Working at the Spray People Group
Please scroll down for career opportunities at The Spray People Group, The Spray Nozzle People, The Professional Sprayers People, The Safety Shower People, The Air Nozzle People and The Fulfilment People.
Our entire company philosophy is based on having good people with the right attitude. We believe the following facts about business:
- People buy from people
- Relationships are important in business
- The rush to automate interactions with customers comes at a heavy price
- A customer and a supplier should always be able to talk to a human being
- Having good people is the most important strategic strength of any business
- Finding and retaining good people is the biggest challenge all businesses face
This is why we have the word “people” in all our companies’ names.
Current opportunities
Updated 15 June 2026
Internal Technical Sales Executive
This is a fantastic opportunity to get into technical sales. The role will be supporting our established and experienced sales team with all aspects of the sales process. At the same time the successful candidate will learn about our products and develop the necessary knowledge to sell these products themselves. There are great opportunities for career progression.
This role would suit someone with some sales experience who is looking to move into technical sales or someone who has no sales experience, but who is very interested in or has qualifications in engineering and is looking to have a more customer facing role.
The products and market
We sell spray nozzles and spray systems. These are highly technical, B2B sales. Our main customer contacts are process engineers and engineering managers looking to optimise, improve or develop new spray systems. The industries served are varied but include food processing, chemical, petrochemical, water treatment and general manufacturing. So, one day you may be speaking to a process engineer at a food factory trying to reduce waste on an egg glaze they are spraying on buns, the next day it might be speaking to an engineer at a mining facility looking to control dust via a spray system, the next it could be speaking to a waste water treatment plant advising them on how they clean their storm water tanks. If you are interested in seeing how things get made, then this job will give you amazing glimpses under the hood of our technological civilisation.
The business
We are a small group of companies that have been in business for over 25 years. We have three core divisions. Our Spray Nozzle People business focuses on spray technology (this is the division this role is for), our Professional Sprayers People division focuses on spraying equipment for the horticulture and agriculture sector, and The Fulfilment People are a third-party logistics business. All our business units share the same ownership and business culture. We currently employ 26 people across the group.
The culture
Our business culture is very important to us. In fact, it is our single biggest strategic asset. Our “6C’s” company values permeate all aspects of life at SPG and hiring is no exception. You will need to buy into and embrace our culture.
In a nutshell we are a non-hierarchical and non-egocentric organisation. Every employee is valued and every employee is expected to speak their mind and contribute to the ongoing conversation that is our business. We don’t want worker drones we want actual human beings who are unashamed to be their real selves, uninhibited to speak their minds, and unafraid to make decisions. To facilitate this, we try to leave our egos at the door, treat people with respect, empower them, and eliminate “blame” from our culture as much as possible.
But please don’t mistake this for being a soft, fluffy or easy place to work. We expect a lot from our people and as a small business we need everyone to truly contribute rather than just attend. Anyone who “coasts” and just wants and easy job they can plod along at is not going to cut it at SPG. But for those who are up for the challenge we will give you our full support in your career goals, we will nurture and grow you with our unique personal development program, and we will go on an interesting journey together, hopefully over many years!
If you want to learn more about our unique culture, please check out our videos on our 6C’s and the document outlining our mission, vision and values.
Skill set required
Because our products are highly specialised, we do not expect candidates to have direct experience with spray nozzles, although experience with fluid-handling components or systems would be an advantage. We will provide the technical training needed. Essentially, we are looking for someone with a strong interest in engineering and a willingness to learn quickly.
In addition to having a technical/engineering type mind the successful candidate must be highly organised. Initially, a large part of the job will be supporting the sales team by helping them process orders and speaking to customer and suppliers to make sure deals go through the system. This will required high levels of organisation.
Finally, this will be a customer facing role so an ability to communicate by email and on the phone in a friendly and professional manner is a must.
