Business Development Executive

Advocate Group; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG recruitment partner in West Yorkshire is seeking a motivated Business Development Executive. You will build relationships with customers, execute market promotions, and train partners. This is a great opportunity to kickstart your sales career within a progressive business that values its people. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, adaptable, and has strong sales skills.

Qualifications

• Flexible, enthusiastic, hardworking & committed to a career in sales.
• Self-starting, entrepreneurial & highly adaptable in a changing marketplace.
• Able to work in a team and with enough drive to set objectives.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with customers within the Convenience Retail channel.
• Execute direct market activation and promotions.
• Train & coach distribution partner staff.

Skills

Sales skills

Relationship building

Problem-solving

Job description

Business Development Executive

Territory Covered: Yoskhire (York, Castleford, Wakefield, Wetherby)

Salary: £25,000 + £6k OTE + fully expensed vehicle

Are you ready to join a globally‑leading FMCG brand that’s taking the world by storm?

The Advocate Group is proud to represent the fastest‑growing drinks brand in the world in the search for a dynamic and motivated Trade Development Manager to be a part of their incredible regional Sales team covering the Chester, Wirral and North Wales region.

Key Responsibilities

• Build relationships with customers within the Convenience Retail channel
• Execute direct market activation execution on the market
• Direct promo execution on the market
• Training & coaching of the distribution partner staff
• POS distribution & management
• Acquiring new independent retailers to the profile defined.
• Distributing stock lines per outlet to the mix required.
• Distributing point-of-sale material and merchandising to existing stockists and new outlets as directed.
• Supporting the appointed distributor with promotional activity as agreed.
• Communicating good quality market information to distributors.
• Activity reporting completed on time and submitted as directed.
• All activities recorded and reported in line with Company policy

Your Profile

• Flexible, enthusiastic, hardworking & committed to a career in sales
• Self‑starting, entrepreneurial & highly adaptable in a rapidly changing marketplace
• A diplomat & advocate who can persuade & win over distributor partners, internal / external customers and industry contacts
• Able to work comfortably in a team, but with enough drive to set your own objectives & ensure a steady stream of business development
• A rapid learner & a creative solver of problems
• Drivers license required

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and commercial individual to really kickstart their career with a forward‑thinking, progressive business who put people at the heart of their business. There are countless opportunities here to grow and develop your career in Sales.

Call: 020 7871 8000

Email: [e-mail]

The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors.

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