Graduate Trainee Truck Sales Executive

Crossroads Truck & Bus Limited; Catcliffe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Loyalty bonus

Excellent pension scheme

Rewards gateway platform

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

Crossroads Truck & Bus offers a fixed 2-year contract with a clear path to a permanent position, centered on building customer relationships and managing accounts in a fast-paced capital equipment business.

You’ll learn how to develop TCO arguments and advise customers on energy transition, while growing into a confident sales professional with coaching and training provided.

Qualifications

• Degree in economics or mechanical engineering or related field.
• Some work-based experience in customer-facing roles or sales support.
• Interest in developing a career in B2B sales.
• Confident communicator with relationship-building skills.
• Commercially minded with the ability to learn quickly.
• Driven and eager to progress.
• Clean and valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Commercial acumen

Driven and ambitious

Education

Economics or Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

Crossroads Truck & Bus

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

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

You’ll learn every part of the truck sales and account management process, including:

• 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.

Ready to accelerate your career? If you’re a graduate looking to build a rewarding career in sales and account management, we’d love to hear from you.

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