Job Title: Sales Development Executive
Location: South London & North West Kent – Postcodes include ( BR, CR, ME, RM, SE & SW)
Job Length: Permanent – Full Time
Working Hours: 35 hours
Competitive Salary with extensive benefits:
- Car Allowance
- Monthly product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available
- Private Medical options
- Life Assurance
- Company bonus scheme
- Access to 24/7 GP services
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Generous holiday (inc bank holidays)
- Access to a range of high street discounts
Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.
With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 6 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed.
About the role:
Working in a top FMCG company with a fantastic chance to develop your career, whilst selling one of the most exciting portfolios in the On Trade.
If you are interested in joining our journey, we are now recruiting for a
Sales Development Executive. Reporting to the
Field Sales Manager, this role will play a key part of our succuss journey and you will have the opportunity to be involved in the following:
Role Responsibilities:
- Responsibility for growing and retaining your existing customer base and sales across your territory, working with licensed bars, restaurants, hotels, and pubs.
- Ensure the correct balance of prospect calls to existing stockists to drive customer wins
- Utilise all the Carlsberg Britvic commercial levers available to ensure that new distribution is both won and secured through contracts
- Strengthen existing relationships within your territory as well as growing and developing your network further by identifying new opportunities for business.
- Effectively plan and manage the working day to ensure coverage is achieved at key trading times.
- Be passionate about the industry, keeping up to date with new trends and industry news
Experience and Key Attributes:
- Live within the territory and have a full driving license is a necessity
- Demonstrate excellent customer service, sales, & interpersonal skills to create first-class customer relationships
- Be ambitious with a drive to progress your career within Carlsberg Britvic further
- Be commercially aware - demonstrated ability to identify and capatilise on sales opportunities, negotiate deals and close transactions
- Experience of sales in an FMCG, retail or similar environment would be beneficial
- Clear communication skills, both verbal and written to convey information, influence decisions and build rapport
- Time Management – Excellent organisational skills to prioritise tasks, manage diary and meet sales targets within deadlines
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment, adaptable to change
- Problem Solver – proactive approach to identifying challenges and developing creative solutions to overcome obstacles and drive sales growth
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively within cross functional teams
This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual history’s, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.
Interested in finding out more? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!
Application Process:
We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.
We look forward to receiving your application.
CMBC is a new company, fuelled by highly engaged, empowered and passionate employees who will go above and beyond to deliver best in class customer service and help grow our portfolio of brands and business. With their entrepreneurial spirit, these employees take personal accountability and initiative to act and find solutions. Our employees work hard and have fun, enjoying supportive relationships that extend across the whole business.
