We have partnered with a fantastic start up FMCG brand on making the first hire of a soon to be exciting and growing sales team!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced FMCG salesperson to become the driving force of all things sales for a new and exciting brand in the booming beer industry.
 

Day-to-day Responsibilities of the Role

• Account management – Grow the rate of sale of Jiddler’s Tipple beers in new and existing accounts.
• Set, monitor, and achieve KPIs.
• Be a brand ambassador  – Build the brand and increase sales by engaging directly with consumers and business owners through training, events, and samplings.
• Differentiate our brand through added value opportunities for our customers.
• Sales pipeline management.
• Sales team growth and management – as the brand grows, we’ll need a strong leader to manage the sales function.

Who We’re Looking For

• A driven, persistent individual who is resilient and keen to develop their career with us.
• Someone with a positive, can-do attitude who is flexible and enjoys learning.
• Someone with a great sense of humour who likes to have fun!
• Someone autonomous and accountable who is happy managing their time and work independently.
• Someone passionate about good food and drink (and ideally beer!).
• Experience in previous sales roles with a strong track record of success.
• A people person – Excellent relationship/rapport building and interpersonal skills with customers, consumers, internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate effectively face to face, by phone and via email.
• Strong organisational skills – ability to plan and prioritise work and effectively journey plan across an area to maximise efficiency.
• Flexibility for some evening/weekend work.
• Tech savvy – Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.) and ideally sales or customer management software.
• Management and leadership experience – This is desirable, but not essential.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary plus bonus (dependent on experience).
• Annual bonus (linked to company financial performance).
• Opportunity to participate in the company share options scheme (performance dependent).
• Flexible working (location, hours).
• Very generous beer allowance!
• Opportunity to see how all functions of a business operate in a fast-growing FMCG start-up.
• Potential to become Head of Sales with full responsibility of scaling and running the function.
• 30 days holiday (including public holidays).