Territory Representative
Job Description & Overview
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Join the UK's No1 Trade Kitchen Supplier</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Join Howdens as a Territory Sales Representative and play a key role in growing your local customer account base.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is a field-based role where</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">you will be building your network, winning new business, and turning conversations into long-term trade partnerships.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Working closely with your depot colleagues you will take ownership of growing and nurturing the trade customer base across your territory, building trust, and turning opportunities into sales. It is a role with real autonomy, giving you the freedom to manage your workload, with a clear focus on driving sustainable growth through strong relationships and teamwork.</p>
<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">What we can offer you</h5>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Competitive salary, brilliant bonuses, and outstanding depot incentives.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Company Car</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Competitive pension scheme with up to 12% company contribution.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Up to 32 days annual leave, including bank holidays.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Holiday entitlement rises with service</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Generous staff discount on Howdens products.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">40 hour working week (Monday to Friday)</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">No evening, Sunday or Bank Holiday working</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Buy-as-you-earn share scheme.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Virtual GP access and wellbeing support for you and your family.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">What we are looking for:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">A track record of winning new business or working in a target-driven sales role.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Confident engaging trade customers from first conversation.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Self-motivated, resilient with a drive to succeed.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Ability to build product and service knowledge in joinery and hardware.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Strong organisation skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Full UK driving license required.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">What</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">you will be doing:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Winning new business by proactively approaching prospective customers and converting opportunities into new accounts.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Building and growing the account base across your territory, supporting each depot's performance.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Introducing new customers to the Howdens model, clearly articulating how it works and why it delivers.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Collaborating with depot teams to build account spend and drive more frequent trading.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Building strong, lasting relationships with both new and existing account holders.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Taking ownership of customer enquiries, managing them professionally from first contact through to resolution.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Playing an active role in team meetings, contributing insight, performance updates, and ideas.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Keeping data accurate and up to date, ensuring visibility across your activity and pipeline.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Working safely and in line with Health & Safety standards</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">What it's like to work here:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We take pride in getting things right first time for our customers</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Everyone pulls their weight and supports each other as one team</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">It's a busy depot, so we keep things simple, work fast and get the job done</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We all play a part in the depot's success and share in the team bonus</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">We build trust by doing what we say we will, every day</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">How to apply:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">If Howdens sounds like the kind of place where you can build and develop your career as a Territory Sales Representative, then we are keen to hear from you.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">About Howdens:</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 100 business, with more than 900 depots nationwide and more than 11,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">There is a strong entrepreneurial ethos and the opportunity to develop within a fast-paced and commercial environment. That, along with a competitive salary, development opportunities, and exciting rewards, are among the reasons why our people enjoy working for Howdens - and why we have been named one of the 10 Best Big Companies to Work For.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We're working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email (url removed) with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">Please note that candidates applying for this role must have a valid right to work in the UK, we do not offer sponsorship of employment for any depot positions at this time. We appreciate your understanding.</p>
<p class="text-muted mb-3">#LI-LO1 #CVL INDKSD #Reed</p>
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Key Details
- Date Posted: 10 Oct 2026
- Location: Perth
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Category: Distribution
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