Graduate Sales Support £28,000 Starting Salary | Permanent | Full-Time Location: Stoke-on-Trent (On-Site) Company: EMS Industries Start Your Career. Build Your Future. Become a Sales Leader. Are you graduating this year or have you recently completed your degree? Looking for a career where your ambition, personality, and drive matter more than previous experience? At EMS Industries, we're looking for talented graduates to join our growing commercial team and begin an exciting career in sales, business development, and account management. This is far more than a typical graduate role. You'll receive structured training, ongoing mentoring, and genuine opportunities for progression within a successful UK manufacturing business. Many organisations talk about career development. We actively invest in it. If you're ambitious, commercially minded, and eager to learn, we want to hear from you. Why EMS Industries? At EMS Industries, we believe great sales professionals are developed, not born. From day one, you'll gain exposure to customers, projects, commercial decision-making, and the full sales process while receiving support from experienced professionals who want to see you succeed. Professional Development From Day One You'll benefit from:
- Discovery Sales Success Programme – an industry-recognised sales development programme delivered over 9 months
- Hands-on training across manufacturing, engineering products, customer solutions, and commercial operations
- Ongoing coaching and mentoring from experienced sales professionals
- Exposure to real commercial projects and customer relationships
- Opportunities to develop into future sales and business development roles
The Opportunity
This role provides exposure to every stage of the sales process, helping you develop valuable commercial, communication, and relationship-building skills.
You'll:
- Support customers from initial enquiry through to delivery
- Prepare quotations and commercial proposals
- Work closely with technical and production teams
- Build strong relationships with customers and suppliers
- Identify and develop new business opportunities
- Support lead generation and business development activities
- Help customers find the right products and solutions
- Learn how a successful sales operation functions from the inside out
Who We're Looking For
We're looking for graduates with the right attitude, energy, and ambition.
You don't need previous sales experience. What matters is your willingness to learn and your desire to build a successful career.
You'll be:
- Curious and eager to learn
- Confident communicating with people
- Organised and proactive
- Comfortable working with numbers and data
- Positive, resilient, and motivated to succeed
- Interested in business, sales, and commercial growth
- £28,000 starting salary
- Permanent full-time position
- Structured graduate development programme
- Industry-recognised sales training
- Ongoing coaching and mentoring
- Clear progression opportunities
- Exposure to a successful UK manufacturing business
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Long-term career prospects
Your Future Starts Here If you're looking for a graduate opportunity that offers real responsibility, professional development, and genuine career progression, this could be the perfect role for you. Apply today and tell us why you're interested in a career in sales. Join EMS Industries and become part of the next generation of sales professionals and future business leaders. PLEASE NOTE By submitting your application, you consent to Discovery storing and processing your personal information for the purposes of this application and contacting you regarding future career opportunities, in accordance with our Privacy Policy available on our website. All applications will be managed and processed by Discovery, the retained recruitment partner for EMS Industries. Due to the anticipated volume of applications, we regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Graduate Sales in Stoke-on-Trent employer: EMS Industries
At EMS Industries, we pride ourselves on being more than just an employer; we are a launchpad for ambitious graduates eager to carve out a successful career in sales and business development. Our supportive work culture fosters continuous learning through industry-leading training programmes, mentorship from experienced professionals, and real responsibilities from day one, all within a dynamic UK manufacturing environment. With clear progression routes and opportunities for international travel, joining us means investing in your future while contributing to our growth story.
