Truck Sales Trainee

Volvo Group; Tetford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission after training

Company Car

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Healthcare

Employee assistance programme

Maternity and paternity leave

Discounts

Fitness perks

Job summary

Volvo Trucks UK and Ireland offer a two-year Truck Sales Trainee development programme, combining formal training with hands-on sales experience. You will shadow experienced professionals, learn the Volvo sales process, and develop relationships with dealers and customers across the territory.

As a trainee, you’ll build product knowledge in diesel, electric and alternative fuels, and leverage data and CRM tools to identify opportunities, with a path toward a full Truck Sales role within the team.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in understanding customers' business and their challenges.
• Willingness to learn and develop in a sales career.
• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with existing customers and develop new opportunities in your territory.
• Learn Volvo Truck Sales Process and identify customer needs.
• Develop sales skills through prospecting, meetings, and presentations.
• Gain product knowledge across Volvo Trucks including electric and telematics.
• Utilize CRM and market data to spot opportunities.
• Collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions.

Skills

Sales interest

Customer service mindset

Strong communicator

Education

GCSE English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Truck Sales Trainee Salary: £29,000 + Commission (Company Car after 6 months) Location: Norwich/Thetford Travel: Regular travel across the region At Volvo Trucks, we are one of the leading truck manufacturers in the UK, with one of the largest shares of the UK truck market. We are also helping shape the future of transport, transitioning from diesel to alternative fuels including electric and gas, while developing our digital services and telematics.

We are looking for a Truck Sales Trainee to join our New Vehicle Sales team and embark on a two-year development programme, combining formal training with hands-on experience to develop you into a successful sales professional. You will join a team with a proven track record of developing trainees, with one recently progressing into a Truck Sales Trainee role and another currently progressing through the programme.

What We Can Offer You

• Uncapped Commission: After the successful completion of the training programme, you will have the chance to earn unlimited commission, rewarding your hard work and sales achievements.
• Company Car: Enjoy the convenience of a company car, with the option to choose between electric or hybrid, once you have passed the probation period.
• Holiday Allowance: Start with 25 days plus Bank Holidays , increasing with service, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
• Pension scheme: We offer a matched pension scheme of up to 5% of your salary, with incremental benefits based on length of service, including death in service cover.
• Healthcare: Benefit from access to Bupa Cover and Dental insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Take advantage of wellness, mindfulness and counselling services to support your overall well‑being.
• Maternity and Paternity leave : Maternity leave ( 6 months full pay, 6 months half pay ) and 5 weeks of paternity leave, with 3 weeks flexible to take at any point.
• Discounts on various purchases: Enjoy savings on shopping vouchers, cinema tickets, holidays and travel.
• Fitness perks: MyGymDiscounts and MyActiveDiscounts

Your development and the day-to-day

You will work closely with our Dealers and customers while gaining exposure to different areas of the business. You'll also spend significant time shadowing the experienced Transport Solutions Executive who covers the territory , learning the local market, meeting customers and seeing how successful customer relationships and sales opportunities are developed.

• Building relationships with existing customers and developing new customer opportunities across your territory
• Learning the Volvo Truck Sales Process and how to understand customer needs and recommend the right transport solutions
• Developing your sales skills through prospecting, presentations, customer meetings and real hands‑on experience
• Building product knowledge across Volvo Trucks, including electric, gas, alternative fuels, digital services and telematics
• Using data and technology including CRM, operator licence data, market information and AI to identify sales opportunities
• Working with experienced colleagues and key stakeholders across Volvo Trucks to understand the wider business and deliver the best solutions for customers
• Attending customer and industry events and participating in Commercial Crew meetings to identify opportunities and deliver results

Who are you?

We're looking for someone who wants to build a career in sales . You might already work in, B2B sales, customer service, logistics, transport or a technical environment. Or you could be looking for your first opportunity to establish yourself in a professional sales career. Whatever your background, you will have:

• A genuine interest in understanding customers' business and the challenges they face
• Sales-driven and ambitious, with a genuine desire to succeed and develop a career in sales
• Positive, self-motivated and resilient, with a "can do" attitude and determination to develop new opportunities
• Strong communicator and relationship builder, able to work effectively with customers, colleagues and key stakeholders
• Willing to learn and develop, with accountability for your actions and a high level of integrity and respect for others

Full UK driving licence GCSEs with a minimum grade 5 in English and Maths, and good Microsoft Office skills. Ready to build your career in Sales? You don't need to be a truck expert. Bring your ambition. We'll help you build the expertise.

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Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities. Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group.

Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation.

We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork.

We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry.

For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer.

Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society.

At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead.

Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.