Trainee Sales Engineer

Creating the future – Your tasks in our team

We are offering an exciting 2 year trainee sales programme for someone who is ambitious, driven and eager to build a long-term career in sales. You will receive hands on experience, structured training and mentorship from our teams designed to develop you into the confident sales engineer of the future.

• Working closely with the Sales Manager to identify and target new customers
• Calling lapsed customers to rebuild relationships and arrange site visits
• Researching and identifying new prospects across the construction industry
• Spending time in Construction Accessories and Plywood to build product knowledge
• Joining experienced sales staff on live construction projects
• Learning how to sell, negotiate and present solutions
• Building and maintaining a customer database
• Learning how to process customer orders
• Spending time with Engineering teams to understand how PERI systems are designed and used on

• Competitive salary
• Company car
• Non contractual annual bonus
• 20 days annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays
• 5 days annual leave for Christmas shut down
• Company pension contributions 3% employee + 6% contribution
• Private Healthcare cover
• A structured 2‑year development programme
• Formal training in selling skills, CRM, PERI reporting tools, product knowledge and basic CAD interpretation
• On-the-job mentoring from experienced sales professionals
• A supportive, high‑performance team environment
• Clear progression into a Sales Engineer role on successful completion of the programme

• Motivated, ambitious and willing to learn
• Confident communicators with great social skills
• Resilient, positive and proactive
• Comfortable using Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point
• Achievers with good GCSEs in English & Maths
• Holders of a full UK Driving Licence (required for the role)

Reliable and ready to show up every day with the right attitude