Territory Sales Pro — UK Trade Kitchen Supplier

Howdens-95ed4e89; Trafford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

Pension up to 12% company contribution

Up to 32 days annual leave

Staff discount on Howdens products

Health & wellbeing support

Job summary

Howdens Joinery is hiring a Territory Sales Representative to grow your local trade customer base across your territory. This field-based role involves building your network, winning new business, and turning conversations into long-term trade partnerships.

You'll work with depot colleagues to nurture the trade customer base, drive sustainable growth through strong relationships and proactive account management, with a 40-hour week and clear workload autonomy.

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

• Win new business by proactively approaching prospective customers and converting opportunities into new accounts.
• Build and grow the account base across your territory, supporting each depot’s performance.
• Introduce new customers to the Howdens model, clearly articulating how it works and why it delivers.
• Collaborate with depot teams to build account spend and drive more frequent trading.
• Build strong, lasting relationships with both new and existing account holders.
• Take ownership of customer enquiries, managing them professionally from first contact through to resolution.

Skills

New business development

Target-driven selling

Trade customer engagement

Product knowledge: joinery & hardware

Organisational skills

Full UK driving license

Job description

Howdens Joinery is hiring a Territory Sales Representative to grow your local trade customer base across your territory. This field-based role involves building your network, winning new business, and turning conversations into long-term trade partnerships.

You'll work with depot colleagues to nurture the trade customer base, drive sustainable growth through strong relationships and proactive account management, with a 40-hour week and clear workload autonomy.