Territory Field Sales Rep - Trade Kitchen Partnerships

Howdens Joinery; Bury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension scheme with up to 12% company"

Up to 32 days annual leave

Staff discount on Howdens products

Vehicle allowance or bonus scheme

Health & wellbeing support

Job summary

Howdens Joinery is seeking a Territory Sales Representative to grow local customer accounts in a field-based role across your territory. You will win new business, nurture trade customers, and build long-term partnerships while collaborating with depot teams to drive growth and account spend.

The role offers autonomy to manage your workload, a focus on sustainable growth through relationships, and a straightforward 40-hour week with no evenings, Sundays, or bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Track record of winning new business or working in a target-driven sales role.
• Confident engaging trade customers from first conversation.
• Self-motivated, resilient with a drive to succeed.
• Ability to build product and service knowledge in joinery and hardware.
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Winning new business by proactively approaching prospective customers and converting opportunities into new accounts.
• Building and growing the account base across your territory, supporting each depot's performance.
• Introducing new customers to the Howdens model, clearly articulating how it works and why it delivers.
• Collaborating with depot teams to build account spend and drive more frequent trading.
• Building strong, lasting relationships with both new and existing account holders.
• Taking ownership of customer enquiries, managing them professionally from first contact through to resolution.
• Playing an active role in team meetings, contributing insight, performance updates, and ideas.
• Keeping data accurate and up to date, ensuring visibility across your activity and pipeline.
• Working safely and in line with Health & Safety standards

Skills

New business development

Target-driven sales

Engaging trade customers

Self-motivated

Organisational skills

Product knowledge (joinery & hardware)

Job description

Howdens Joinery is seeking a Territory Sales Representative to grow local customer accounts in a field-based role across your territory. You will win new business, nurture trade customers, and build long-term partnerships while collaborating with depot teams to drive growth and account spend.

The role offers autonomy to manage your workload, a focus on sustainable growth through relationships, and a straightforward 40-hour week with no evenings, Sundays, or bank holidays.