Roles
· Handling inbound sales enquiries
· Quoting customers
· Following up on quote and closing business
· Gradually handling more complex enquiries as technical and product knowledge increases
· Updating our CRM and ensuring data is complete
· Order processing (converting quotes to orders, ensuring all details are correct etc)
· Covering for out bound salespeople when they are out on-site visits – so you will deal with their customers on their behalf.
· Learning the technical side of the business
· Chasing up suppliers for updates
· Getting quotes from suppliers for nonstandard products
Package
· Salary £30,000 + £5000 bonus depending on overall sales team performance
· Some home working available after probation period
· Extensive product and technical training
· Extensive personal development plan
· Private health care after one years’ service
Location
The role will be based in our office in Forest Row, East Sussex. There will be some travel particularly in the first 3-6 months. Our sales force is spread around the country, and they all work from home. The successful candidate will be expected to spend time with them as part of the onboarding process, so we need someone who can spend several days away from home as needed. After the onboarding process the need to travel will be less but as the team is spread around the country some travel and overnight stays away will be required ongoing.
Requirements
Must have skills/qualifications
· A-levels in maths and science
· Highly organised and details focused
· Good communication skills
· UK drivers’ licence
· Outgoing personality
· Strong IT skills (MS Office is a must any coding experience is a benefit)
Desirable skills
· Degree educated particularly if in engineering, maths, physics or chemistry
· Sale experience (does not have to be technical sales but even better if it is!)
· Experience with fluid handling products (pumps, valves, filters etc) would be desirable.
· Coding experience
Please apply with CV and cover letter explaining why you think you would be a good fit for this role. Please click the link here:
https://uk.indeed.com/jobs?q=spray+people+group&l=&from=searchOnHP&vjk=0809db7f6f8aa3e0&advn=9674578727247034
Learn more in our video here:
About the company
Why do we exist?
The Spray People Group’s purpose is to take expert care of the nuts and bolts so that, together with you, we can make the world better.
All our businesses do “little bits” (nuts and bolts) by which we mean we are not involved in anything grand and huge like feeding people, generating power, or curing diseases. Our “bit” is small and often not even thought about by the public. But those little bits are still really important. We aim to do our little bit very well. In doing this very well we make the complex, difficult, and hassle causing jobs simple. We take care of it, so our customers and suppliers don’t need to think about that bit anymore. This gives them freedom to get on with doing the great things they want to achieve. This frees them to get on with making the world a better place. We see ourselves as a small cog in a truly mighty machine.
How do we add value?
Our mission is to be in it together with our people so they can be in it together with you
It’s all about the people. By “in it together” we mean having strong collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships. Business is not about profit any more than living is about breathing. Yes, we need to breath to survive just as a business needs profit to survive but it is a grave error to confuse something like breathing with the actual meaning of life. We need to breath to live, we need to make profit to survive, but we don’t exist to breath anymore than we exist to make profit. There is far more to life than this! Just as with life in general, what makes business meaningful is the relationships we create and nurture. These relationships may be with customers, suppliers, employees, or wider society. A healthy relationship requires mutual respect and “give and take”. Both parties must benefit from the relationship but, more than that, for truly good relationships both parties must have shared dreams.
What we do?
What we do as a business is things like sell spray nozzles or deliver 3PL services. Our values, however, dictate what we actually do when going about these tasks. They govern the everyday behaviours that allow us to be “in it together”. As long as we hold to these values we will create the necessary conditions to achieve our “in it together” mission which in turn will ensure we fulfil our purpose.
Our values
- CURIOSITY – We seek to understand where others are coming from and what the underlying causes of problems are. Through this curiosity we find that solutions often manifest
- COLLABORATION – We work in genuine partnership with others for a mutual good rather than simply serving ourselves.
- CREATIVITY – We think for ourselves, independently and use our brains to solve problems
- CARE – We treat others with compassion and empathy
- CALMNESS – We deal with problems with grace and without fuss
- ACCOUNTABILITY – We take responsibility for our actions, words, and commitments.
