Job Description:

Are you looking to build a career in sales, but want the training and support to help you get there?

We're recruiting for an established and successful business within the sustainable packaging industry, who are looking for a Trainee Sales Manager to join their growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate or career changer to join an 18-month structured development programme, designed to prepare you for a long-term career as a Sales Manager.

Starting within the internal sales team, you'll learn the business, products and processes before gradually taking on more responsibility.

• Customer relationship management and business development
• Identifying new sales opportunities
• Preparing for and attending customer meetings
• Sales negotiations
• Market and competitor analysis
• Working with internal sales and technical teams

Following successful completion of the programme, you'll progress into a Sales Manager position, managing your own territory and customer base.

• A degree would be advantageous
• Ambitious and keen to build a career in sales
• Confident with excellent communication skills
• Commercially minded and goal-focused
• Organised with good attention to detail
• Interested in technical products
• Proactive, personable and keen to learn

What's on offer:

• Up to £30,000 per annum
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 18-month training and development programme
• Working hours - Monday to Friday 40 hours per week (100% office based)
• Ongoing mentoring and support
• Contributory pension
• Fully expensed company car following successful completion of the programme

Successful candidates will be contacted within 7 working days of application. If you do not hear from us within this time, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.