Trainee Business Development Manager

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Direct message the job poster from BFX Furniture Experienced Client Director & Recruiter, working with a diverse portfolio of SME clients We want you to join our team and make a difference to how our school kids learn and engage at schoolBFX are market leaders in the manufacture and supply of classroom furniture to schools, developing active partnerships with education leaders to enable us to design, specify, and supply learning spaces that ensure maximum student and teacher engagement and wellbeing.
Due to ongoing business growth, an opportunity exists for a junior/trainee sales consultant to be mentored and taught by the existing team on how to successfully manage a sales territory and execute a sales business plan.
Our customers come from both state and private schools and the stakeholders you'll be working with will include school principals, deputy principals, department heads, business and office managers.
Ideal candidates will have experience in retail or branch sales, inside sales, telephone sales or a customer service background with a sales focus and are looking to take that next step into a more structured sales environment.
Depending on progress of the individual, it's expected that the successful candidate will be given their own territory to manage within 6 - 12 months of commencing, along with an increase in base pay and access to the sales incentive plan.
While in the trainee role, you will be rewarded with a competitive remuneration package, comprising of a base salary, car allowance, super, tools of trade, 17% leave loading and commission on any sales that you are personally responsible for.
Value of package while in the trainee role will be in the region of 90 - 95 k annually including Super.
Once allocated a territory of your own to manage, you can expect that package to increase to 120 – 130 k.
annually although commission is uncapped and there is certainly scope for that figure to grow as your account base grows.
This is a hybrid role and BFX's supportive and trusting culture will enable you to work from your home office when not out on the road visiting prospects and customers.
Please following the prompts to apply for this role, attaching your resume with a cover letter at the front, addressing why you feel this is the right next step in your career or alternatively please call Giles on 0431 406 736 for a chat.
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Please note that only applicants legally allowed to work in Australia on a permanent basis (without restriction/conditions) will be considered (no temporary visas or sponsorships).
BFX came into being as a family business in 1980, establishing itself as a retailer of office furniture, subsequently developing its own manufacturing facility.
Since then, BFX has grown to become one of Australia's leading manufacturers, designers and suppliers of furniture to the corporate, government, education and healthcare sectors in Australia and New Zealand.
With over 200 staff and its own fleet of installation and delivery vehicles, BFX now distributes from a newly constructed 7,500 square metre, centralised warehousing facility in Yandina on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.
Our culture is a key differentiator for those that join our organisation and our collaborative and supportive approach encourages long tenure and opportunities for career advancement.
BFX Furniture has an enduring commitment to the sustainability of our products and practices.
Our goal is to forever enhance the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of our business – and to be at the forefront of our industry's efforts to reduce its impact on the environment.
We achieve this through ethical sourcing and continuous improvement in our use of raw materials, energy and resources, waste minimisation and recycling, and furniture design that ensures our products are fit-for-purpose and built to last.
Please visit https://www.bfx.com.au/about/ for more information on our organisation and to see what some of our customers have to say about our products and service.
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