Graduate Sales & Business Management Trainee
Bridgewater UK
- Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- £27,500-29,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop a core knowledge of how the business operates – warehouse, logistics, supply chain, administration, IT software, and marketing.
- Get hands-on with the vast product range and learn about different manufacturers and the electrical distribution industry.
- Start building relationships, making deals and advising customers face-to-face over the trade counter e.g. electricians, contractors and tradespeople.
- Begin your formal sales training course, staying overnight alongside other Graduate Trainees from across the company.
- Complete workbook assessments to underpin your learning and development and receive financial incentives for each one passed to a required standard.
- Move to internal sales account management, engaging with business customers over the phone e.g. construction companies, local government authorities, housing developers and hotels.
- Learn business development strategies and how to target and win new trading accounts.
- Progress to a diverse business-to-business field sales management position, with increased earning potential and bigger bonuses.
- Travel locally in your company car, meeting clients, discussing projects, and arranging social activities.
- Work towards running your own business in the group, learning about staff management, purchasing, profit and loss, etc. The business operates in a decentralised manner, allowing local managers to make informed decisions that drive the business forward.