Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestlé UK&I

Regional Sales Development Executive – 4 month fixed term contract

Location: Field based - Cambridge / Peterborough / Northampton

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 dependent upon experience + company car + other fantastic benefits

Although this is a full-time temporary opportunity, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discussing individual’s flexible working needs, don’t let this stop you from applying.

Position Summary

What can you expect from a career in the Nestlé Sales Team?

Every day and Everywhere, we are building a Sales community of unique people, that thrive together, make a positive difference and deliver market leading results.

We might be biased but we believe our Sales team here at Nestlé is amazing and a unique place to work! As Nestlé’s multicategory sales team, we manage and develop our customer relationships across Confectionery, Coffee, Food, Dairy and Waters. Think Nescafé, KitKat, Buxton and much more! This means that in one incredible organisation, you can build a fantastic Sales career by moving across different categories as well as adding real breadth to your sales experience. You will work in partnership with your customer group to make a big difference in an ever evolving and fast paced environment.

We are recruiting for an exciting 4 month secondment opportunity within our fantastic Field Sales Team for a Regional Sales Development Executive to cover the Carmbridge / Peterborough / Northampton territories. This role is a great opportunity for an experienced field sales professional or somebody with a huge passion for sales looking to start their career within the largest food manufacturer in the world.

A day in the life of a Regional Sales Development Executive …

Reporting to a National Sales Controller, as a Regional Sales Development Executive, you will grow the sales through building great customer relationships and understanding the customer needs within your given territory. You will play a critical role in driving visibility, point of sale and display for all 6 NIM categories, the role is also to be a strong support to the territory Regional Sales Development Managers & National account teams in achieving their targets and objectives. You will also represent Nestlé at trade shows and customer events.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Executing brilliant placement, range, distribution and promotions in line with the company's overall sales objectives and regional goals. Win within the customers on your call file by driving brilliant execution and visibility for the Nestle brands.

• Provide regular reports on sales performance, insights, and recommendations to regional field teams and sales leadership.

• Stay updated on industry trends, market dynamics, and competitor activities within the customers on the call file. Provide insights and recommendations to regional field manager and sales leadership on adapting strategies to capitalize on market opportunities.

• Engage with the customer's sales organization such as their sales reps, telesales and floor staff to ensure best in class results via tactical activities such as focus days, retailer education and sampling at depot.

What will make you successful?

We take pride and value each member of the team as contributors, they are the face of the company who actively take part in making each day a success.

You need to be highly self-motivated with a hunger to be successful and possess a winner’s mentality along with the right attitude for this role. This field-based role requires someone with good organisational skills and the ability to multitask. You will be able to work autonomously and tour drive will come from a desire to achieve results and play your part in a wider team.

You will also have:

• Sales or Customer Service work experience.

• Prior experiences of Field Sales/Sales Management advantageous

• Proven record of meeting and exceeding pre-defined targets

• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders

• Proficient in all aspects of Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook)

• Excellent time and diary management with exceptional organisation skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• A valid driving license for the UK and willing & comfortable to drive to customers within your territory.

• You may occasionally be required to stay overnight for work purposes/team meetings.

What you need to know

We will be considering and interviewing candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Job advert posting date 03/07/2024

Job advert closing date 17/07/2024

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