Trainee Field Sales, Entry Level Business Development Manager

A genuinely exciting Trainee Field Sales/Entry Level Business Development Manager position has arisen with this well established, supplier of commercial street furniture and bespoke timber designs. They are looking for an ambitious and hard-working individual with a few years internal sales experience to join their team. They are willing to train and develop this individual to become an External (customer facing) Business Development Manager.

If you are looking for an opportunity to further your sales career, please apply immediately for an interview!

LOCATION: You will work from the office near Blackburn for the next 6 months, then after this you will spend time shadowing the sales reps and going out to appointments. Once through training the role will be hybrid with a mixture of days out on the road, time spent in the office and the opportunity to work from home.

SALARY: Starting salary is 30k to begin with, with a rise in salary to 35k- 40k (depending on performance) after 6 months, the ability to earn 10k to 15k on top in commission, with company car or car allowance. You will also receive 20 days annual leave and company pension.

You will sell a wide range of timber street furniture (bollards, shelters, seating, gates, planters and picnic sets) to contractors, sub-contractors and landscape architects for local authority and commercial projects. This role is all about hunting for new projects!

For the first 6 months will be tasked with dealing with incoming enquiries over the phone, promoting the products and information gathering in order to pass this information to the quotations team for them to produce a quote. You will chase all quotes and win projects. You will also shadow and attend client meetings with the experienced Sales Representatives.

After the initial 6-month period your salary will be reviewed and increased, you will then be responsible for attending your own client meetings and have the ability to work from home (when not visiting clients).

Successful candidates will have a minimum of 2 years b2b internal sales experience. You will ideally be at the beginning of your sales career, with the desire and motivation to develop into a customer facing Business Development Manager. You will be confident on the phone and face to face as well as money motivated. If this sounds of interest, please apply ASAP.

All vacancies are based in the UK. It is unlawful to employ a person who does not have permission to live and work in the UK and we will therefore only consider applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the EU.