Graduate Sales Executive

Top level graduate sales opportunity
Working for £1.7 billion company
Fantastic opportunities for progression
£27.5k basic salary + bonus
Are you a graduate that’s still looking for that perfect role to kick-start your career? Want an opportunity where there’s a high level of training, with your hard work set to be rewarded by great progression? Look no further!
The Company: Established in 1801. Edmundson Electrical are one of the most highly respected and established names in the electrical wholesale distribution industry. Edmundson Electrical has a turnover of £1.3bn and is the UK’s leading distributor of branded electrical equipment to trade and industry.
Edmundson Electrical employ over 4,000 staff in its 380 locations throughout the UK and Ireland. It’s an exciting time to join this fast-growing sales team in a company planning for continual growth.
The Role: Edmundson Electrical are looking to recruit, train and develop ambitious graduates to be based out of any of their 380 independently run profit centres across the UK.
As a Graduate Commercial Trainee at Edmundson’s, you will be educated on the Company, its products, the market and will benefit from continuous ‘on the job’ training. The graduate will also have to opportunity to receive professional sales training to equip the graduate with all of the tools and skills needed to flourish in a successful sales career.
Candidates performing well in the role will look to progress into an external sales role after around 12 months, with longer term opportunities including moving towards management roles.
What are we looking for?
Fantastic Verbal and written communication Skills
UK driving license
You want to kick start your graduate career
You have a learning mindset and want to be coached and developed
You have a strong work ethic and the grit and stamina to continue when the going gets tough
You have finished studying and are ready for an immediate start!
As a Graduate Commercial Trainee, the package you will receive is:
£27,500-£29,000 Base salary (location dependent)
Company profit share scheme
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Extensive professional sales training
Auto-enrolment into the Company’s contributory pension scheme (after 3 months)
Personal development
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