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Business Development Executive

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
Salary
£23000 - £25000 per annum
Closing date
9 Jul 2018

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

Job Details





Our client is looking to appoint a BDE into their ON TRADE Team to manage and develop some of the key accounts including pubs, clubs, restaurants & wholesalers.



Client Details



Our client are one of the UK's leading drinks manufacture and a leading supplier, they have a strong & well recognised drinks portfolio with a wide range of account's across the ON TRADE Sector.



Description





* Successfully manage a select number of 3rd Party Managed leisure/pub groups, local wholesale businesses in a specific geographical region to achieve agreed targets and margins



* Successfully activate marketing campaigns across customer base to achieve brand channel objectives



* Negotiate and optimise fridge space, menu feature and 'best in class' brand visibility across account base



* Meet and review business performance with customers on a regular basis, agreeing areas and actions for improvement



* Agree and implement standard wholesale GANNT for full year and maintain a quarterly business performance review meeting to keep on track



* Establish effective ways of working with telesales department and arrange a Rara Day annual calendar aligned to promotional periods, to ensure appropriate levels of customer contact and effective campaigns



* Organise, manage and attend trade shows/festivals and sales blitzes to increase brand awareness and achieve distribution across customer base



* Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all internal departments to ensure a cohesive approach to all activity, with particular emphasis on Field Sales team, Buying team, Marketing and Accounts.



* Undertake any other duties relevant to the business and role





Profile



* Excellent communication and relationship-building skills



* Good planning, organisational and time management skills



* Good commercial acumen and numerate



* Able to demonstrate track record of personal sales achievement and in-depth channel knowledge and experience



* Results driven individual with great influencing skills



* Previous experience working in a drinks environment is desirable



* Full UK drivers licence



Job Offer



This is a field based role so candidates must live in, or be willing to relocate to, the specific geographical area. There will be a need for some weekend and evening work across their territory, to support promotional activity. The candidate must have a genuine passion for the drinks industry.

  • Training and development
  • Progression and development

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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