Graduate Trainee Truck Sales Executive

Crossroads Truck & Bus

Location:

Birstall (WF17 9LR
).

Contract:

Fixed 2 year contract with the opportunity of a permanent position.
Ideal for:
Post-graduates in Business Management / Business Administration. Some work-based experience required (e.g., customer service, sales support, admin, retail, operations).

Start your Sales career in a fast‑paced, high‑value capital equipment business, with the industries number one brand and the UK’s largest private Volvo network.

Are you a motivated business graduate looking to build a career in sales?

Do you enjoy working with people, solving problems, and learning how businesses really operate?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Crossroads team as a Graduate Trainee Truck Sales Executive, where you’ll gain hands-on experience, industry knowledge, and all the coaching you need to become a successful commercial vehicle sales professional.

What you’ll be doing

In this trainee role, you will learn every aspect of the truck sales process, including:

· Supporting senior sales staff with quotations, product information and customer enquiries.

· Building relationships with new and existing customers.

· Developing a strong understanding of commercial vehicles, specifications, and customer needs.

· Visiting customers alongside experienced team members.

· Learning how to manage accounts, identify opportunities, negotiation to closing the sales process.

· Gaining exposure to the operational side of the business to understand how our products support customers

What we’re looking for?

· A degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or a closely related field.

· Some work-based experience (e.g. customer-facing role, business support, or sales/marketing environment, Transport/Logistics).

· Genuine interest in developing a career in B2B sales.

· Confident communicator with strong relationship-building skills.

· Commercially minded with the ability to learn quickly.

· Driven, ambitious, and eager to progress.

· The successful candidate must have a clean and valid driving licence.

What we offer

· Full training programme with clear progression into an Area Sales Manager role.

· Supportive team environment with ongoing mentoring

· Competitive salary, pension and healthcare cash plan, company car, all the IT you will need.

· Real career progression.

Ready to accelerate your career? If you’re a business graduate with ambition, confidence, and a desire to build a long-term career in sales, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and take your first step into the world of commercial vehicle sales.

Benefits:

* Company car

* Loyalty bonus.

* Excellent contributory pension scheme.

* Rewards gateway platform available for scheme members.

* Comprehensive healthcare cash plan to help with healthcare costs such as physio, optician and dentist