pladis - Field Sales Executive

Powerforce ,
Eastbourne, East Sussex
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £19,000 per annum

Overview

What’s the role about? Field Sales Executive – pladis Global (working for Powerforce) Full Time, Permanent Salary: £19,000 to £20,000 per annum up to 15% bonus opportunity Company car Paid holiday Working: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week Territory: Crawey, Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings and surrounding areas (BN 1-3, 7, 9, 11-13, 17, 22-23, 25, 27, 43 / GU 6 / PO 21 / RH 1-2, 6, 10-12, 15-16, 19-20 / Tn 6, 21-22, 34, 37-40) Do you have a passion for great brands? Do you have a work hard, play hard attitude? How about joining an exciting and enthusiastic team? You will be working for Powerforce to fulfil the role of Field Sales Executive on our pladis Global team, number one player in the sweet biscuit category (McVities, Go Ahead), makers of premium chocolate Godiva and savoury biscuit brand, Jacobs. So, what are the responsibilities? You will be responsible for : Developing excellent in-store relationships with key decision makers in Asda, Tesco, Morrison’s and Sainsbury’s within your territory Using data along with your powers of persuasion to gain new opportunities to maximise brand awareness and communicate new ideas Increasing sales by obtaining additional displays, ensuring promotions are running correctly, increasing the visibility and availability of the product and ensuring stock levels are maintained Effectively managing your allocated store visits and completing all core tasks in store … and what qualifications should you have? You will have : Hold a full driving licence A passion for completing all tasks to the highest standard and be driven by results Very strong relationship building skills and pride yourself in your ability to deliver top notch customer service The ability to work on your own initiative and effectively manage your own workload In return we will offer you : Highly achievable KPIs, exciting and spot incentives Full training, ongoing support and the data and technology to enable you to fulfil your role to the best of your potential Great career opportunities for driven and passionate employees Extra benefits include: annual conferences, enhanced pension, life assurance, enhanced paternity and maternity leave, Perkbox and Taste Card If you would like to be part of our success, please apply today Early applications are strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to pause or close this vacancy prior to the listed closing date. This role may be suitable for someone with experience as: Van Sales, Field Sales Representative, Sales Development Executive, Territory Manager, Business Development Manager, Area Sales Manager, Account Manager, Regional Sales Executive More about us Why Powerforce? For the past two years Powerforce has been recognised by Great Place to Work® as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces ™ and Best Workplaces for Women . We’ve also been recognised as a GPTW Centre for ‘ Excellence in Wellbeing ’. Our people and customers are everything and we work hard to build a great culture and be an amazing place to work. This success is a testament to the outstanding results that we continue to deliver and reflects the strong partnerships we have developed with our customers, resulting in long standing relationships. Central to our approach is our values: Be Open, Be Connected, Be Curious & Brave, Be Positive and Be a Team. Powerforce are committed to giving talented, ambitious people the opportunity to prove what they can do in a competitive and dynamic marketplace. To date we’ve had a total of 87 promotions, 116 development moves in addition to 31 people moving directly in to our customers’ businesses. We’re also delighted to have welcomed back 26 people who have chosen to continue their careers with Powerforce.