Field Sales Executive

We are working exclusively with the leading distributor of apparel who supplies into a growing number of sectors including Fashion, Merchandise, Corporate wear, Workwear, School wear, and Promotions. They provide the best selection of choice to ensure that their customers have the best opportunity to grow their businesses. They have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Field Sales Executive to promote a variety of brands to KEY customers within South Wales and South West of England. The role will be predominantly field-based with 4 days on the road and 1 day home-based to organize visits and diary.

The aim is to work with a specified database of customers within the area as well as identifying new customers or areas of business. The key will be to help customers maximize their sales with the huge amount of assets you have available.

For This Role the Following skills are Required:

• Proven field sales experience, selling and presenting products.
• A background or interest in clothing, apparel, or promotional wear would be an advantage.
• Ability to communicate with people through a variety of different channels.
• Active listener, understanding customer needs and concerns to provide tailored solutions.
• Relationship building, establishing trust and rapport with customers for long-term partnerships.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Data analysis.
• Ambition to hit the ground running with new ideas.
• Self-motivated.
• Full driving license and willingness to travel.

Key Duties will Include:

• Contacting customers on the database to build rapport, promote sales, products, and increase engagement.
• Understanding which customers you can support to grow and then helping match the right assets to help customers achieve their goals.
• Identifying prospective customers, researching and targeting potential customers.
• Understanding the brands within the company portfolio and where they fit with the customers.
• Presenting a variety of brands and products to customers.
• Gathering market feedback about industry trends, customer feedback, and competitor activity.
• Producing weekly and monthly reports on trends within your customers, ideas, and strategy moving forwards.
• Achieving the sales targets which are set both monthly and annually.

Package:

• Basic £28,000 OTE £44,600
• Managed car allowance scheme.
• 25 days holiday.
• Life assurance.
• Pension.
• Holidays increase with length of service.