As a Sales Apprentice, you’ll work closely with our experienced Sales Team to support category growth, build strong customer relationships, and help achieve our sales and profitability targets. This role offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and the opportunity to develop your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Drive Sales Growth: Assist in delivering annual budgetary targets for customer accounts and support the expansion of existing business.
* Customer Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, helping to tailor product ranges and promotions to meet their needs.
* Financial Management: Aid in managing and reducing customer aged/disputed debt to improve cash flow.
* Communication & Negotiation: Collaborate with internal teams and negotiate with customers to secure competitive pricing and profit levels.
* Project Support: Contribute to achieving deadlines for promotional materials and sales aids, and represent DCS at industry meetings, events, and seminars.
What We’re Looking For:
* Minimum GCSEs in English and Maths or equivalent
* Strong numerical ability and attention to detail.
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Good commercial awareness and the ability to negotiate effectively.
* Strong organisational skills and a proactive, self-motivated attitude.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Training & Development:
* You’ll receive comprehensive training, including Health & Safety, Good Distribution Practice (GDP), and Data Protection standards.
* Benefit from mentorship by experienced Sales Managers and regular feedback sessions to support your growth.
* Opportunities to attend relevant industry seminars and workshops.
* Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a Junior Sales Manager position, with opportunities for further advancement within the Sales Team.
Work Schedule:
* This is a full-time apprenticeship with standard working hours, offering some flexibility to accommodate study commitments.
DCS Group is the UK’s leading Distributor, Manufacturer and Exporter of Health Beauty and Household products. As the uniquely appointed representatives for Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Kenvue, PZ Cussons, SC Johnson to name a few, DCS has unrivalled multi-channel insight and category expertise. Our latest exciting plans to develop and grow our new Food distribution business has seen major brands such as Whitworths and Danone joining forces with DCS.
DCS Group is passionate and proud about all that we do, the customers we serve and our people. Operating out of two amazing sites, we have the 26-acre Banbury Head Office and warehousing facilities as well as our new state of the art Health and Beauty manufacturing facility occupying 100,000 sq. ft based in Redditch.
As a family-owned business, we are very proud of our ethos, our people and 30 years of successive growth. We offer a very special opportunity of being able to join a welcoming, dynamic, fun place to work, and to work directly with the world’s biggest FMCG power brands.
Core benefits of working for DCS Group:
As a family business, we place a great deal of importance on the well-being and happiness of our staff and the benefits they can enjoy.
* Life Cover
* Pension
* Medical Cash Plan
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Subsidised Cafe including free breakfast
* Staff Shop
* Social Events
Ready to start your career in sales?
Join DCS Group and gain valuable experience in a role that offers growth, learning, and exciting opportunities. Apply now and take the first step toward a rewarding career!
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