Graduate Trainee Business Development Executive
Newcastle | £30,000 - £32,000 + Annual Profit Share Bonus
Full Time | Permanent | Monday to Friday
Launch Your Sales Career with a Specialist Technical Distributor
Are you an ambitious graduate or early-career sales professional looking to build a long-term career in business development?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful specialist distributor operating within the HVAC, building controls and automation sector, offering structured training, genuine career progression and the opportunity to develop into a field-based Business Development Manager.
You'll receive comprehensive training on both the business and its products before progressing into a field-based Business Development role, managing your own customer portfolio and winning new business across the North East.
If you're commercially driven, enjoy meeting people and want to build a rewarding sales career with genuine progression, this could be exactly what you're looking for.
About the Business
Our client is a specialist distributor supplying HVAC, building controls and automation solutions to customers across a wide range of sectors including system integrators, facilities management companies, mechanical and electrical contractors, education, healthcare and OEM manufacturers.
The business has an excellent reputation within the industry and forms part of a larger UK group, providing the backing of an established organisation while retaining the feel of a close-knit local team.
Known for its technical expertise and customer service, the business offers genuine long-term career opportunities for ambitious people looking to develop within technical sales.
The Role
Your first few months will be spent working alongside an experienced internal team, developing a thorough understanding of the products, customers and industry.
As your knowledge and confidence grow, you'll transition into a field-based Business Development role where you'll be responsible for identifying new opportunities, developing customer relationships and growing existing accounts.
You'll receive ongoing support from experienced colleagues throughout your development, with the aim of progressing into your own territory once you've built the product knowledge and confidence to succeed.
During your training, you'll:
- Learn the company's products, systems and customer base
- Support the internal sales team
- Build relationships with existing customers
- Prepare quotations and follow opportunities through to order
- Work closely with suppliers and technical colleagues
Once you've progressed into the field, you'll:
- Visit customers across your territory
- Identify and develop new business opportunities
- Manage and grow your own customer portfolio
- Develop long-term customer relationships
You'll typically spend around six months learning the business before moving into a predominantly external sales role.
About You
We're looking for someone with ambition, enthusiasm and the desire to build a long-term sales career.
You'll ideally have:
- Educated to degree level, with some previous customer-facing or sales experience being advantageous
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Confidence speaking with customers face-to-face and over the phone
- A proactive, self-motivated approach
- Commercial awareness and a genuine interest in business development
- A full UK driving licence
Above all, we're looking for someone who enjoys building relationships and is motivated by developing new business.
What's on Offer?
- £30,000 - £32,000 starting salary
- Annual Profit Share Bonus
- Structured training programme
- Clear progression into an external Business Development position
- Company vehicle provided upon promotion into the field-based Business Development role
- Monday to Friday working
- Long-term career development within a growing specialist business
If you're looking to launch a rewarding sales career with structured development, genuine progression and the opportunity to build a successful long-term career in technical B2B sales, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
