Are you based in the Hertfordshire area?
Do you have a passion for sales and working with people?
Do you have a full UK driving license?
Jewson, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Field Sales Executive to join our business who's as passionate about great service as we are.
We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
Hours: 7.30 - 5.00 Monday to Friday, mainly out on the road
You'll be working for the Jewson Regional Sales Team; however, the role is predominantly field based covering the Hertfordshire and North Hertfordshire areas. Depending on your location, you can base yourself out of our Harpenden or Letchworth branches.
To assist you in this role, you will be provided with a mobile phone, laptop and a company car.
Key Responsibilities
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Find and develop new business via cold calling, lead follow ups, and general customer interaction
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Support customers with the on-boarding of their new account, ensuring that they start and continue to spend
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Target dormant & lapsed accounts to reactivate them
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Develop trusted relationships with a portfolio of customers to maintain and improve profitability
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Acquire a thorough understanding of customer needs and requirements, expanding relationships by continuously proposing solutions that meet the customer's needs
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Work with all functions and branch teams to ensure that all opportunities are leveraged
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When on site must comply with all EHS policies and procedures
What's in it for you?
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Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
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Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
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WorkPerks - A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
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Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
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Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
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Employee Discount
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Refer a Friend scheme
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Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
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New Reward and Recognition programme - launching soon!
Required Skills and Experience
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A full UK Driving Licence with no more than 6 points
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Strong direct sales skills and commercial focus
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Current knowledge of building materials and of the current construction market would be beneficial to the role
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Proven experience in customer facing business and a proactive sales and customer focused environment delivering results.
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills; written, phone and face to face.
About us
At Jewson, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.
If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!