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Area Sales Representative - South London

£Competitive + Benefits

Lee, Greater London

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Looking for a change in career, do you love sales and being out on the road visiting new and existing customers, you don’t even need to come from our industry or even know our products, Interested, Yes? then read on !  

We are looking for an Area Sales Rep to join our already successful team and own the South East London area and will be supporting our branches across Catford, Forest Hill, Lee Green and West Wickham. Although you will be on the road a majority of the time, don't worry, you are part of a much bigger team, we have 36 Area Sales Reps in our South East region, so don't worry, you will be in safe hands. Our industry is dynamic and fast-paced with a culture that takes pride in what we do. We work as one team, achieving our goals by listening and supporting each other. 

Hours - Monday to Friday 7.30am - 5pm No weekends 

What’s in it for you?
  • Competitive salary plus a company car, with an achievable bonus of up to 35% of salary
  • 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Group wide colleague discounts across the Travis Perkins Group including Toolstation.  
  • Great onboarding and recognised qualification opportunities including Apprenticeship programs, if you choose.
What you’ll be doing
No two days are the same within an Area Sales Rep role, but here are some of the key accountabilities you will be involved in:
  • Building strong relationships with our current customers in the South London area and seeking out new customers to add to your portfolio.
  • Identify new sales opportunities and introducing new products and creating solutions for your customer ledger to deliver long term profitable sales growth for both parties
  • Developing new customer accounts and building long terms relationships
  • Reporting into our Regional Sales Manager, you will also support our Regional Director and our branches within the Plymouth area
What experience do you need?
  • Bring your passion for sales, customer service, initiative, energy and enthusiasm - we’ll give you the knowledge you need of our industry and products through a brilliant induction with your regional team and the opportunity to gain a foundation degree-level External Sales qualification whilst you work. 
  • Previous experience within merchanting would be great, but if you’re new to our industry we’ll ensure you get what you need to excel in the role. 
  • Customers are at the heart of this role so ideally you’ll be used to building strong relationships with multiple customers and internal stakeholders, perhaps in a previous field-based role. 
  • You’ll be visiting customers, project sites and branches every day - there’s nothing more important than your safety whilst being out on the road so there’s one thing that you definitely need and that’s a full UK driving license with over a year’s driving experience.

Application closing date 16th January 2022

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