Sales Representative – pet trade

Job title: Sales Representative – pet trade

Location: East Midlands

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 + 1/4ly bonus (OTE £6000), car and benefits

Sector: Pet trade

Job type: Permanent

Job reference: NH/20073

• An opportunity to move into field sales
• A successful, profitable and well-established pet trade supplier
• Great products and brands
• A bonus package that rewards high performance

The Company:

A pan-European pet accessory manufacturer with a relaxed, personable style that puts customer relationships ahead of the hard-sell. With a strong portfolio of products this company supplies pet shops, garden centres, country stores and gift shops throughout the UK.

The role of Sales Representative – Pet trade:

Home based, you will work as a key member of a small team, planning your time to cover your area – visiting customers on a journey cycle that maximises contact time. Key responsibilities will include:

• Assessing each customer’s sales history to establish an effective journey plan
• Create specific objectives for every customer that will introduce new product listings and increase turnover
• Build strong relationships with all decision makers and store staff
• Provide product training and merchandising support
• Achieving sales and activity targets
• Feedback of market issues to the Sales Manager

Sales Representative – Pet trade:

This is an opportunity for either a Retail Sales Assistant wishing to move into a field sales role or an experienced Sales Representative. Whatever your experience you need to be a pet lover who will enjoy supplying independent pet shops, talking about a wide range of pet accessories and staying focused on providing high levels of customer service.

Specifically, we are looking for:

• A pet lover with retail sales or field sales experience
• An enthusiastic, positive and sociable character
• The ability to merchandise and provide in-store product training
• A great communicator at all levels with excellent negotiating, influencing and presentation skills.
• Highly self-motivated with the desire and determination to achieve results.

The benefits:

The job holder will enjoy a competitive basic salary and bonus scheme plus company car, fuel card, mobile and laptop.

For more information and to apply please contact:

Name: Nick Hester       

Telephone: 01275 813030

Email: nick@cavendishmaine.com

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 3 April. If you have not heard from us by Wednesday 4 April we regret that your application will have been unsuccessful.