International Food Importer
Senior Sales Development Executive, mainstream
Location: Canary Wharf, Hybrid
Salary: 33-38K
Duties & Responsibilities: -
- Manage and work with distributors to deliver annual sales target.
- Identify and manage potential business opportunities to drive development and sales growth of retail
- Establish and maintain good relationships with wholesalers, retailers, and other partners, for effective support and motivated partnerships.
- Effectively monitor market situations and competitor’s activities & pricing.
- Ensure continuous stocks supply in all trade channels and healthy inventory level at distributors’ warehouse to prevent supply interruption.
- Plan and monitor trade activities implementations through distributors, and properly evaluate results.
- Tracking of country regulation changes via working closely with importers.
- Key account development.
Represent the brand in key trade customer meetings and events.
Effectively communicate with other functions to execute and implement strategies and plans.
Keep track and analyse sales and A&P performance.
Safeguard the brand to ensure brand is not misrepresented in local market.
Education & Experience: -
- University degree level or equivalent, Business or Marketing related degree is an advantage.
- With at least 2 years of sales experience in FMCG industry, preferably with distributor management, supply chain and trade marketing experience.
Requirements & Skills: -
Permission to work in the UK and to travel in Europe.
- Fluent spoken and written English.
- Valid Driving licence to be able to drive in both UK and Europe.
- Good Microsoft Office skills for reports and analysis.
- Must be prepared to work flexible hours, even at weekends, with frequent travel.
- Highly motivated and self-driven.
- Able to supervise team and drive results.
- Must be a team player across functions.
- Organized and disciplined.
- Excellent people skills, social and communication skills.
Chinese food lover and keen to cook. Have good knowledge of the working kitchen is an advantage.
We regret to inform applicants that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Thank you for your understanding.