Sales Executive

J Dickinson & Sons are proud to be a family-owned and run company with over 80 years’ experience in the recycling and skip hire industry. At the heart of our business is the desire to provide a professional and accessible service whilst serving to dispose of waste in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner.

Our state-of-the-art facilities in Horwich are expanding and our new £4.2 million waste processing plant is now up and running. As a result of our growth, we are looking to expand our team of dedicated staff and we now have an exciting new opportunity for a confident and experienced Sales Executive to join our team.

Salary c.£25k p.a. DOE, plus attractive bonus structure

42.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

The Role

The post holder will manage, develop, and maintain a pipeline of new business opportunities to support the growth of the company. You will be expected to gain an excellent knowledge of the full range of products we provide, which will be used to confidently promote and secure sales with prospective customers. The role will involve cold-calling, door-knocking, and visiting new and existing customers and you will be out in the field visiting prospects and customers for much of the working week, with a base at our site for office activities.

What you need:

We are seeking a confident and skilled communicator with experience in a similar sales role, who can generate and recognise new ideas and opportunities to develop the business. An understanding of or experience working within the waste management industry would be a great advantage, however not essential, as full training will be offered on starting. The ability to work proactively, independently and on own initiative is key in this role, as well as good negotiation and influencing skills. It is important that you have the ability to work both proactively and reactively in the role, according to fluctuating business requirements.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy as soon as sufficient applications are received, therefore if you are interested, please submit your CV as soon as possible.

Why J. Dickinson & Sons?

This is an opportunity to work as part of a friendly and supportive team. J. Dickinson & Sons is a fast paced and entrepreneurial organisation, with a great business model, which is performing extremely well within the industry. We are not afraid to try new things and do things differently, and as such we are growing fast. We encourage staff development and have genuine opportunities for progression for motivated staff.

We offer our employees an attractive benefits package: 28 days annual leave (inc. bank holidays), private dental and optical insurance, private medical insurance, life insurance, a contributory pension scheme, free on-site parking, employee discount on skips, excellent company events, employee referral programme, an employee assistance programme and excellent training opportunities. Company uniform, as well as all required equipment is provided.

J. Dickinson & Sons welcomes applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, marital status or sexual orientation. Any appointment will be made on merit alone.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bolton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Sales: 1 year (required)

Work Location: One location