Regional Sales Manager

Premium Regional Sales Manager required to lead our outstanding Diageo Grocery field team - £33,211 per annum plus bonus, company car and benefits

Full time permanent role

Area to be covered: South West, South Wales, West Midlands and surrounding areas

Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of international brands across spirits, wine and beer. These brands include: Smirnoff, Gordon’s, Guinness, Captain Morgan’s, Baileys, J&B and Tanqueray. 

Working for CPM on behalf of our client Diageo, this role of Business Development Manager will be expected to lead a sales team in selling innovative brands and improving visibility and rate of sale of Diageo brands in the Grocery channel through off shelf display, point of sale, and implementation of category management principles.

The role involves the management of team and there will be a requirement to travel outside of territory to attend team meetings. Therefore, the BDM should expect to stay away from home as required as the role will involve field accompaniments and holding regional team meetings, as well as attending national meetings when required.

Diageo is packed with passion, both for their brands and their business.  We want to recruit people to the CPM team who are bursting with as much enthusiasm as they are - people who strive to be the best they can be!  As part of the team you be offered great career development and training, realising your potential within a challenging and exhilarating performance culture. Therefore, we are looking for a high calibre manager with proven experience of managing a team of sales executives, with a proven track record of success.

Who are we looking for?

• High calibre individual with the passion and flair to make a significant contribution to our team
• Proven capability of managing a team to deliver to targets across a broad range of measures
• Experienced in managing the development of employees, including working through Performance Management/underperforming individual. Adept at managing and resolving conflict - constantly seeks 'win win' outcomes
• Problem solver who proactively seeks to change processes and existing ways of doing things and perceptions for the benefit of CPM and Diageo
• Skilled at managing relationships across
• Presentation and Influencing skills
• Evaluation, analysis and report writing skills
• Good overall I.T skills
• Full UK Driving licence essential

Why work for CPM?

We are an award winning, omnichannel, outsourced sales agency, with a proven track record for increasing sales through our specialist field marketing, contact centre and digital marketing solutions.  We are famous for sales, so we specialise in creating amazing sales people.  With a dedicated talent division, we support and invest in developing our people to reach their full potential.

You will be placed directly onto the candidate list and, if short-listed, will be contacted further by a Recruitment Consultant to arrange a telephone interview.