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Business Development Merchandiser

Reed
Posted 4 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Orpington, Kent BR69SH, England

Salary

£30,000 - £36,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

Sonic Summary

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  • Our client, a leading chocolatier recognized as a Top 20 Great Place to Work, is seeking a field sales representative for grocery multiples within their territory.
  • Key responsibilities include stock and shelf management, promotional compliance, and relationship management with store contacts.
  • Candidates should have customer-facing experience, strong relationship-building skills, and ideally some background in merchandising, retail, or sales.
  • The role requires living in or near the territory and offers a competitive salary along with various benefits such as bonuses, a pension, and a chocolate allowance.
  • The position is based in the Orpington, Croydon, and surrounding areas, with no specific year of experience required.

Our client are a leading chocolatier operating in multiple countries around the World. They are also a Top 20 Great Place to Work and 

The role :

We have an exciting opportunity where you could be a part of an incredible team.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Calling on grocery multiples within your territory area with particularly focus on stock management, shelf management, promotional compliance, and relationship management
  • Ensuring all promotional activity within accounts on your territory is correct, including POS
  • Achieving added value targets, promotional and planogram compliance as agreed by the national account team
  • Ensuring that all stores comply with centrally agreed planograms
  • Compiling and working to Journey plans according to appropriate call sequences
  • Field Sales Administration
  • Deliver outstanding premium visibility in store through relationship building and influencing in store contacts/management

What experience you’ll bring

  • Live on/or close to territory
  • Have some experience of working in a customer facing role
  • Have the ability to build solid customer relationships
  • Have an outgoing, confident personality
  • Demonstrate drive for results, and ambition
  • Demonstrate a drive for owning their own development
  • Show good numerical and written skills
  • Have good planning and organisation skills
  • Previous experience in merchandising, retail, or sales is desirable but not essential
  • Full UK Driving Licence

What you can expect from the company:

In return for everything that you’ll bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing organisation, where we’ll provide an environment where you will thrive, feel supported and fulfil your career aspirations. As well as supporting your physical and mental wellbeing, as part of our offering, you will receive a competitive compensation and benefits package including; competitive salary, bonus, pension, life cover, chocolate allowance; chocolate give-aways, chocolate discount, £100 personal incentive, birthday day off and so much more!

Where you’ll be basedThis role is field-based around the locations of Orpington, Croydon & Surrounding Areas

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.