Sales Representative in Reading

Field Sales Executive South Central England ideal located OX, NN, MK, LU, SG, SN, RG, HP, SL postcode areas.

Basic negotiable circa GBP 35,000 per annum plus Bonus Benefits:

• Typical VW Golf Hybrid tax efficient Company Car
• Business Miles Paid
• Smart Phone
• Laptop
• Option to take an additional holiday allowance of up to 4 extra weeks, with salary sacrifices pro rata

Initial induction, product and ongoing product training and full support. Technical support always available to assist you and your customers when required.

We have a super opportunity for an experienced field sales executive seeking a full-time role with the increased holiday option (with salary pro rata). My Client, a leading player in their field and still expanding, requires an experienced and enthusiastic sales representative to help promote their range of products to new and existing clients in and across an area comprising Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and surrounding areas.

Living central to the territory would be ideal; you will inherit and manage an established customer base of accounts in which you will continue the development of business along with new business, managing your own diary with approximately 4 days per week travelling to visit customers and working from a home office approximately 1 day per week. The current territory customer base is well established and handover/introduction to clients will be arranged.

Your role will be to visit customers, building on existing relationships and developing new relationships in order to secure existing business, identify new sales opportunities for account penetration and promote our clients' products. The range of products is vast and second to none with most of the major leading brands in their sector available and the strength of being a leading distributor in the UK.

The role is working normal business hours, with the flexibility expected in a Field Sales role, no weekend working. There is the option to take an additional holiday allowance of up to 4 extra weeks, with salary sacrifices pro rata. You will be working to achieve a target and as is normal will need to file reports to the office detailing your activities on a regular basis.

We work across a range of business to business/B2B market sectors including Electrical, Control and Automation, Electronic, Renewable Energy, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Fluid Power, Instrumentation, Engineering services companies, Industrial Consumables, Industrial Components, Capital Equipment, Material Handling, Scientific Equipment, Petrochemical and Utilities.

The person:

• No direct product experience is necessary
• Background in external, field-based sales as a Sales Representative, Sales Executive or Account Manager
• Managed a regional geographical territory
• Ability to learn quickly and think on your feet
• Bright and cheerful and very outgoing personality
• Self-motivated
• Strong desire to succeed
• Ability to quickly form relationships with customers
• Good communicator
• Team player yet driven enough to operate independently