Business Development Executive- Alcohol
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Sussex
- Salary
- £26000 - £28000 per annum
- Closing date
- 4 May 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Business Development Executive within on-trade, working with a diverse portfolio of accounts in the South East. Keen to develop your career with a market leading in alcohol...This is the role for you!
Client Details
My client is a global drinks company which provides first class training and development to its staff. Working with instantly recognisable brands, they have excelled over the past few years within an incredibly competitive market.
Description
Reporting to the Field Sales Controller, you will form part of a wider regional team in maximising availability, visibility and ROS within the premium on-trade sector.
Working within an assigned territory in the South East, you will cover a highly successful and well established region with a pre-existing account base in. Working in a competitive market, you will be responsible for driving the profitability and spend of accounts within the region.
You will:
- Gain new listings and drive distribution
- Develop existing accounts
- Work with the Controller in the implementation of budgets and forecasts for the region
- Merchandise shelf space within bars and retailers
- Implement promotional plans with wholesalers and retailers
- Capitalise on the opportunities within the South East
- Analyse competitor behaviour as well as consumer trends
- Conduct staff training and educational programs
Profile
The Business Development Executive- Alcohol will be:
- Graduate calibre or equivalent
- Experienced within FMCG
- Experienced within on-trade (desirable)
- WSET (Desirable)
- Ambitious and driven to succeed
- A first class negotiator, able to communicate to an array of stakeholders
- Analytical, with the ability to interpret sales data
- Easy going
- Proactive and innovative, being able to challenge the norm
- Based in the South East in Sussex or Kent with a full driving licence
Job Offer
The role offers an attractive salary plus many additional benefits.
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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