Sales Representative

Do you have 3 years sales experience?

Do you strive on building and developing relationships?

Are you proactive?

Our people are the heart of our business. As our greatest asset, they make it a great place to work and in return we aim to be the very best place to work, grow and thrive. 

The Role

Our client a sales rep to join our growing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the business within Northern Ireland through effective sales, margin control and relationship management.

• To develop the business through effective sales growth, relationship management in both the on and off trades
• Responsibility for achieving quarterly sales and margin targets in line with the objectives of the Drinks Inc business overall
• To grow the Key account business in the area by developing existing relationships
• To win and develop profitable new business and work with the broader team on opportunities.
• To develop on and off trade Wine sales by growing our market share
• Specifically, to secure new on trade wine lists
• Implement the company marketing plans driving promotions and NPD
• Full compliance with the company credit control policy
• To work with all support functions including logistics, trading, marketing and tele sales to drive customer service
• Build upon and enhance the cross functional relationships across the wider organsiation

Essential:

• Strong sales experience within a proactive field-based sales role
• A min. of 3 + years’ experience within the licensed trade in particular
• Proven experience of growing sales and achieving targets within the Drinks industry
• Strong commercial acumen and customer focus
• Ability to make decisions, meet targets and work under pressure
• Excellent planning, and organisational skills
• People person with the ability to network and build strong working relationships
• Full clean driving license
• Competent in MS Office to include excel and word

Desirable

• Good understanding of the Drinks industry model
• A strong interest / knowledge of the wine industry

Next Steps:
Please submit your application or speak to a specialist consultant from the Abacus team on 0044 (0) 28 9031 3157 for a confidential discussion. We aim to respond to all inquiries within 4 business hours.
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