Field Sales Executive

We are working exclusively the leading distributor of apparel who supply into a growing number of sectors including Fashion, Merchandise, Corporate wear, Workwear, Schoolwear and Promotions. They provide the best selection of choice to ensure that their customer’s have got 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 organise visits and diary.

The aim is to work with a specified data base of customers within the area as well as identifying new customers or areas of business. The key will be to help customers maximise their sale 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, understand customer needs and concerns to provide tailored solutions
• Relationship building - establishing trust and rapport with customers for long term partnerships
• Organisational 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 to achieve their goals.
• Identifying prospective customers - research and target potential customers
• Understand 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 £32,000 OTE £44,600
• Managed car allowance scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Holidasy increase with length of service