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Sales Representative

Employer
Cavendish Maine
Location
South West – ideally based Devon, Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire
Salary
Up to £34,000 plus £6,000 bonus, Mercedes / BMW car, credit card, pension, 25 days holiday, healthca
Closing date
26 Aug 2018

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

Job Details

Job title: Sales Representative

Location: South West – ideally based Devon, Somerset, Bristol, Wiltshire

Salary: Up to £34,000 plus £6,000 bonus, Mercedes / BMW car, credit card, pension, 25 days holiday, healthcare

Market: Garden Products

Job type: Permanent

Job reference: NH/20563

  • Leading garden trade brand with a reputation for product excellence.
  • Extensive range with strong trade support.
  • A modern business with excellent leadership.

The Company:

An international business offering strong garden trade brands with impressive distribution throughout the garden, DIY and grocery trade. Constant product innovation and promotions provide huge opportunities for increased sales and the job holder will be tasked with delivering sales and distribution gains in this key area.

The Role of Sales Representative:

Our Sales Representative will cover the South West of England - Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Bristol, BANES, Wiltshire and part of Hampshire. Responsibilities will include:

  • Planning and working to an effective journey plan that maximises customer contact time.
  • Regular meetings with existing and prospect customers to build strong relationships.
  • Identifying customer opportunities that will be met by your products and securing sales orders.
  • Planning every sales appointment in order to achieve objectives.
  • Driving sales growth and strong partnerships.

The person for this Sales Representative opportunity:

We are looking for a high calibre Sales Representative from a garden trade or DIY supplier. Specific qualities will include:

  • Home location in Devon, Somerset, Bristol, BANES or Wiltshire.
  • Proven experience as a Sales Representative or Merchandiser.
  • Experience of working in the garden centre trade.
  • Knowledge of dealing with independent retailers.
  • Strong merchandising skills with the ability to create eye catching displays.
  • Skilled at fact finding, questioning and verbal clarity.
  • Strong negotiation and objection handling skills.
  • Empathy and the ability to build strong working relationships.

An intelligent, articulate and numerate Sales Representative with great communication skills would be rewarded by a challenging and enjoyable working environment with significant opportunity for further progression.

The Package:

As well as an attractive basic salary this opportunity offers a performance-based bonus, Mercedes / BMW company car, generous pension plan, healthcare, 5 weeks holiday, company credit card, mobile and laptop

Closing date for applications is Friday 10 August

For more information and to apply please contact Nick Hester at Cavendish Maine recruitment:  

Contact:

Name: Nick Hester       

Telephone: 01275 813030

Email: nick@cavendishmaine.com

Candidate care:

By responding to this advert you consent to Cavendish Maine processing the personal data included within this application.

If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.

Should you not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file for 6 months, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies.  If you do not want us to do this please call us on 01275 813000.

In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.

Company

Established in 1991 Cavendish Maine is a specialist sales, marketing and management recruitment consultancy. Covering the whole of the UK, we work with suppliers of food and non-food products to retail, hospitality and leisure markets and our impressive client portfolio ranges from global brand leaders to fast growing private companies.

Our team is experienced, professional and knowledgeable and each consultant has a specific market focus. This means that we know our clients intimately and our candidates are well briefed and well prepared for all interviews. In addition we have one consultant who specialises in export and international roles and separate teams that bring the same recruitment processes to accountancy and financial services employers.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01275 813000
Location
Leigh Court Business Centre
Pill Road
Abbots Leigh
Bristol
BS8 3RA
GB

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