Graduate Commercial Sales Trainee

JR United Kingdom; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking ambitious graduates for an exciting sales trainee role. This unique opportunity offers comprehensive training and exposure across various departments, equipping you with the skills needed for a successful sales career. With a base salary of £30k and a lucrative profit share scheme, you will develop into a customer-facing sales role, identifying new business opportunities and building relationships. The company values growth and offers excellent career progression, making this the perfect launchpad for your professional journey.

Benefits

Profit Share Scheme

Incentivised Learning

Professional Sales Training

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• A full, clean UK driving license is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop into an external, customer-facing sales role after training.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities from various accounts.
• Chase leads and generate sales over the phone and in person.

Skills

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Sales Skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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Client:

BMS Performance

Location:

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

2

Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

• Industry leading graduate sales opportunity with Edmundson Electrical
• £30k base salary + lucrative profit share scheme
• No experience needed, fantastic opportunity to start your career
• 12 months rotation through various departments to give you full exposure to the business
• Great career progression opportunities

The Company

Edmundson Electrical are the UK's leading distributor of branded electrical equipment to trade and industry, selling over 120,000 product lines and employing over 4000 staff across 400 locations throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

A fast-growing company with a long history of training and developing people in both sales and managerial roles, Edmundson are now seeking to continue their success by adding entry level talent into their teams.

The Role

Edmundson Electrical are looking to recruit, train and develop ambitious graduates to be based out of any of their 400 independently run profit centres across the UK.

As a Graduate Sales Trainee at Edmundson, you will be educated on both the company, their products and the market they sell into. Receiving continuous 'on the job' training, the graduate will also have the opportunity to receive professional sales training to equip them with all the tools and skills needed to flourish in a successful sales career. Progression opportunities into External Sales and then potentially Profit Centre Management in the future.

• Obtain a comprehensive knowledge of the business as you spend time training within different functions
• Develop into an external, customer facing sales role after around 12 months
• Identify and develop new business opportunities from new customers and dormant/lapsed accounts
• Gain thorough product knowledge to be competent and effective when dealing with customers and promoting the benefits of using Edmundson Electrical as a supplier of choice
• Chase down leads, influence, negotiate and generate sales over the phone and in person

Package

• Eligibility for lucrative company profit share scheme
• Incentivised learning (bonus opportunity upon completion of training)
• Extensive professional sales training - fully funded and accredited
• Auto-enrolment into the Company's contributory pension scheme

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Full, clean UK driving license
• Strong work ethic and a team player who can also work well on their own initiative
• Occasional Saturday work required
• Ready for immediate start after finishing studies

First 6 months

• Training in a branch, learning about products, procedures, market, customers, and suppliers
• Work through various departments including trade counter
• Start selling around month 3, calling lapsed/dormant accounts and sourcing new accounts
• Begin industry-leading sales training through BMS
• Develop skills for long-term success

Next 6-12 months

• Start generating sales and revenue
• Learn and understand the full sales process
• Build relationships with senior sales colleagues
• Continue developing confidence and skills

Beyond 12 months

• Advance from Graduate Sales Trainee role
• Meet sales targets
• Become part of the external sales team
• Opportunities for management for successful candidates

Applications are managed directly by BMS Performance, market leaders in graduate recruitment.