Field Based Business Developer

Our Field Based Business Developer is a crucial role within our growing business. In this role you will work to both open new accounts and build lasting relationships with existing account holders. There will be a daily necessity to build strong relationships with both existing and potential new account holders in order to consistently achieve and exceed targets. It is down to our Field Based Business Developers to ensure that their depots account base continues to consistently grow while also working to meet the needs of existing account holders.

You will collaborate with the depot staff, including Kitchen Sales Designers and Depot Managers in order to convert sales, ensuring a higher sale per account and more frequent trading is achieved from the account base. You will actively participate in sales meetings chaired by the Lead Sales Representative to Share best demonstrable practices with other Field Based Business Developer in the Area.

This role offers real autonomy and the chance to manage your own diary and workload day to day. You will have responsibility to win new business and grow the dept customer base. There will also be a focus on providing a great service to the customer base, working to maximise sales wherever possible.

• Influencing and sales skills
• Customer-focused
• Strong communicator
• Results driven
• Prioritise own workload
• Flexible and approachable
• Thrive in fast-paced environments
• Be a Howdens Ambassador
• Full UK driving license

• Competitive salary
• Company Vehicle
• Monthly depot bonus OTE
• Team incentives and outings
• Competitive Pension Plan with a maximum company contribution of 12%
• Staff discount on Howdens products
• Buy as you earn share scheme

Howdens Joinery is the UK's number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 900 depots throughout the UK and Europe - making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda. There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment.

That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens - and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For.