Key Account Representative

Avidity Careers; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Performance bonus

Fuel card

Job summary

McCurrach is hiring a Territory Manager / Key Account Representative to cover Christchurch, Ringwood, Andover and Southampton (SO43). This permanent, full-time role offers a salary of £27,500–£29,000 plus performance bonus, a company car and a fuel card.

You will build relationships with key decision makers in forecourt, convenience and grocery channels, drive sales, and ensure products are available and compliant across the territory.

Qualifications

• Experience in field sales or similar roles.
• Strong communication and influencing stakeholders.
• Experience managing stakeholders and building relationships.
• Proven ability to plan and manage a sales territory.
• Self-motivated, results-driven and target oriented.
• Valid UK driving licence with clean record.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with key decision makers in forecourt, convenience and grocery channels.
• Drive sales by educating staff and decision makers on client product portfolio.
• Ensure products are available, compliant and well merchandised in assigned territory.
• Plan routes and territory activities to meet or exceed targets.

Skills

Field sales experience

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Territory planning

Self-motivated & results-driven

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Overview

Territory Manager

Territory Covers: Christchurch, Ringwood, Andover & Southampton (Ideal Location SO43)

Permanent, Full time

benefits)

Are you a natural at building relationships? Do you love a target? Looking for your next challenge?

Job Title

Key Account Representative/ Territory Manager

Territory Covers: Christchurch, Ringwood, Andover & Southampton (Ideal Location SO43)

Permanent, Full time

Salary : £27,500 - £ 29,000 per annum plus performance related bonus , company car, fuel card (plus other fantastic benefits)

Are you a natural at building relationships? Do you love a target? Looking for your next challenge?

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team working with with 1 of the top 4 global tobacco companies (British American Tobacco). Working ina fast-paced and dynamic environment your role is to support our client in deliver ing their key sales and marketing strategies.

As a Key Account Representative you'll take responsibility forbuilding and maintaining strong relationships with key decision makers within the forecourt, organised convenience & grocery channel. Day to day you will be helping drive sales through educating staff & key decision makers on our client’s product portfolio and ensuring products are available and compliant.

About Us

McCurrach is part of Avidity, 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 help s brands sell more through a multi-faceted approach . We work with household names across various industries and are dedicated to delivering an outstanding service and optimising results.

Be yourself and grow , have your voice heard, and develop your career with flexible working policies and an abundance of opportunity with a sustainable, forward-thinking agency .

What We’re Looking For

We are ideally looking for a candidate who has the following skills and experience, but i f you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we still encourage you to apply - you might be just the right person for our team.

• Experience working in field sales or similar role
• Strong communication skills and confidence influencing stakeholders
• Stakeholder management experience
• Excellent time management and territory planning ability
• Be s elf-motivated and results-driven
• A f ull 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

At McCurrach , we recognise that people are the key to our success. That’s why our benefits package is designed to offer continuous support, learning and development opportunities delivered by our in-house L&D team, support your wellbeing and work-life balance.

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 policies : SMART working options for all staff members and no weekend working
• 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, including 6 face-to-face counselling sessions, wellness taskforce, community of mental health first aiders and wellness workshops
• Learning and development: PDR objectives , mentorship, career development plans, access to internal vacancies across all our Group Agencies
• Additional perks : discounted private healthcare, retail discounts, and life assurance

What Happens Next

• Your application will be reviewed by our recruitment team
• If your application is a good match, you’ll initially have a short call with a member of our Avidity Recruitment Team. If unsuccessful, you’ll only receive an email informing you at this stage, but don’t worry, we’ll keep your details on file in line with our data protection policy and you may be contacted about future roles!
• The next stage is a short interview with the hiring manager
• You’ll then be given quick feedback and next steps (if applicable)