Sales Person - West Midlands

Toyota Material Handling Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading materials handling provider in the West Midlands seeks an experienced Sales Person to promote their product range. This full-time role offers competitive salary, commission, and extensive training. Candidates should have strong sales experience, effective communication skills, and a full UK driver's licence. Opportunities for career progression are abundant within this top-tier company.

Benefits

Competitive salary and commission

Attractive company pension

Company vehicle

Fuel card

Company sick pay

Voluntary critical illness cover

Free eye tests

Free flu jabs

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Benefits platform with instant discounts

Qualifications

• Strong track record in field sales, preferably B2B.
• Experience selling material handling or capital equipment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Sell materials handling solutions to various businesses.
• Develop relationships with new and existing clients.
• Manage the administration of truck orders.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Professional communication skills

Negotiation skills

Planning and organization

PC literacy

UK driver's licence

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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We are looking for an experienced Sales Person to work within the local sales business area, selling and promoting the full product range of material handling equipment (forklifts and warehouse trucks). This role offers a competitive salary and commission scheme, an attractive company pension, an excellent company car, and the opportunity to work for the world’s number one material handling provider. The position is based in the West Midlands.

About The Role

The role involves selling materials handling solutions and providing excellent customer service to businesses across a wide range of industry sectors. On a day‑to‑day basis this includes:

• Nurture relationships with existing customers and understand their future requirements through regular visits and communication.
• Identify target accounts and develop relationships with new prospect businesses.
• Carry out detailed site surveys and identify equipment specifications.
• Create comprehensive proposals and share your findings with customers through meetings and presentations.
• Manage all aspects of the administration process relating to truck orders.

We are looking for a self‑motivated person with a strong track record within a field sales environment, preferably in B2B sales. Experience selling material handling or capital equipment would be beneficial, but full product training will be provided if you do not have it.

Qualifications and Skills

Here is a quick tick list of the other skills we are looking for:

• Good commercial awareness and business understanding.
• Professional communication skills – confident at presenting, good attention to detail.
• Strong negotiation skills and an ability to develop solid business arguments.
• Effective planning and organisation skills.
• PC literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• A full UK driver’s licence is required.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and commission.
• Attractive company pension.
• Company vehicle.
• Fuel card.
• Company sick pay.
• Voluntary critical illness cover.
• Free eye tests.
• Free flu jabs.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Benefits platform with instant discounts and offers.

We will provide industry‑leading technical training to ensure you have the knowledge and all the tools to do your job. There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and develop your skills within Toyota.

Why Choose Toyota

Toyota Material Handling is the world’s number one manufacturer of materials handling equipment, providing quality sales and service support across the UK. We foster a culture where our team members are encouraged to continually improve their processes and strive to provide the highest quality service for our customers. We aim to create a safe environment where our team members feel valued, fulfilled, engaged, and happy. We want to attract the best talent and develop our team so they achieve their full potential.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Sales and Business Development

Industries

Truck Transportation

Toyota Material Handling UK is an equal opportunities employer.