Trainee Sales Manager - Gateshead | 1547

Job description

Trainee Sales Manager - Gateshead | 1547

Entry level sales / sales management opportunity with leading global brand and manufacturer

Customer facing and retail centre management

Trainee Sales Manager

Location Gateshead

As Trainee Sales Manager, you will work alongside a collaborative team supporting the overall running of a profitable retail branch based out of Gateshead. You will also be tasked to drive business development visiting new and existing customers within proximity of Gateshead.

The Trainee Sales Manager will promote leading brand commercial / domestic cleaning machines and outdoor garden equipment to end-users.

You will deliver first class customer service and demonstrate cleaning equipment and outdoor garden equipment to customers.

2 days visiting customers / 3 day branch based. 8.30am - 17.00 (37 hrs per week).

You will benefit from an exceptional on-going training and development course to support you with you career development.

As Trainee Sales Manager, you will (under supervision initially) manage the retail centre and you will be given responsibility to make key business decisions.

The Company hiring a Trainee Sales Manager

Our client are a household brand and market leading capital equipment manufacturer that provide a range of state of the art / innovative commercial and domestic machines. Their customers heavily rely on their products and associated services and they support businesses across a multitude of sectors including transport & logistics, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, facilities management and the public sector.

The company are renowned for their unrivalled training and development programmes and successful recruits go often progress in Key / National Accounts and People Management. This organisation retain and develop their staff with a strong collaborative culture. This role has come about due to a recent internal promotion of a successful individual that has been with the business for approx. 2 years.

This opportunity represents a rare opportunity for a candidate with raw potential to embark on a world-class management trainee program with a well recognised blue-chip brand.

The Candidate for the Trainee Sales Manager

You MUST have a full UK driving licence

Career minded and driven

A natural relationship builder / customer centric

This would be suitable for any entry level candidate looking to pivot into sales, management or retail management

The Package for the Trainee Sales Manager

Health shield & pension

Long Service awards

Enhanced retirement scheme and competitive pension options 6% employer 5% employee (11%)

Enhanced maternity - 24 months full pay / enhanced paternity 4- weeks full pay

Life insurance

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Gateshead

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

31-03-2026

Profession type

Sales

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English