Business Development Merchandiser

Lindt & Sprungli UK; Exeter; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Lindt & Sprungli UK is seeking a Business Development Merchandiser to enhance their presence within grocery retailers. The role focuses on stock and promotional management to drive visibility and brand loyalty. Ideal candidates will possess customer-facing experience, planning skills, and a strong desire to grow professionally in a values-led culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Chocolate allowance

Chocolate give-aways

Chocolate discount

Birthday day off

Qualifications

• Live on or close to the territory area.
• Previous experience in merchandising, retail, or sales is desirable but not essential.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock and shelf within territory grocery multiples.
• Ensure compliance with promotional activities and planograms.
• Achieve added value targets as agreed with the national account team.

Skills

Relationship Management

Customer Facing Role Experience

Planning and Organization

Numerical Skills

Written Skills

Education

A Level or above (Degree preferred)

Job description

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A Little Bit About Lindt

We are a premium chocolate manufacturer established in 1845 operating in over 86 countries around the World. Guided by our Global purpose to Enchant the World with Chocolate and UK vision of Creating Moments to Make Everyone Feel Special, we have around 400 team members in the UK across our Head Office, Retail, and Field Sales divisions. We are a Top 20 Great Place to Work and are proud of our incredible people, our unique values-led culture and our iconic market leading brands such as LINDOR & GOLD BUNNY.

A Little Bit About Lindt

We are a premium chocolate manufacturer established in 1845 operating in over 86 countries around the World. Guided by our Global purpose to Enchant the World with Chocolate and UK vision of Creating Moments to Make Everyone Feel Special, we have around 400 team members in the UK across our Head Office, Retail, and Field Sales divisions. We are a Top 20 Great Place to Work and are proud of our incredible people, our unique values-led culture and our iconic market leading brands such as LINDOR & GOLD BUNNY.

We’re also proud of being one of the few ‘bean-to-bar’ chocolate makers in the world, where we control every step of our chocolate production.

How you could help us to Enchant the World with Chocolate

We have an exciting opportunity where you could be a part of our incredible team.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Calling on grocery multiples within your territory area with particularly focus on stock management, shelf management, promotional compliance, and relationship management
• Ensuring all promotional activity within accounts on your territory is correct, including POS
• Achieving added value targets, promotional and planogram compliance as agreed by the national account team
• Ensuring that all stores comply with centrally agreed planograms
• Compiling and working to Journey plans according to appropriate call sequences
• Field Sales Administration
• Deliver outstanding premium visibility in store through relationship building and influencing in store contacts/management
  
  

What Experience You’ll Bring

• Live on/or close to territory
• Have some experience of working in a customer facing role
• Have the ability to build solid customer relationships
• Have an outgoing, confident personality
• Demonstrate drive for results, and ambition
• Demonstrate a drive for owning their own development
• Be educated to A level or above (Degree level preferred)
• Show good numerical and written skills
• Have good planning and organisation skills
• Previous experience in merchandising, retail, or sales is desirable but not essential
• Full UK Driving Licence
  
  

Being yourself every day

We want everyone at Lindt feel safe to be themselves, ensuring they are empowered, represented, celebrated and included in our workplace. You’ll notice this throughout the recruitment process; in our ‘dress for your day’ policy and through our proactive DE&I strategy.

Living our values everyday

At Lindt UK, our values guide us in everything we do. Being Passionately Lindt, Always Evolving, Building Real Relationships, Acting Responsibly and Making An Impact are an integral part of life here at Lindt.

What You Can Expect From Us

In return for everything that you’ll bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing organisation, where we’ll provide an environment where you will thrive, feel supported and fulfil your career aspirations. As well as supporting your physical and mental wellbeing, as part of our offering, you will receive a competitive compensation and benefits package including; competitive salary, bonus, pension, life cover, chocolate allowance; chocolate give-aways, chocolate discount, £100 personal incentive, birthday day off and so much more!

Where you’ll be based

This role is field-based around the locations of Exeter and surrounding areas.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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