Customer Development Specialist

McCurrach; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 26,100 - 31,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle and fuel card

Lunch allowance

Performance bonuses

Flexible annual leave

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

McCurrach in Portsmouth is seeking a Customer Development Executive to manage and grow Magnum ice cream across the area. This role involves building strong relationships with store decision-makers and driving sales for well-known brands.

The ideal candidate will have field sales experience, strong communication skills, and a full UK driving licence. The position offers a competitive salary of £29,000 plus a 10% bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience working in field sales or a similar role.
• Strong communication skills and confidence influencing stakeholders.
• Excellent time-management and territory-planning ability.
• A full UK driving licence (no more than 6 points and no previous bans).

Responsibilities

• Manage a territory and plan visits to maximise opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with store managers.
• Negotiate additional displays and promotional activity.
• Drive distribution, availability, and compliance across product ranges.

Skills

Field sales experience

Strong communication skills

Time-management

Self-motivated

Results-driven

Job description

Job Title: Customer Development Executive

Location / Region: Portsmouth and surrounding areas

Industry: FMCG and Multi Channel

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Salary / Rate: £29,000 & 10% Annual Bonus

Other Benefits: Lunch allowance, Company Vehicle + Fuel Card

The Role at a Glance

We’re recruiting a Customer Development Executive to manage and grow our Magnum across Portsmouth and surrounding areas. You’ll build strong relationships with store decision‑makers, negotiate additional displays, increase distribution and visibility, and drive sales for well‑known household brands.

This role is ideal for someone with field sales or direct selling experience who enjoys autonomy, building relationships, and seeing the direct impact of your work in store. It offers the chance to represent leading brands and work with a range of well‑known products. It also provides continuous support from colleagues, career growth opportunities and excellent perks.

About Us

McCurrach is part of Avidity Group Ltd, the parent company of a group of sales and marketing agencies (McCurrach, Standout, Wave, Thumbprint & Zing). We increase sales at the point of purchase. We are a leading field sales and marketing agency that helps brands sell more through a multi‑faced approach, with a focus on delivering outstanding service and optimising results.

We put brands in the spotlight by increasing visibility and driving sales through in‑person engagement and strategic marketing. We provide a sustainable, forward‑thinking environment that supports growth, innovation, and high performance.

About The Magnum Ice Cream Company

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is the world’s largest ice cream business and an industry leader, with 19,000 expert colleagues and iconic brands such as Wall’s, Cornetto, and Ben & Jerry’s. For more than 100 years we’ve taken pleasure seriously, delivering happiness with every lick and scoop and creating unforgettable experiences. Today, we’re on a mission to become the ultimate snacking company, encouraging growth, innovation, ownership mentality, and high performance.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Customer Development Executive you’ll take full ownership of your area, working closely with the Regional Sales Manager and a supportive field team to achieve agreed KPIs.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Managing a territory and planning visits around store manager availability to maximise opportunities
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with store managers and key decision‑makers
• Negotiating additional displays and promotional activity
• Driving distribution, availability and compliance across agreed product ranges
• Executing merchandising activities in line with brand guidelines
• Actively selling and promoting products to maximise sales and visibility
• Using sales data to track performance and identify growth opportunities
• Managing CAPEX assets such as freezers on loan and premium POS, ensuring outlets meet contractual terms and conditions

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a candidate with the following skills and experience. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we still encourage you to apply if you’re excited about this role.

• Experience working in field sales or a similar role
• Strong communication skills and confidence influencing stakeholders
• Excellent time‑management and territory‑planning ability
• Self‑motivated and results‑driven
• A full UK driving licence (no more than 6 points and no previous bans)

Nice to have:

• Merchandising or POS execution experience
• Direct selling skills

What You’ll Get in Return – Benefits and Perks

Our competitive benefits package includes:

• Competitive salary and remuneration: annual pay reviews, performance bonuses and early pay access
• Transport: Company vehicle and fuel card
• Flexible working technologies: SMART working options for all staff members
• Flexible annual leave entitlement: 23 days paid holiday + bank holidays (increasing with length of service) and the option to purchase 5 additional annual leave days
• Family friendly policies: enhanced sick pay, maternity/paternity leave, carers leave and parental leave
• Health and wellbeing: employee assistance programme, counselling, wellness workshops and mental health support
• Learning and development: PDR objectives, mentorship, career plans and access to internal vacancies across the Group Agencies
• Additional perks: discounted private healthcare, retail discounts, daily lunch allowance and life assurance

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Feel empowered to be your best and authentic self in a safe and supportive working environment. Our colleagues come from a variety of backgrounds, education, experience levels, age groups, religions and ethnicities. We’re committed to inclusive and blind recruitment practices, providing forward‑thinking policies such as transgender and Ramadan policies, and celebrating diversity through engagement sessions for key events such as Pride, International Women’s Day and Black History Month.