Are you based in the Breckland area of west Norfolk area?
Do you have a passion for sales and working with people?
Do you have a full UK driving license?
Jewson, a leading building materials distributor in Northern Europe, is on the hunt for a Field Sales Executive to join our business who's as passionate about great service as we are.
You'll be working for the Jewson Regional Sales Team; however, the role is predominantly field based covering the Breckland/West Norfolk area, between our Dereham and Watton branches.
Hours: 7.30 - 5.00 Monday to Friday, mainly out on the road
To assist you in this role, you will be provided with a mobile phone, laptop and a company car.
We provide a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment with ample opportunities for career growth, along with a competitive salary, staff discount, life assurance, and 34 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
Key Responsibilities
- Find and develop new business via cold calling, lead follow ups, and general customer interaction
- Support customers with the on-boarding of their new account, ensuring that they start and continue to spend
- Target dormant & lapsed accounts to reactivate them
- Develop trusted relationships with a portfolio of customers to maintain and improve profitability
- Acquire a thorough understanding of customer needs and requirements, expanding relationships by continuously proposing solutions that meet the customer's needs
- Work with all functions and branch teams to ensure that all opportunities are leveraged
- When on site must comply with all EHS policies and procedures
What's in it for you?
- Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
- Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
- WorkPerks - A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
- Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
- Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
- Employee Discount
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
- New Reward and Recognition programme - launching soon!
Required Skills and Experience
- A full UK Driving Licence with no more than 6 points
- Strong direct sales skills and commercial focus
- Current knowledge of building materials and of the current construction market would be beneficial to the role
- Proven experience in customer facing business and a proactive sales and customer focused environment delivering results.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; written, phone and face to face.
About us
At Jewson, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.
If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!