Trainee Sales Executive - Truck Rental

About This Role

Are you looking to start a career in sales as a Trainee Sales Executive, perhaps coming from a customer service, account management or business development background and ready for your next step? If you are keen to break into commercial sales or grow your experience as a Sales Executive within the asset rental market, this Trainee Sales Executive role with Dawsongroup Truck and Trailer could be exactly what you have been waiting for.

As a Trainee Sales Executive, you will learn how to identify and secure short and long term rental opportunities across our truck and trailer fleet, building confidence in sales, customer relationships and commercial awareness along the way.

• Learn how to build and manage a strong sales pipeline across your designated area.
• Support the achievement of branch sales and utilisation targets alongside the Contract Hire Manager.
• Develop customer relationships through calls, meetings and joint visits.
• Keep our CRM system fully updated to build future opportunities.
• Contribute to marketing campaigns and prospect new business opportunities.

You might already have some exposure to sales, business development or customer facing roles, or you may simply be commercially minded, confident speaking to people and motivated to build a long term career in sales. This is a trainee opportunity, so we are looking for potential, curiosity and resilience rather than a perfect CV.

• Comfortable building relationships over the phone and in person.
• Organised and able to manage your own diary and priorities.
• Keen to learn about contract hire, rental solutions and the commercial vehicle sector.
• Confident using systems and willing to keep accurate records on CRM.
• Motivated by targets and excited by the idea of winning new business.

Not sure you meet every requirement? Great potential matters to us, so we would still love to hear from you.

Dawsongroup has been operating for over 90 years as a business, and for over 50 years in asset rental. Today, under the ownership of KKR, we still adhere to the values that steered us for so long, integrity, customer focus and long term thinking, while continuing to grow across the UK and internationally.

Dawsongroup Truck and Trailer is one of the leading names in the contract hire and rental market, supporting customers with smarter asset strategies that deliver resilience and agility.

• 2x Life assurance scheme.
• Funded training and clear internal progression pathways, nationally and internationally.
• 24 days standard leave allowance + Birthday + plus Bank Holidays + up to 10 days extra (time served and purchase scheme)
• Cycle to work schemes.
• Wellbeing and mental health support.
• Seasonal gifts and long term incentives.

Dawsongroup is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

This Trainee Sales Executive role is designed to build your capability in sales, commercial awareness and account management within the truck and trailer sector. With structured support and exposure to real customers, you will develop into a confident Sales Executive capable of managing your own geographical area.

• Learn from experienced managers and senior leaders.
• Build long term customer partnerships.
• Develop negotiation and commercial skills.
• Contribute directly to revenue growth and fleet utilisation.
• Open doors to wider opportunities across Dawsongroup Business Units.

If you are ready to build a career in sales within a business that values integrity, growth and long term relationships, we would love to hear from you. Take the next step with an asset rental leader that invests in people and potential, because at Dawsongroup, our people are our greatest asset.

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