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Tactical Retail Development Executive - Peterborough/Cambridge

Employer
Imperial Tobacco
Location
England, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
3 Apr 2018

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Retail Management, Sales

Job Details

About us

Imperial Tobacco is a FTSE Top 25 organisation and one of the world's leading tobacco companies with a global footprint spanning more than 160 countries around the globe. Our UK Sales Market (ITUK) is the UK tobacco market leader manufacturing and distributing a wide ranging portfolio tobacco brands including factory made cigarettes, fine cut tobacco and other tobacco products.

The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Tactical Retail Development Representative to come and join our Independent Retail division within the ITUK business. You will ideally be located in or around Peterborough o Cambridge to cover the Peterborough and Cambridge area.

This is a tactical level frontline sales role, focused on influencing the retailer to ensure the optimal volume, share and profit within an agreed range of products. The successful candidate will work with identified customers in the Independent Retail channel, and will benefit from a world class training programme, enabling them to build consistent availability of our products, and advocacy for our brands within this sector.

You will provide flexible support to the Sales teams across a wide geographic area, whilst building your selling skills and commercial capabilities.

Key accountabilities

  • Build an in-depth understanding of customer needs and shopper dynamics.
  • Sell in new products to meet the customer's identified needs.
  • Drive customer advocacy for our brands through educating retailers in the tobacco market and industry legislation.
  • Achieve volume, distribution, availability and coverage targets within defined area.
  • Monitor and report on competitor activity.
  • As a Tactical RDE, this role requires flexibility to move around a large geographic area, this will include regular staying away from home.

 

 

 


Skills & experience

 

 

 

  • You are self-sufficient and self-motivated, managing time and resources effectively.
  • You have strong communication and people skills, and the ability to build rapport quickly.
  • You are able to use your initiative and to act independently when required.
  • You have a strong will to succeed, and you set yourself stretching targets.
  • You are efficient, accurate and timely in the administration associated with the role.
  • Previous sales experience would be beneficial.

 

 

 


Next steps

Interested applicants should apply with their current CV.


 

 

 

 

Company

Imperial Tobacco is a truly global FTSE Top 25 company with over 200 years of rich heritage. We have a presence in over 160 countries and are one of the world’s leading tobacco firms.  For you, that represents an amazing opportunity - this is a place where ambitious, smart and independent people can really make an impact. 

We are a market leader in the UK with a sales team of over 400 people supporting over 40,000 retailers across the UK and Ireland. We sell some of the most recognised and successful tobacco brands in the UK, such as Lambert & Butler, JPS, Players, and Golden Virginia, as well as the e-cigarette brand Blu.

 

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