Graduate Trainee Truck Sales Executive

Crossroads Truck & Bus Ltd; Boroughbridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Structured training program

Mentoring

Career progression

Healthcare plan

Job summary

Crossroads Truck & Bus is recruiting a graduate sales role in the UK, offering a fixed 2-year contract with the potential for permanent placement.

You will support senior staff with quotations, build strong customer relationships, and learn to apply Total Cost of Ownership and energy-transition arguments to decarbonise the fleet.

There is coaching, mentoring and a clear path towards an Area Sales Manager, with benefits including a company car and structured training.

Qualifications

• A degree in economics or mechanical engineering.
• Some work-based experience in a customer-facing role, business support, or sales environment.
• Clean, valid driving licence and a desire to develop a career in B2B sales.

Responsibilities

• Support senior sales staff with quotations, product information and customer enquiries.
• Build relationships with new and existing customers.
• Develop a deep understanding of commercial vehicles, specifications and customer needs.
• Visit customers alongside experienced team members.
• Build TCO and energy-transition arguments to help customers move towards decarbonisation.
• Learn to manage customer accounts, identify opportunities and progress deals through to close.
• Gain exposure to the operational side of the business and how our products support customers.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Commercial mindset

Learning quickly

Education

Degree in economics or mechanical engineering

Job description

Crossroads Truck & Bus

Location: Boroughbridge (YO51 9LS) / Birstall (WF17 9LR) / Rotherham (S60 2XL)

Contract: Fixed 2 year contract with the opportunity of a permanent position.

Ideal for: Post-graduates economics or mechanical engineering. Some work-based experience required (e.g., customer service, sales support, admin, retail, operations).

Start your Sales career in a fast‑paced, high‑value capital equipment business, with the industries number one brand and the UK’s largest private Volvo network.

The logistics industry is changing as it moves towards decarbonisation, and that’s making the role more interesting than ever. Alongside building customer relationships and managing accounts, you’ll learn how to put together Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) arguments and help customers think about the move towards alternative fuels — bringing together economics, engineering and sustainability.

Don’t worry if you don’t know trucks yet — we’ll give you all the coaching, support and training you need to grow into a confident sales and account management professional, with a clear path towards an Area Sales Manager role.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting senior sales staff with quotations, product information and customer enquiries
• Building relationships with new and existing customers
• Developing a deep understanding of commercial vehicles, specifications and customer needs
• Visiting customers alongside experienced team members
• Building TCO and energy-transition arguments to help customers move towards decarbonisation
• Learning to manage customer accounts, identify opportunities and progress deals through to close
• Gaining exposure to the operational side of the business and how our products support customers

What we’re looking for?

• A degree in economics or mechanical engineering or a closely related field.
• Some work-based experience (e.g. customer-facing role, business support, or sales / marketing environment, transport / logistics).
• Genuine interest in developing a career in B2B sales.
• Confident communicator with strong relationship-building skills.
• Commercially minded with the ability to learn quickly.
• Driven, ambitious, and eager to progress.
• The successful candidate must have a clean and valid driving licence.

What we offer

• Huge career development opportunities within a major, growing business and a transitioning industry.
• A full structured training programme with clear progression into an Area Sales Manager role.
• A supportive team environment with ongoing mentoring.
• Competitive salary, company car and all the IT you’ll need.
• Genuine, long‑term career progression.

Benefits

• Company car
• Loyalty bonus.
• Excellent contributory pension scheme.
• Rewards gateway platform available for scheme members.
• Comprehensive healthcare cash plan to help with healthcare costs such as physio, optician and dentist