scheme (Buy-as-you-earn)

Virtual GP & wellbeing support

Job summary

Howdens Joinery is seeking a Territory Sales Representative to grow the local trade customer base across your territory. This field-based role involves winning new business, building strong relationships with depot teams, and driving sustainable growth with autonomous workload management.

You will engage trade customers from first conversations, develop product knowledge in joinery and hardware, and collaborate with depots to increase account spend.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of winning new business or excelling in target-driven sales.
• Confidently engage trade customers from first conversation.
• Self-motivated, resilient, with a drive to succeed.
• Ability to build product knowledge in joinery and hardware.
• Well-organised with the capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Full UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Win new business by proactively approaching prospective customers and converting opportunities into new accounts.
• Build and grow the account base across your territory, supporting each depot’s performance.
• Introduce new customers to the Howdens model, clearly articulating how it works and why it delivers.
• Collaborate with depot teams to drive account spend and trading frequency.
• Build strong relationships with new and existing account holders.
• Handle customer enquiries professionally from first contact to resolution.
• Participate in team meetings with performance updates and ideas.
• Keep data accurate and up to date for visibility across activity and pipeline.
• Work safely and in line with Health & Safety standards.

Skills

Winning new business

Trade customer engagement

Self-motivated

Product knowledge (joinery & hardware)

Organisational skills

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Howdens Joinery is seeking a Territory Sales Representative to grow the local trade customer base across your territory. This field-based role involves winning new business, building strong relationships with depot teams, and driving sustainable growth with autonomous workload management.

You will engage trade customers from first conversations, develop product knowledge in joinery and hardware, and collaborate with depots to increase account spend.