Graduate Sales Support Executive in Rochdale

About Minky Homecare

Minky Homecare is a well-established and trusted UK homecare brand, supplying a wide range of household products to leading retailers.

We work with major retail partners across the UK and are looking for an ambitious graduate to join our sales team in a key support role.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the start of their career who wants to build strong commercial experience, understand how major retail accounts are managed, and develop toward a future role as a National Account Manager.

Graduate Sales Support Executive

As Graduate Sales Support Executive, you will support the day‑to‑day running of our retail partner accounts and work closely with the sales team, internal departments, and customers.

The role will involve a broad range of sales administration and account support tasks, including processing orders, booking in customer orders, supporting stock forecasting, maintaining account information, and helping with the general upkeep of retail partner accounts.

Over time, you will gain exposure to customer meetings, account planning, sales reporting, forecasting, product launches, and commercial decision‑making.

The aim is for the successful candidate to develop the skills, confidence, and experience required to progress into a National Account Manager role in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing customer orders accurately and efficiently.
• Booking in orders and liaising with retail partners where required.
• Supporting the sales team with day‑to‑day administration across key retail accounts.
• Assisting with stock forecasting and helping monitor customer demand.
• Maintaining accurate customer account records, pricing information, product details, and order data.
• Liaising with internal teams including sales, customer service, logistics, planning, marketing, and finance.
• Supporting retail partner account upkeep, including product listings, order tracking, customer portals, and general account administration.
• Helping resolve customer queries in a timely and professional manner.
• Preparing reports, sales information, and account updates.
• Supporting the Head of Sales and wider sales team with customer presentations, meeting preparation, and ad hoc projects.
• Learning how major retail accounts are managed commercially, operationally, and strategically.
• Career Development

This role is designed as a graduate development opportunity within the sales function.

You will receive hands‑on experience across sales administration, customer account support, forecasting, reporting, and retail account management.

As you develop, the role will offer increasing exposure to commercial activity, including customer meetings, promotional planning, range reviews, product launches, and account performance analysis.

For the right candidate, there is a clear pathway to progress into a National Account Executive or National Account Manager position over time.

Skills and Experience

• Degree educated, ideally in business, marketing, management, economics, or a related subject.
• Strong interest in sales, retail, consumer goods, or account management.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• Confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong numerical and analytical ability.
• Good IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work accurately in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proactive, positive, and willing to learn.
• Comfortable working with different teams across the business.
• Previous office, sales, retail, customer service, or placement experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
• The Person

We are looking for an ambitious, commercially minded graduate who wants to build a career in sales and account management.

You will be organised, reliable, and eager to learn, with the confidence to communicate with colleagues and customers.

This role would suit someone who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems, building relationships, and understanding how products move through major retail channels.

What We Offer

• A graduate entry‑level role with clear progression opportunities.
• A pathway toward National Account Manager for the right candidate.
• Exposure to major UK retail customer accounts.
• Hands‑on training across sales support, forecasting, reporting, and account management.
• The opportunity to join a well‑known and established UK homecare brand.
• A varied role within a supportive and fast‑moving sales team.
• Recruitment Agencies

Please note that we are managing this vacancy directly and do not require assistance from recruitment agencies, search firms, or any third parties to fill this role.

We kindly ask that recruiters do not contact Minky Homecare, the hiring manager, or any employees regarding this vacancy.

Speculative CVs or candidate profiles sent by agencies will not be accepted.

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