At St Austell Brewery, we take pride in being the largest wholesale distributor of beer, wines, spirits and soft drinks across the Southwest. Our teams engage with thousands of independent free trade pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants and other licensed outlets offering each customer a personalised service and years of expertise.
We are seeking a passionate and driven Sales Development Manager to work with our new and existing customers across Dorset. They will help maximise the highest profitable sales through raising awareness of our diverse and exiting range of products.
About you:
- Experience working within a similar Sales focused role within FMCG/Drinks/Hospitality sectors
- Use insight to build commercially profitable new business and a quality customer base.
- Develop a platform for our own brand beers, tactically using support, POS, and promotions while growing volumes through your account base.
- Maintain regular reviews, journey plans and call rotas with your account base
- Excellent communication skills and an ability to develop strong customer relationships
- A keen eye for detail to ensure our customer database is maintained with the correct details
- A good working knowledge of business acumen, commercially aware of all deals, loans, delivery costs, and equipment arrangements within your area
- A passion for delivering sales and profit targets
- Confident presentation skills and the ability to influence
- Knowledge of all MS office packages
- Candidates must live within a commutable distance of Dorset
What we offer you in return:
- 25 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Competitive pension scheme
- Company car
- 30% discount on food & drink and 50% discount on accommodation
- Westfield Health Rewards
- Fantastic training & career development opportunities
Additional info:
Hours to suit the needs of the business.
St Austell Brewery is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also welcome requests for flexible working.
Early applications are encouraged as we’ll review applications throughout the recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert at any time. Please note that we politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. Speculative CVs from recruitment agencies won’t be accepted, nor the fees associated with them.
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