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Commercial Opportunity- Pizza to Go!

Employer
PT Executive
Location
Home-Based
Salary
Attractive Salary + Car + Bonus + Benefits
Closing date
26 Mar 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
National Accounts, Sales

Job Details

The Company

Dr. Oetker is a family owned business that has been creating high quality foods for over 100 years. We truly believe that “Quality is the Best Recipe” and this ethos has been running through our business since we were founded in 1893 and is a testament to our longevity and success. With us you have the chance to shape your future and ours alongside more than 11,500 colleagues in over 40 countries.

 

Exciting New Business Proposition

Food to Go, What We Call “Pizza to Go” is of huge strategic focus for Dr Oetker UK Ltd- and has been identified as a major growth driver within the Group. Our exciting ‘Pizza to Go’ proposition is now at Market Entry stage across the Convenience Retail Channel, both from National Account & Independent customer perspective.  We know that more people are eating out of home & on the go than ever before and that their expectations of quality have never been higher. Quality is where we always deliver.

Making it a great time to join us on our growth journey.

 

Exciting New Role- Business Development Manager

This is a Greenfield site role, in which you will have the chance execute the UK convenience channel strategy from a ‘Pizza to Go’ perspective.

The Key Drivers of the role are as follows:

  • Reporting into the Business Account Manager ‘Pizza to Go’.
  • Working within a National Account Customer Strategy, You must develop Commercially Robust Account Plans that will be pivotal in delivering successful RTM campaigns into Key convenience customers.   
  • Lead & Manage commercial audits of New Prospects Customers to assess levels ROI of the ‘Pizza to Go’ proposition within Stores.
  • Devise and Execute New Business Development Strategies to further strengthen the National Reach of the exciting ‘Pizza to Go’ offering. 
  • Stretch & Develop Your Technical Account Management Capability as the ‘Pizza to Go’ offering grows in the market.
  • Develop, support and inspire our field sales colleagues through field accompaniments and representation at key retailer opportunities.
  • Further assist in the development of key regional business contact strategies in defined target customers. 
  • Provide timely and accurate information to allow for co-ordination of project to be seamless at store level in terms of all aspects i.e. equipment, training, stock.

 

The Candidate

The successful candidate will preferably have a degree or similar and ideally a minimum of 24 months’ experience within the FMCG industry with direct experience of Convenience Account Management, however we are also open those candidates who have Commercial Management experience across Cash & Carry, OOH or potentially Grocery. All candidates must have.

  • Very High Commercial Awareness
  • Appreciation of Customer Management beyond a Territory Level. This could be within a National Account Executive, Key Account Management or Business Development Manager Role
  • Matrix Management Experience
  • High Stretch Potential. Can you adapt and grow as the business grows?

Personal Qualities

As this is a new and high growth area for the Dr Oetker you be must be ready for what will be your biggest and most exciting challenge to date. You will need to have high levels of:

  • Initiative & Drive
  • Urgency & Pace- Get Things Done
  • Ability to Deliver the Result but in the Right Way. This is because we work with a huge degree of collaboration and engagement.

You will have strong selling, negotiating and influencing expertise and a good working knowledge of delivering a Branded Proposition. Good organisation, time management, analytical and data interpretation skills are essential for this role. Being a strong team player with the ability to work on own initiative and being IT literate (Microsoft Office) and numerate are a must.

 

Please Note: We have chosen to work exclusively with PT Executive; therefore we kindly ask that other recruiters respect our decision and do not contact us in relation to this role. Thank You.

Company

PT Executive specialise in the recruitment of Sales & Marketing Professionals within the FMCG and Consumer Durable Sectors across the UK. Within this Niche area we have particular skill in the appointment of: 

  • Board & Controller Level
  • National Accounts
  • Category Management
  • Interim
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