Graduate Commercial Sales Trainee

BMS Performance Ltd.; Wigan; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary £30,500

Profit share eligibility

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Extensive sales training

Company pension scheme

Personal development programme

Career progression

Job summary

UK Plumbing Supplies offers a Structured Commercial Graduate scheme with a professional sales training programme. The role includes a base salary of £30,500, with bonus eligibility and extensive training across 300+ locations nationwide.

Graduates will learn the business, gain market knowledge, and have opportunities to progress into external sales and leadership. Expect to participate in customer breakfasts, supplier events, and trade days.

Qualifications

• Ambition to break into business-to-business sales.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to learn on the job.
• Team player with a proactive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Learn the company, products and market with on-the-job training.
• Receive extensive professional sales training to thrive in a sales career.
• Participate in breakfasts with customers, supplier trade days and external events.
• Progress into external sales and leadership roles over time.

Skills

Ambition in B2B sales

Strong work ethic

Team player

Willingness to learn

Drive and initiative

Job description

Structured Commercial Graduate scheme with a professional sales training programme

• Structured Commercial Graduate scheme with a professional sales training programme
• £30,500 salary + bonus
• UK’s largest independent Plumbing & Heating merchant
• Great stability as an industry – remained open and thriving throughout the pandemic

The Company

UK Plumbing Supplies were founded in 2016 and fast forward to 2026; they operate across 300+ trading locations, turnover £900+ million annually and have acquired 16 different brands of whom they trade under.

This growth has made them the largest and fastest growing plumbing and heating merchant in the UK and are therefore on the hunt nationally for ambitious and hungry graduates to join them on their exciting journey.

Each of the 300+ trading locations are effectively looking to hire and retain outstanding talent. As a graduate, UK Plumbing Supplies can offer you stability based on their industry and its ever-growing needs alongside the chance to develop a professional sales career.

So, what will you be doing?

As a Commercial Graduate Trainee, you will learn all about the company, its products the market while benefiting from continuous ‘on the job’ training. Furthermore, you will receive extensive professional sales training to equip you will all the tools and skills required to thrive in a successful sales career.

No two days are the same here; you can look forward to breakfasts with customers, external events, supplier trade days and much more. It’s a really fun and exciting place to start your career!

The UK Plumbing Supplies Graduate Scheme is designed to provide the key commercial skills to support business growth and to be a resource for future managers. Internal progression for existing colleagues is always the preference which presents a great opportunity for graduates who are performing on the programme to become future managers as their long term goal.

What’s in it for you?

• £30,500 base salary
• Eligibility for company profit share scheme
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Extensive professional sales training
• Auto-enrolment into the Company’s contributory pension scheme (after 3 months)
• Personal development programme
• Progression opportunities into external sales & leadership

Who are you?

• Full, clean UK driving license
• Ambition to break into business-to-business sales
• Strong work ethic and a team player who will ‘roll up their sleeves’ and do any job required
• This role may require you to work up to two Saturday mornings a month
• Lots of drive, initiative, and a willingness to learn all areas of the business

Ambition – desire for a successful career in a dynamic, commercial environment