Sales Executive

Confidential; Rochester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Bonus

Business miles paid

Smart phone

Laptop

Additional holiday allowance up to 4 x

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Field Sales Executive to cover South East England. You will visit existing accounts and win new business, managing your own diary with around four days of travel weekly and one day from a home office.

A strong, proactive salesperson with an external sales background will fit well in this role. You will benefit from a negotiable base salary around £35k–£40k plus bonus, company car, and standard business tools; this is a full-time field role with typical UK

Qualifications

• Experience in external, field-based sales.
• Ability to manage regional territory and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Visit customers and develop relationships to secure existing business.
• Identify new sales opportunities and promote products.
• Manage your own diary with approximately 4 days per week travelling to visit customers and working from a home office approximately 1 day per week.
• File reports to the office detailing activities on a regular basis.

Job description

Field Sales Executive South East England ideal located CM, RM, IG, DA, BR, CR, ME postcode areas. Basic negotiable circa 35 K to 40 K per annum plus Bonus, typical VW Golf Hybrid tax efficient Company Car, Business Miles Paid, Smart Phone, Lap Top.

We have a super opportunity for an experienced field sales executive seeking a full time role with the of increased holiday option, (with salary pro rata). My Client, a leading player in their field and still expanding, requires an experienced and enthusiastic sales representative to help promote their range of products to new and existing clients in and across and area comprising East side of Greater London, M25 corridor, Croydon, Sevenoaks, Dartford, Rochester, Gravesend, Barking, Dagenham, would all be ideal locations. You will inherit and manage an established customer base of accounts in which you will continue the development of business along with new business, managing your own diary with approximately 4 days per week travelling to visit customers and working from a home office approximately 1 day per week.

The current territory customer base is well established and handover/introduction to clients will be arranged. Your role will be to visit customers, building on existing relationships and developing new relationships in order to secure existing business, identify new sales opportunities for account penetration and promote our clients products. The range of products is vast and second to none with most of the major leading brands in their sector available and the strength of being a leading distributor in the UK.

The role is working normal business hours, with the flexibility expected in a Field Sales role, no weekend working. There is the option to take an additional holiday allowance of up to 4 extra weeks, with salary sacrifices pro rata.

You will be provided with initial induction, product and on-going product training and full support to assist you in your success. Technical support will always be available to assist you and your customers when required.

You will be working to achieve a target and as is normal will need to file reports to the office detailing your activities on a regular basis.

The person

Whilst no direct product experience is necessary you should have a background in external, field based sales as a Sales Representative, Sales Executive or Account Manager, having managed a regional geographical territory, and will show an ability to learn quickly and think on your feet. You must be bright and cheerful and have a very outgoing personality. You will be very self-motivated and have a strong desire to succeed, be able to quickly form relationships with customers, a good communicator, team player yet driven enough to operate independently. Experience in the Electrical Wholesale sector would be an advantage.

We work across a range of business to business/B2 B market sectors including Electrical, Control & Automation, Electronic, Renewable Energy, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Fluid Power, Instrumentation, Engineering services companies, Industrial Consumables, Industrial Components, Capital Equipment, Material Handling, Scientific Equipment, Petrochemical and Utilities.