Job Title: Business Development Manager (Confectionary)
Location: Home based with travel to retail customers and trade shows as needed
Salary: £30,000 – £35,000 per annum + 10% Bonus + Car Allowance
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
About us:
At May & Raeburn we have over 60 years’ experience helping ambitious global confectionary brands develop business in the UK retail market. We’re much more than a distributor – through our comprehensive, insight-driven service, we offer our brand partners a tailored service that delivers effective sales and marketing across all channels.
About the role:
We are currently looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Sales Executive to join the confectionary business to support on brands such as: Rocky Mountain, Hi-Chew, Tasty Tubs and Albanese. This is an exciting new role with great potential for career development. Key responsibilities will include supporting the busy sales function and being responsible for a wide variety of tasks including: business support, account management and business
Please note this is a home based role, however candidates will be required to travel to retail customers and exhibition trade shows as needed and therefore a central location is preferable being within one hours drive of Nottingham.
It is essential that candidates have previous experience within a sales role within the FMCG Industry to be suitable for this role.
The company does not offer sponsorship for this role and therefore candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK to apply.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assisting the sales managers with retailer sales activity eg reporting, customer follow ups, technical and sales systems
- Responsible for maintaining and expanding relationships with key customers as a sales function
- Account management responsibility regional wholesalers
- New business development
- Supply forecasting and ordering support
- Production of marketing materials, including but not exhausted to web content, brochures, and press releases
- Uploading material to websites, online partner portals (new line form (NLF) and specs)
- Assisting other areas of the business such as organising trade events, liaising with customers/external agencies on ad hoc basis
About you:
Experience, Skills and Knowledge:
- Experience within a previous sales role within the FMCG Industry is essential
- Previous experience in selling to retail outlets is desirable as well as within the confectionary industry
- Experience in providing solutions based on customer needs
- Experience with managing accounts, ecommerce would be desirable but not essential
- Experience in the confectionary is desirable but not essential
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with aptitude in building relationships with professionals of all organisational levels
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability in problem-solving and negotiation
- Excellent creativity and ability to think outside the box, bringing fresh ideas to the table
- Some knowledge in graphic design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- Excellent Microsoft Office and IT skills
Key Behaviours:
- Highly motivated to achieve
- Sales orientated with a winning mentality
- Resilient and positive
- Creative and solution focussed
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong learning agility
- Ambitious and open for career development
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
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