Graduate Sales Executive
Bristol (Aztec West Business Park) | £29,000 - £31,000 + Annual Profit Share Bonus
Full Time | Permanent | Monday to Friday | Office-Based
Build a Successful Career in B2B Sales
Are you an ambitious graduate or early-career professional looking to build a successful career in B2B sales?
This is an excellent opportunity to join an established specialist distributor where you'll receive structured training and ongoing mentoring, develop valuable commercial skills and take ownership of your own customer portfolio.
Alongside a starting salary of £29,000 - £31,000, you'll benefit from an annual company profit share bonus, comprehensive product training and genuine opportunities to develop a long-term career in sales and account management.
About the Opportunity
Our client is a long-established specialist distributor supplying genuine spare parts and replacement products from many of the world's leading manufacturers.
Working across heating, ventilation, hot water, domestic appliances and commercial catering equipment, they support electrical wholesalers, contractors, facilities management companies, maintenance providers and trade professionals throughout the UK.
As part of a larger group, the business combines the stability and resources of an established organisation with the friendly, supportive environment of a close-knit local team.
The Role
As a Graduate Sales Executive, you'll receive the training and support needed to develop your product knowledge, commercial skills and confidence in professional B2B sales.
You'll build relationships with new and existing customers, manage your own portfolio of accounts and identify opportunities to grow sales. The role combines proactive business development, account management and inbound customer enquiries, giving you broad commercial experience from the outset.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Developing relationships with new, existing and dormant business customers
- Proactively generating new business opportunities by telephone
- Managing and developing your own portfolio of customer accounts
- Preparing quotations and following opportunities through to order
- Growing existing accounts through regular contact and excellent customer service
- Identifying additional sales opportunities across the product range
- Handling inbound enquiries and providing knowledgeable sales support
- Maintaining accurate CRM records and customer information
- Working closely with colleagues to deliver the best outcome for customers
What We're Looking For
The successful Graduate Sales Executive will:
- Be a recent graduate in any discipline or an ambitious early-career professional
- Enjoy speaking with people and building long-term relationships
- Have strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Be commercially minded and motivated by achieving results
- Be organised, proactive and willing to learn
- Want to develop a long-term career in B2B sales, account management and business development
No previous sales or industry experience is required. Your attitude, enthusiasm and willingness to learn are far more important than your existing product knowledge.
Training, Progression & Package
As a Graduate Sales Executive, you'll benefit from:
- £29,000 - £31,000 starting salary
- Annual company profit share bonus
- Structured training and ongoing mentoring
- Comprehensive product and industry training
- Opportunity to build valuable B2B sales, account management and business development experience
- Responsibility for developing your own customer portfolio
- Friendly, supportive and collaborative working environment
- Long-term career development within a successful and established business
- Monday to Friday working hours
- Full-time permanent position
Apply Today
If you're an ambitious graduate or early-career professional looking to build a long-term career in B2B sales, with excellent training, genuine responsibility and an annual profit share bonus, we'd love to hear from you.
If you're ready to take the first step towards a rewarding career in professional B2B sales, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: £29,000.00-£31,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
Work Location: In person
