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      Specialist sales headhunting

      Wholesale & Distribution Sales Recruitment

      Wholesale and distribution businesses live or die by commercial performance.

      You need people who can win accounts, grow existing customers and protect margin.

      The Sales Experts headhunts proven sales professionals from wholesale, distribution and trade markets.

      Find proven wholesale and distribution sales talent

      We identify and approach experienced salespeople who are already succeeding in your market.

      Recruitment experience

      Wholesale and distribution represents a significant part of our historical recruitment activity.

      Our work includes Birkdale Sales, eCatering Equipment, Brymec and RLT Group, covering commercial leadership, business development and internal sales recruitment.

      Relevant wholesale and distribution recruitment case studies

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      Roles we recruit

      • Business Development Managers
      • Territory Sales Managers
      • Area Sales Managers
      • Account Managers
      • Key Account Managers
      • National Account Managers
      • Internal Sales Managers
      • Sales Managers
      • Regional Sales Managers
      • Heads of Sales
      • Sales Directors
      • Commercial Directors
      • Managing Directors

      Finding people who understand your route to market

      Wholesale sales often involves a combination of:

      • New account acquisition
      • Distributor relationships
      • Dealer networks
      • Trade customers
      • National accounts
      • Telephone and internal sales
      • Field sales
      • Account development
      • Margin management

      The strongest candidate is not simply someone who has “worked in wholesale”.

      They should understand your customers and your route to market.

      Build the complete sales organisation

      Our recruitment history includes individual appointments and multi-role commercial team builds.

      That gives us the ability to search from both perspectives.

      You may need one salesperson to open a territory.

      Or you may need a Sales Director capable of structuring the entire commercial function.

      The search strategy should be different for each.

      Recruit from the market, not the job market

      Instead of asking who is currently looking for a job, we ask:

      Who is already succeeding in the market you want to grow?

      Then we approach them.

      Need to strengthen your wholesale or distribution sales team?

      Tell us who you need to hire. We will map the market and approach proven performers directly.