Customer Development Executive

Job description

Ready to supercharge your Sales career? Passionate about the biggest and best soft drinks brands?

In this role as Customer Development Executive, you will help grow Britvic market share of the soft drinks category within your defined territory. Working as part of a successful team, you will drive sales of a fantastic portfolio of Britvic products, including Pepsi Max, 7Up, Lipton, Tango, Robinson’s, Rockstar, and Jimmy's, by maximising brand availability and visibility in Symbol and Independent stores.

A unique opportunity to join this exciting partnership, we will equip you with the necessary tools, training, and support to succeed.

What you'll do

Working with a Regional Sales Manager, you will be responsible for making face-to-face contact with existing retailers, establishing and retaining new business opportunities, and delivering a business plan for your territory focused on maximising sales opportunities.

If you bring the passion and skill, we will support and develop you to:

• Partner with our customers by building outstanding relationships in convenience, understanding retailer’s needs, their local consumers, and executing solutions.
• Create a winning territory business plan and take a business development approach in your territory to grow sales and market share.
• Deliver on key selling metrics and support and inspire your colleagues to achieve execution excellence and customer management.
• Adopt a full category based selling approach to growing and developing every outlet you work with for the benefit of both the retail outlet and Britvic.
• Use data and evidence-based retailer successes to drive best practice in your territory, region, and across the team.
• Develop a growth mindset and adaptable approach that demonstrates an ability to offer alternative approaches to tackling challenges and winning over your stores.

What we offer

• 23 days paid holidays plus public holidays plus annual leave purchase scheme.
• Company van & fuel card.
• Life assurance and acccess to discounted private healthcare
• Company pension scheme.
• Family-friendly working policies (such as enhanced maternity & paternity pay)
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support on Physical, Mental & Financial well-being.
• Opportunity to volunteer for our McCurrach taskforces (Diversity & Inclusion; Community; Sustainability; Mental Health & Wellbeing)
• Continuous coaching, training, and career development.
• Smash your targets and earn a 20% quarterly bonus

What we are looking for

• Previous experience in convenience, business development, FMCG, Sales or customer service.
• Field based role requires a manual driving licence - please note this role requires a full UK manual driving licence (with no more than 6 pts or previous bans), all offers will be subject to successful completion of a DVLA licence check.
• You are a fun, passionate, driven, and target-orientated team player who can bring brands to life!
• Your entrepreneurial style means that you thrive on being the key contact for customers, driving new business, and maintaining sustainable relationships.
• You are eager to win in convenience, advocating our brands and putting consumers at the heart.
• You may have previous experience in Direct Sales/Convenience/FMCG/Retail/Customer Service
• Commercially astute with great negotiation techniques.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills will be key to your success in this role.
• Good administration, organisational and planning skills.
• Self-motivated and IT and social media literate.
• Strong and Resilient with the personal energy and will to act at pace.
• Participating as part of a team in a proactive manner.
• Full valid manual driving licence, eligibility to work in the UK is essential.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

Additional job details

How to apply

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 14 November 2024

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Closing date:  14 November 2024