Graduate Business Advisor

Clockwork Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A highly respected recruitment agency is seeking a Graduate Field Sales Executive for the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft area. This entry-level role involves building strong relationships with independent retailers, providing support, promoting products, and ensuring sales performance. Candidates should have a customer service background and strong communication skills. The position offers a basic salary of £35,500 plus a company car and a variety of benefits to foster career growth and work-life balance.

Benefits

Company car

Discretionary bonus scheme

26 days holiday

Flexible benefits package

Non-contributory pension

Private medical insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong customer service background in retail, hospitality, or front-of-house experience.
• Desire to succeed and develop a career in sales.
• Confidence communicating with a variety of people.
• Ability to manage own time and workload.

Responsibilities

• Visit independent retail outlets, providing support and advice.
• Build strong relationships with store owners and staff.
• Promote products and educate retailers on their range and availability.
• Ensure KPIs are met through agreed visit frequencies.

Skills

Customer service background

Communication with wide range of people

Good organisation skills

Basic IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Graduate Field Sales Executive Great Yarmouth / Lowestoft

£35,500 basic salary + company car + excellent benefits

Would you like to kick-start your career in sales with an award-winning business?

Our client is a well-established, highly respected organisation with a strong reputation for developing early-career talent. This is an excellent opportunity for graduates or individuals with a couple of years experience in retail, hospitality or front-of-house customer service who are looking to move into a professional, field-based sales role.

The role

As a Field Based Sales Advisor (Business Advisor), you will manage a local territory covering the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft area. This is a varied, people-focused role where you will be out on the road, visiting stores, building relationships and supporting retailers to improve sales performance.

You will:

• Visit a range of independent and convenience retail outlets, providing support and advice
• Build strong relationships with store owners and staff
• Promote products and educate retailers on range, availability and merchandising
• Ensure agreed visit frequency, coverage and KPIs are met
• Support colleagues by covering holidays and absences where required
• Identify issues in store, such as stock or layout, and work with the wider team to put solutions in place
• Work closely with Account Managers to deliver consistent results across the area

You will be fully supported from day one, with structured training, designed to give you the confidence, knowledge and skills needed to succeed.

Qualifications

What we re looking for

This role would suit someone at the start of their career who enjoys working with people and is motivated by targets and results.

You ll ideally have:

• A strong customer service background (retail, hospitality or front-of-house experience is ideal)
• A desire to succeed and develop a career in sales
• Confidence communicating with a wide range of people
• Good organisation skills and strong attention to detail
• The ability to manage your own time and workload
• Basic IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• A full UK driving licence (manual or automatic) held for at least 2 years, with no more than 3 penalty points

Benefits

• £35,500 basic salary
• Company car
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 26 days holiday, with the option to buy or sell
• Flexible benefits package, including share schemes and gym discounts
• Non-contributory pension
• Private medical insurance, life assurance and income protection
• Flexible working to support work-life balance