Graduate Trainee Truck Sales Executive

Crossroads Truck & Bus Location: Birstall (WF17 9LR). Contract: Fixed 2 year contract with the opportunity of a permanent position. Ideal for: Post-graduates economics or mechanical engineering. Some work-based experience required (e.g., customer service, sales support, admin, retail, operations). Start your Sales career in a fast‑paced, high‑value capital equipment business, with the industries number one brand and the UK’s largest private Volvo network. Are you a motivated business graduate looking to build a career in sales? Do you enjoy working with people, solving problems, and learning how businesses really operate? This is an exciting opportunity to join the Crossroads team as a Graduate Trainee Truck Sales Executive, where you’ll gain hands-on experience, industry knowledge, and all the coaching you need to become a successful commercial vehicle sales professional. What you’ll be doing In this trainee role, you will learn every aspect of the truck sales process, including: · Supporting senior sales staff with quotations, product information and customer enquiries. · Building relationships with new and existing customers. · Developing a strong understanding of commercial vehicles, specifications, and customer needs. · Visiting customers alongside experienced team members. · Learning how to manage accounts, identify opportunities, negotiation to closing the sales process. · Gaining exposure to the operational side of the business to understand how our products support customers What we’re looking for? · A degree in economics or mechanical engineering or a closely related field. · Some work-based experience (e.g. customer-facing role, business support, or sales / marketing environment, transport / logistics). · Genuine interest in developing a career in B2B sales. · Confident communicator with strong relationship-building skills. · Commercially minded with the ability to learn quickly. · Driven, ambitious, and eager to progress. · The successful candidate must have a clean and valid driving licence. What we offer · Full training programme with clear progression into an Area Sales Manager role. · Supportive team environment with ongoing mentoring · Competitive salary, pension and healthcare cash plan, company car, all the IT you will need. · Real career progression. Ready to accelerate your career? If you’re a business graduate with ambition, confidence, and a desire to build a long-term career in sales, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and take your first step into the world of commercial vehicle sales. Benefits: * Company car * Loyalty bonus. * Excellent contributory pension scheme. * Rewards gateway platform available for scheme members. * Comprehensive healthcare cash plan to help with healthcare costs such as physio, optician and dentist