Tactical Field Merchandiser

The Company

A fantastic and exciting opportunity has arisen within our field merchandising team which would provide the right candidate a chance to develop a great career within a fantastic company, there is huge scope to grow and raise your own personal profile and prepare yourself to take on even greater challenges in the future. 

Silver Cross is the world famous iconic British heritage brand that is synonymous for high quality craftsmanship and expertly engineered premium nursery products. The brand has been trusted by parents for around 140 years. Global operations are centred in both Broughton, North Yorkshire and Hong Kong it is sold in over 70 countries and is proud to have been the choice of over 10 million parents.

The Person

You will be active and energetic with a passion for demonstrating products to both in-store teams and consumers. You need to be highly self-motivated, reliable and be able to work independently and as part of a team. Its important you will have a high degree of flexibility as the role involves a lot of travel and overnight stays. This is a large territory covering accounts from Birmingham to Bournemouth. Some occasional weekend work would be required. A full driving licence, preferably clean is essential.

Experience of retail sales channels would be advantageous, but not essential, you may have previous experience of working in sales, marketing, retail, or from an event environment where you have gained knowledge of store layouts, product promotion and setting up displays. Alternatively, if you are a self-starter full of enthusiasm and a willingness to work hard we want to hear from you.

 The Role  

• Creatively maximise in store space ensuring all product is displayed to a high standard driving best practice re: visual display standards.  Using your creative flair and dexterity you will also be charged with installing and merchandising these bespoke displays.
• You will seek to further store product knowledge wherever possible– from call to call you will share your breadth of knowledge with retailers and consumers alike to ensure that they are left with nothing but positivity and good will toward the Silver Cross Brand.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to action promotions and manage local point of sale material. Ensure product assortment and promotion are implementation to exacting standards

• Attend key product/sales training demonstrations (on-site and off-site) and organise in store demonstrations within key retail partners on your area furthermore you will be required to attend trade shows, this may involve some weekend work.

Benefits

A negotiable basic salary plus car allowance, 21 days holiday, plus bank holidays, private healthcare, pension, product discounts, iPad and iPhone provided.

Interested? If you have the qualities and enthusiasm required for this role, please submit your C.V. and covering letter to Craig Reeve, UK Head of Sales,Silver Cross (UK) Ltd, Micklethorn, Broughton, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 3JA .07702 704 929

Closing date 7^th February 2017.

 No agencies please.