Graduate Commercial Sales Trainee

BMS Performance Ltd; Mullingar; On-site; EUR 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share scheme

Fully funded sales training

Company pension

Job summary

Edmundson Electrical in Mullingar is seeking a Graduate Commercial Sales Trainee to learn across branches and functions, with a view to becoming an external sales professional within a year. The role offers a €32,000 base salary, a profit share scheme, and a fully funded sales training programme.

You will develop key skills in leads generation, customer engagement and product knowledge, with progression into management for top performers.

Qualifications

• Fantastic verbal and written communication Skills.
• Strong work ethic and a team player who can also work well on their own initiative.
• You may need to work an occasional Saturday morning as the business trades 6 days a week.
• You have finished studying and are ready for an immediate start!

Responsibilities

• Obtain a comprehensive knowledge of the business as you spend time training within different functions.
• Develop into an external, customer facing sales role after around 12 months.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities from new customers and dormant/lapsed accounts.
• Gain thorough product knowledge to be competent and effective when dealing with customers and promoting Edmundson Electrical as a supplier of choice.
• Chase down leads, influence, negotiate and generate sales over the phone and in person.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Team player

Job description

Graduate Commercial Sales Trainee (JN -092026-191354) Mullingar, Republic of Ireland

Salary: EUR32000 - EUR32000 per annum + Company profit share scheme

• Obtain a comprehensive knowledge of the business as you spend time training within different functions
• Develop into an external, customer facing sales role after around 12 months
• Identify and develop new business opportunities from new customers and dormant/lapsed accounts
• Gain thorough product knowledge to be competent and effective when dealing with customers and promoting the benefits of using Edmundson Electrical as a supplier of choice
• Chase down leads, influence, negotiate and generate sales over the phone and in person

As a Graduate Commercial Trainee, the package you will receive is:

• €32,000 basic salary
• Eligibility for lucrative company profit share scheme
• Incentivised learning (bonus opportunity upon completion of training)
• Extensive professional sales training – fully funded and accredited
• Auto-enrolment into the Company’s contributory pension scheme

Requirements for this role:

• Fantastic verbal and written communication Skills
• Strong work ethic and a team player who can also work well on their own initiative
• This role requires you to work an occasional Saturday morning as the business trades 6 days a week
• You have finished studying and are ready for an immediate start!

What you will do: First 6 months

• Based in a branch – you will start your training in a warehouse learning about the products, operating procedures, understanding the market, customers and suppliers.
• You will then work your way through various departments including the trade counter to develop the skills needed for long term success.
• Around month 3 you will start selling. Calling lapsed/dormant accounts and self-sourcing new accounts
• Begin your industry leading sales training programme through BMS; designed to give you the skill set and structures to be successful and confident in your role.
• Develop the imperative skills to further your career in sales

Next 6-12 months

• Consistently start bringing in sales and revenue
• Begin to learn and understand the full sales process
• Further develop a relationship with more senior sales colleagues to gain an understanding of the potential next step in your career
• Continue to develop and grow in confidence and ability with BMS sales training.

Next 12 months and onwards

• Move out of the Graduate Sales Trainee role
• Work towards sales targets
• Become an essential part of the external sales team out in the field
• Further career development opportunities into management exist for those who can demonstrate success and ability to develop long lasting customer relationships