Business Development Executive

Global Brands Ltd; West of England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + annual bonus

Company car or car allowance

25 days' holiday + 8 bank holidays

Westfield Health Scheme

Staff discount and additional benefits

Long-service awards and additional hol

EV car scheme, death-in-service and

Job summary

Global Brands Ltd is seeking a Business Development Executive to join our Bristol team. You’ll grow relationships with pubs, bars, restaurants and other on-trade customers across Bristol, building strong partnerships and increasing distribution for VK, HOOCH and Franklin & Sons.

You’ll identify opportunities to win new listings, enhance brand visibility and drive sales growth while delivering excellent customer service and maintaining up-to-date CRM records.

Qualifications

• This is an opportunity for someone at the start of their sales career, or looking to make their first move into a commercial role.
• You might be a recent graduate, have worked in hospitality or customer service, or have some initial sales experience and be ready to take the next step.
• You don't need to be an established Business Development Manager or an experienced account manager — we're looking for someone with the right attitude and potential to grow.
• You'll bring a people-first approach, energy, willingness to learn, drive to succeed, confidence and communication, organisation, commercial curiosity and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Grow our customer relationships by looking after an existing portfolio of pubs, bars, restaurants and other on-trade customers across Bristol.
• Build strong relationships with customers, understanding their businesses and identifying opportunities to help them grow.
• Increase distribution by securing additional product listings and introducing customers to more of our portfolio.
• Improve brand visibility, product placement and promotional activity to help our brands stand out in venue.
• Identify opportunities to increase rate of sale and drive sales growth across your accounts.
• Deliver excellent customer service, building trust and becoming a valued partner to your customers.

Skills

People-first approach

Energy and enthusiasm

Willingness to learn

Drive to succeed

Confidence and communication

Organisation and initiative

Commercial curiosity

IT skills

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Business Development Executive – Bristol

Location: Bristol & surrounding area
Department: Sales
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Fancy getting paid to talk about drinks? Forget sitting behind a desk. This is a role for people who love getting out there, meeting new people, spotting opportunities and making things happen. At Global Brands, we create, build and grow some of the UK's best-loved drinks brands, including VK, HOOCH and Franklin & Sons. We're all about getting our brands into the right hands, building brilliant customer relationships and making sure our drinks are impossible to ignore.

What you’ll be doing

Growing our customer relationships

• Look after and develop an existing portfolio of pubs, bars, restaurants and other on-trade customers across Bristol.
• Build strong relationships with customers, understanding their businesses and identifying opportunities to help them grow.
• Increase distribution by securing additional product listings and introducing customers to more of our portfolio.
• Improve brand visibility, product placement and promotional activity to help our brands stand out in venue.
• Identify opportunities to increase rate of sale and drive sales growth across your accounts.
• Deliver excellent customer service, building trust and becoming a valued partner to your customers.

Finding new opportunities

• Identify and approach potential new customers across your territory, helping to expand our distribution and reach.
• Introduce new venues to our brands and demonstrate the opportunities our portfolio can offer their business.
• Spot opportunities to win new listings, grow sales and increase our presence across the local market.
• Build your confidence in sales conversations, negotiation and influencing, with support as you develop your skills.

Bringing our brands to life

• Support exciting promotions, brand activations and in-venue activity that gets our products noticed.
• Work with colleagues across sales, marketing and customer services to deliver great customer experiences.
• Keep up to date with local market trends, competitor activity and customer needs, sharing insights with the wider team.

Owning your patch

• Plan your customer visits, manage your diary and make the most of your time in the field.
• Work towards sales targets and take ownership of your performance, celebrating successes and learning from challenges.
• Keep your CRM records up to date and use sales information to identify opportunities to grow your accounts.
• Take responsibility for your territory, developing your commercial understanding and confidence along the way.

What we’re looking for

This is an opportunity for someone at the start of their sales career, or looking to make their first move into a commercial role. You might be a recent graduate, have worked in hospitality or customer service, or have some initial sales experience and be ready to take the next step. You don't need to be an established Business Development Manager or an experienced account manager — we're looking for someone with the right attitude and potential to grow. You'll bring:

• A people-first approach: You enjoy meeting people, building rapport and developing relationships.
• Energy and enthusiasm: You're proactive, positive and ready to get out into the market.
• A willingness to learn: You're keen to develop your sales skills, build commercial knowledge and take on new challenges.
• A drive to succeed: You're motivated by goals, enjoy seeing results and aren't afraid to put yourself out there.
• Confidence and communication: You're comfortable speaking to new people, asking questions and explaining ideas.
• Organisation and initiative: You can plan your time, manage your own diary and take responsibility for your activities.
• Commercial curiosity: You're interested in what makes a business successful and enjoy spotting ways to improve sales.
• Good IT skills: You're comfortable using Microsoft Office. Experience with Salesforce or another CRM system would be a bonus.

Previous experience in sales, hospitality, retail or customer service would be beneficial, but it's your attitude, ambition and potential that matter most. Experience in the drinks industry isn't essential.

A full UK driving licence is required.

Why join Global Brands?

Because you'll be joining a business that’s ambitious, entrepreneurial and genuinely passionate about what we do. You'll have the chance to work with some of the UK's best-loved drinks brands, learn from an experienced team and develop the skills to build a successful career in sales. You’ll also get:

• Competitive salary plus annual performance bonus
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days' holiday plus 8 bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Access to our Westfield Health Scheme
• Staff discount and a range of additional benefits
• Service-related awards, including long-service awards and additional holiday days
• EV car scheme, death-in-service benefit and money management support
• Access to our in-house training packages
• Opportunities for career progression within the business

We value being independent, innovative, supportive, trustworthy and creative. We back people who take ownership, bring fresh ideas and work together to get great results.

Bring your drive, your personality and your competitive edge. We’ll provide the brands, support and opportunity to build something brilliant.

Ready to make your mark?

If you’re looking for an opportunity to learn, develop and build a career with some of the UK's best-loved drinks brands, we’d love to hear from you.

Global Brands Ltd is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all backgrounds. Please let us know if you require any adjustments during the interview process.

Global Brands Ltd proudly manages its talent acquisition and onboarding processes in-house. Please, no recruitment agency enquiries.