Territory Sales Pro: Grow Your Trade Accounts

Howden Joinery Limited; Spalding; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Pension up to 12%

32 days annual leave incl. bank hols

Staff discount

Share scheme

Virtual GP access

Wellbeing support

No evenings or Sundays

Job summary

Howdens Joinery Limited is recruiting a Territory Sales Representative to grow local customer accounts across a UK territory. This field-based role focuses on building networks, winning new business and turning conversations into long-term trade partnerships.

You will work closely with depot colleagues to grow the trade customer base, manage workload autonomously, and drive sustainable growth through strong relationships and teamwork.

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.
• Full UK driving license required.

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

Trade customers

Self-motivated

Knowledge of joinery/hardware

Organisational skills

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Howdens Joinery Limited is recruiting a Territory Sales Representative to grow local customer accounts across a UK territory. This field-based role focuses on building networks, winning new business and turning conversations into long-term trade partnerships.

You will work closely with depot colleagues to grow the trade customer base, manage workload autonomously, and drive sustainable growth through strong relationships and teamwork.