Sales Executive

About this Role
As a Sales Executive within Dawsongroup Truck & Trailer, you will play a key part in growing rental and contract hire business across your designated branch network. This Sales Executive role, also suited to experienced rental sales professionals or aspiring commercial sales specialists, focuses on building long-term customer relationships while maximising fleet utilisation and revenue.

• Identify and secure short and long-term truck and trailer rental opportunities.
• Build and manage a strong sales pipeline across the full Dawsongroup Truck & Trailer product portfolio.
• Work closely with the Contract Hire Manager and branch teams to deliver branch sales and profit targets.
• Plan and deliver customer visits, prospecting activity, and joint meetings with branch colleagues.
• Accurately maintain sales activity, opportunities, and forecasting through the CRM system.

About You
You enjoy building relationships, spotting opportunities, and seeing your efforts turn into real results. You do not need to come from truck and trailer specifically, transferable sales experience and the right mindset matter most.

• Experience in a sales or business development role within a service-led or operational environment.
• Comfortable managing your own territory, diary, and sales activity plans.
• Confident communicating with customers, colleagues, and senior stakeholders.
• Organised, proactive, and able to manage administration alongside customer-facing work.
• Willing to learn about asset rental, fleet solutions, and the benefits of usership over ownership.

If you are unsure you meet every requirement but feel you have the potential to succeed, we encourage you to apply.

About Us
Dawsongroup Truck and Trailer is part of Dawsongroup, a long-established asset rental business supporting customers across the UK. We have been in business since 1935 and operating in asset rental since 1974, with a strong reputation for service, safety, and long-term partnerships.

• Market-leading provider of truck and trailer rental and contract hire solutions.
• A business built on integrity, compliance, and customer focus.
• Clear values centred on safety, sustainability, and smarter asset strategy.
• People-led culture that values collaboration and accountability.
• Recently acquired by KKR to support long term growth.
• Operation across 11 countries with more than 32,000 assets.
• Award winning support and long-standing client partnerships.
• One of the UK\’s leading independent asset rental and contract hire businesses.

About Your Future
We believe strong sales careers are built on trust, support, and opportunity. As a Sales Executive, you will be given the autonomy to grow your area while being backed by experienced operational and leadership teams.

• Internal progression pathways across the UK and internationally.
• Funded training and ongoing development.
• 25 days leave (including your birthday) plus bank holidays and up to 10 days extra (time served and purchase scheme)
• Benefits including life assurance, wellbeing and mental health support, cycle to work schemes, and long-term incentives.
• The opportunity to grow a long-term career within a respected asset rental business.

Dawsongroup is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

If you want to develop your sales career with an asset rental business that genuinely values people and long-term relationships, we would love to hear from you. Bring your drive, curiosity, and ambition. Our people are our greatest asset.

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