Graduate Trainee Account Manager Development Programme                        

Our programme offers graduates the chance of a professional sales career and the opportunity to start earning whilst learning as part of our European road freight team. With a clear focus on achieving transparent sales targets, from the start you’ll get a company car (BMW 1 series or equivalent) and a salary of £22,500 and the opportunity to earn commission in the first few months.

Europa Worldwide is an independent privately-owned operator delivering pro-active and innovative freight solutions worldwide. We’ve grown to employ more than 900 staff and have a presence in more than 160 countries across the globe, offering Road, Air and Sea, Showfreight, Warehouse and Contact Centre services as well as our industry-leading road services.

Candidate Profile:

To be eligible for the programme, Europa is looking for exceptional young people:

• You have graduated within the past 3 years.
• Have a full, clean driving licence.
• Demonstrate intelligence, common sense in fact a huge amount of drive and ambition.
• Are strong all-rounders, but not necessarily academic.
• Show a huge amount of interest in the commercial world.
• Are focused upon building a successful career.
• Eager to learn.
• Minimum age of 18.

In this role, you will:

• Source sales leads using the Company’s in-house CMS or other sources of information.
• Make telesales calls (outbound) to potential clients to profile and qualifying the prospect, using your knowledge of the Europa product portfolio.
• Make appointments in line with targets where customers meet the required qualifying criteria to appoint.
• Visit potential customers with a mind to converting them into customers.
• Prepare of quotations for presentation to the customer.
• Manage of the accounts in your business base, maintaining and developing the levels of business within that client base, ideally with the aim of becoming the sole supplier.
• Manage all facets of the accounts for which you are responsible, including: credit limits and internal communication with operational departments.
• Make regular contact with your customers pro-actively to ensure that we are satisfying the needs of the customer and with a mind to developing further business opportunities from within that account.

What you can expect from us:

• Excellent salary package and uncapped bonus.
• Company car
• Europa benefits scheme (on successful completion of probation period) –offers and discounts on latest technology, vouchers, gym membership etc.
• The opportunity to develop, progress and work within a global organisation which is rapidly growing.
• A fantastic working culture which promotes excellent work/life balance.
• Working closely with a team of talented individuals with a great work ethic who also love to have fun!
• 24 days holidays, Plus 8 bank holidays .
• Contributory company pension scheme.