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James Latham is one of the UK's largest independent trade distributors of timber, panels and decorative surfaces. As a long-established, family-owned business with history back to 1757, we believe our success is down to our employees and are proud to say that many of our team stay with us for decades. In a recent survey 86% said they would recommend James Latham as a great place to work.

We are currently recruiting for an External Sales Representative to join our established team based in Motherwell, Scotland .

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and enthusiastic, with prior experience working as Sales Representative. They should be comfortable in a busy sales office and have had demonstrable success in sales. They should have a sound knowledge of Panel Products and Timber and they should have the desire to proactively develop existing business along with generating business from their own contacts.

Key duties for our Sales Representatives are:

• Pro-actively sourcing new business and working as part of a team to achieve targets

• Managing existing customers and increasing overall sales and profitability

• Keeping product knowledge up to date

• Developing and implementing strategies for achieving and exceeding set sales targets

• Using technology to aid efficiency and give customers a better experience

We would envisage that this role would involve a mixture of external customer visits and internal proactive sales

You’ll be working in a modern and well-equipped environment which provides opportunities to develop and grow your career. You will be part of a team that continually seeks out new and innovative products and better ways to serve its customers. Benefits include a competitive salary, up to 7.5% matched pension contributions, bonus schemes, a Health Cash Plan and life assurance.