• Join this leading pet trade supplier with a reputation for innovation and service
• Enjoy a recession proof market with enormous growth potential
• Inherit an established sales area and use your skills to create growth

 

 

The Role: Sales Representative

 

This is an exciting, hands-on, field sales role in a dynamic business. With considerable autonomy for your sales area, you will inherit a combination of established and prospect retail customers with a brief to build the strong relationships that will lead to successful sales growth. Customers include independent pet shops, garden centres, farm shops, agricultural merchants and general hardware stores.

 

• Covering North Wales, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
• Create an effective journey plan that maximises contact time with customers
• Be accountable for the sales growth and customer service standards in your area
• Identify and build a strong customer relationship with the owners / buyers in each store
• Report against a rolling new business plan to open more stockists
• Listen and understand the requirements of each customer and build appropriate sales strategies
• Set measurable objectives for all field sales calls and regularly review your results
• Support each customer with merchandising and staff training

 

The Reward:

A basic salary of £32,000 – £35,000 plus quarterly and annual bonuses.  

Quality company car, laptop, phone and credit card.

 

 

The Company:

A manufacturer / distributor of innovative, functional and eye-catching pet accessories that are already successfully sold to thousands of retailers. A strong trade brand with a reputation for great customer service and constant product evolution.

 

 

Candidate profile: Sales Representative

We are looking for an experienced field sales professional with the ability and personality to build strong relationships and deliver sales growth with independent retailers. Non-food fmcg experience would be a natural fit with this market where display space, retailer margin, sell-through and customer satisfaction are all part of the sales process.

 

• Living in North Wales, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
• A proven track record in field sales, dealing with independent retailers
• A skilled account manager and new business winner
• Experience of non-food consumer goods (eg. pet, garden, hardware, DIY, gifts, housewares)
• A natural people person who can build trusting relationships with retail owners / buyers

• Professional, committed and keen to embrace new challenges

• Advanced sales and communication skills

 

 

For more information and to apply please contact Nick Hester at Cavendish Maine recruitment:  

 

Contact:

Name                Nick Hester      

Telephone         01275 813030

Email                nick@cavendishmaine.com