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Sales Brand Development Manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Bristol
Salary
£26000 - £32000 per annum, Benefits: bonus, pension, private healthcare
Closing date
15 May 2018

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales
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Job Details

Job Type: Brand Development Manager
Salary: Competitive
Location: South West (Home Based)
Sector/Industry: FMCG (Drinks)
Job Reference: VAC-24091
 
Are you a hardworking and tenacious individual, with a go-getter personality? The Advocate Group are looking to appoint a Brand Development Manager at one of the UK’s leading spirit distributors.

This entrepreneurial company are an innovative sales and marketing specialist within the spirits sector. The brand has seen exponential growth and has big plans ahead. This is a really exciting opportunity to be a part of a rapidly growing brand and build your B2B sales skillset.
 
Primary responsibilities:
  • Target a range of businesses predominantly within the On-trade sector, independent sites, restaurants, hotels, pubs, universities
  • Working closely with wholesalers and their individual sales teams
  • 40% new business and 60% account management
  • Directly liaise with the decision makers: F&B professionals, owners, bartenders, procurement
  • Be very flexible in your sales approach and time management
  • Organise/Attend events, tastings, evenings
  • Targeted to appointments per day, your diary is your own
  • Based from home you will travel throughout the region
 
The perfect candidate:
  • Experience in the drinks category - essential
  • Sold to the HORECA sector - preferred
  • Field Sales experience/proven track record in B2B sales
  • A passion for selling, and comfortable negotiating and influencing with buyers
  • Good communication skills & the ability to work collaboratively with others
  • Hunger for the role, showing keenness to progress career
  • Demonstrate an ability to plan, organise and execute activities using own initiative
  • Ran your own territory and diary, making appointments, generating leads, journey planning
 
To apply directly please send a copy of your CV and cover letter through to fiona.p.a4lkbc5j8dcu@advocate-group.aptrack.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.

Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.
 
Please note The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency & business.  Any direct or third party applications will be handled by The Advocate Group
 

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

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Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
 Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB
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