Field Sales Executive

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 STARKBuilding 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!