Job Description

Job Title: Trainee Business Development Manager

Salary: £27,000 Basic + Company Car/Allowance + Laptop + Phone (£38,400+ OTE)

Location: North East - Gateshead

Join our national team of Field Sales superstars!

Here at Kite Packaging, we’re on the lookout for people wanting to kickstart their career in field sales. Sales experience is preferable but not essential as comprehensive training will be provided. Not only will you be given coaching on selling into industry, but also on our full product range which will give you the ability to sell on a consultative basis.

The ideal candidate will have experience in customer facing roles i.e. hospitality, retail, customer services or sales and have the desire to take their career to the next level.

Do you work as an event coordinator and looking for a new challenge?
Maybe you’re a Sales Executive wanting to spread your wings and get out on the road?
Or work in hospitality and looking to build on your exceptional rapport skills?

Well look no further! This is the perfect opportunity for you!

Business Development Manager Programme:

Our Business Development Manager Programme is the perfect opportunity for you. The programme is designed for those who have a talent for building rapport and are interested in developing a career in field sales. In this role, you will join our successful Business Development Manager Programme designed to fast-track you into a Kite Business Development Manager role.

The training runs over an 18 to 24 month period. Successful candidates will participate in a comprehensive sales development training programme designed to develop your sales skills whilst you are supported by our existing experienced sales team, enabling you to accelerate your skills and learn from others.

Who are we?

Kite Packaging was founded in 2001 and we are now the UK’s leading packaging distributor. We have grown quickly to be a £168m business built on the philosophy of employee share-ownership. The majority of Kite employees are shareholders which leads itself to a warm friendly environment in which everybody benefits financially from Kite’s on-going success.

We operate across 8 locations in the UK and are recruiting at all of our sites located in: Gateshead, Rotherham, Manchester, Coventry, Swindon, Letchworth, Portsmouth & Sittingbourne

What we’re looking for

The successful candidate must have:

Work experience within a customer facing role
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
The ability to easily create rapport with customers and build relationships
Strong organisation skills and work ethic
Enthusiasm, energy, self-motivation and the hunger to be succeed

Additional requirements:

Have a full UK driver’s licence
Be able to operate out of their local Kite Regional Distribution Centre

Package:

All successful candidates will start with £27,000 basic salary as part of an OTE package of £34,000-£38,400+ made up as follows:

£27,000 basic, rising within 24mths to £30,000 and £33,000 based on generated sales
Company Car or Car Allowance (£8,400)
Uncapped Sales Bonus (£3,000+ bonus subject to performance)

Benefits:

Company laptop & mobile
28 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays) rising to 33 after 5 years’ service
The option to become a shareholder in the business after 6 months employment
After 6 months a range of benefits: life insurance, pension, and an optional healthcare scheme

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