Internal Sales Executive

Rexel; Bedford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Performance bonus

33 days annual leave

Learning opportunities

Health & wellbeing

Job summary

Rexel invites applications for an Internal Sales role based in the Bedford branch. You will be the link to manage existing customer accounts and develop new business, delivering excellent service by phone, face-to-face, and email to drive loyalty and branch targets.

You will understand client needs, build rapport, and grow your portfolio while supporting the wider team with Trade Counter duties and order fulfillment. Rexel offers diverse benefits and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Behaviours and potential are valued over formal qualifications.
• Strong collaboration and accountability are essential for team success.
• Customer-focused mindset with ability to develop relationships and grow accounts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage existing customer accounts to meet branch targets.
• Develop new business opportunities through phone, branch visits, and email.
• Provide excellent sales service to key customers to drive loyalty.
• Be the first point of contact for key accounts and grow your client portfolio.
• Understand client requirements, build rapport, and identify opportunities.
• Support the wider branch team including Trade Counter and warehouse tasks.

Skills

Collaboration

Accountability

Customer focus

Job description

• Experience Level (for career site): Early Professional
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Job Family: Sales

Company Description

Are you looking for an opportunity where you can deliver customer excellence, evolve trusted customer partnerships and become a subject matter expert?

If so, our Internal Sales Opportunity based at our Bedfordbranch could be the perfect next step!

As a global leader in electrical wholesale, Rexel distributes advanced electrical and energy-efficient products worldwide. We deliver smart, sustainable solutions engineered to enhance comfort, safety, and security across residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.

We’re looking for fresh thinkers, team players, and positive individuals like you to be part of our journey.

The Benefits of a Career with Rexel:

• Contributory pension scheme and life assurance
• Bonuses:Performance Related Bonus scheme
• Time Off:33 days annual leave(including bank holidays, increasing throughout the years too!) You can also buy and sell holiday and enjoy enhanced parental leave
• Support & Development:Extensive learning opportunities from day one.
• Health & Wellbeing: Free virtual GP service, Healthy Mind Champions, and more!
• Perks:Staff discounts, exclusive holiday offers and free financial support and education

Job Description

As an Internal Sales Person, you are the key connection to provide effective management of existing customer accounts and developing new business to meet your Branch targets by providing an excellent sales service.

You willprovide excellent customer serviceto our key customersover the phone, face to face in branch or via email to drive customer loyalty.

You’ll manage alive portfolio of current customerswhilst proactivelytargeting and developing new customers into profitable accounts.Our Internal Sales Persons will be thefirst point of call for key accounts clients.

You will need tounderstand individual client requirements, build rapport & grow your client portfolio.

You may alsosupport the wider branch team, serving on theTrade Counterandpicking and packing products in our warehouseto ensure customers’ orders are completed on time.

Qualifications

At Rexel, we prioritise hiring individuals based on behaviours and potential, rather than requiring specific formal qualifications for roles, the behaviours that will set you up for success within an Internal Sales role include:

COLLABORATION: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to achieve shared objectives

TAKES ACCOUNTABILITY: Taking action, overcoming obstacles, and meeting commitments

CUSTOMER FOCUS: building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions

What we’re looking for…

Ideally you will have experience of working in a highly competitive customer focused role where you are comfortable working towards and exceeding sales targets

Customer centric and a self-starter, you will enjoy developing the business through face to face and phone-based relationships, becoming the subject matter expert for your customers

A flexible approach and an ability to work under pressure whilst identifying business opportunities

Additional Information

At Rexel UK, we’re all about welcoming people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives because we know that diversity drives fresh ideas and great results.

By coming together as one team, we’re building a high-performance culture that not only drives success but also creates real value for our customers and communities.

Creating an environment where individuality is celebrated and creativity flourishes, we're making sure everyone feels supported and confident to be their best.