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Business Development Manager/Merchandiser

Employer
Overseas Trading Limited
Location
North
Salary
Base salary circa £21k, targeted bonus, company car. Contributory pension.
Closing date
27 Dec 2018

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

JOB PURPOSE

Optimise sales across the Convenience sector through direct Retailer visits and working with customer Regional Business Managers.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Drive sales through direct store visits
•    Merchandise fixtures for new stores
•    Build store planograms
•    Main point of contact for customer RBM’s and key retailers.
•    Open a set target of new accounts per week.
•    Resolving in store issues and providing merchandising support. 

KEY TASKS

•    Conduct daily store visits to a fixed schedule.
•    Build quarterly planograms in the Show room.
•    Manage the coordination of new store openings and merchandise to required standard.
•    Take top up orders in store.
•    Provide advice and expertise to retailers regarding OTL range and in store solutions.
•    Be the go to person for RBM’s and key retailers within the Convenience sector.
•    Build relationships with both key retailers and RBM’s to facilitate increased business.
•    Open new business and pass on to Telesales.
•    Attend and present at Regional meetings.
•    Help retailers with ordering and help resolve technical issues.
•    Manage and resolve conflicts with customers.
•    Help retailers to implement planogram updates.
•    Work closely with trading team to ensure NPD and seasonal ranges are sorted within the required timescales
•    Work closely with Supply team to ensure stock lands on time and repeat orders are placed to back up, ensuring no OOS’s
•    Keep the business up to date when problems arise so that negative impact is minimised. 

EXPERIENCE

Will have convenience experience, worked in retail stores and ideally as a Merchandiser for a Symbol Group.

KEY SKILLS

Selling skills
In store merchandising skills
Great communication skills
Good IT skills
Organisation and planning

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