Seasonal Retail Field Sales Executive - Nestle Grocery

Acosta, Inc.; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sales and marketing agency is seeking a Seasonal Field Sales Executive to enhance brand visibility for Nestlé products across UK retailers. Responsibilities include building key relationships, identifying merchandising opportunities, and ensuring product availability. Candidates should be passionate about the brands and hold a full manual driving license. The role offers a salary of approximately £26,000 and bonuses, with flexible working hours.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working approach

Mobile telephone

Small van provided

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within FMCG, retail or a sales environment.
• Motivated individuals from other sectors may also be considered.
• Full manual driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with key retail decision makers.
• Identify and implement in-store merchandising opportunities.
• Ensure promotional activity is implemented correctly.

Skills

Relationship Building

Product Knowledge

Commercial Awareness

Influencing skills

Negotiation

Job description

The festive season sees the demand for Nestlé products increase. The Seasonal Field Sales Executives will work with a team responsible for raising Nestlé Confectionery brand performance, awareness, and availability across UK retailers. You will act as the face of the brand, carrying out retail store visits within a defined territory, with responsibility for driving brand sales to enhance turnover and market share. The purpose of the role is to gain additional display spaces, maintain and enhance them throughout the season. The role runs from September to 23rd December and gives you the opportunity to work with our Nestlé Confectionery operation across the top four grocery retailers. We are recruiting nationwide. This is a full-time opportunity whereby you will work 7.5 hours per day between 07:00 and 19:00. If you can bring the passion for sales and have the enthusiasm to succeed, we can offer you the opportunity to develop in an engaging and rewarding environment, where no two days are ever the same!

Role Details

• A competitive basic salary of circa £26,000 with a bonus scheme
• A flexible approach to working
• Mobile telephone
• Small van provided for transporting marketing material
• Enhanced holiday entitlement

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with key retail decision makers (department and store managers)
• Identify and implement in-store merchandising opportunities to increase brand visibility and availability and ensuring stock levels are maintained
• Ensure Nestlé's promotional activity is implemented and that products are on display in the correct location and with good availability

What you will bring

Relationship Building, Product Knowledge, Commercial Awareness, Influencing skills and Negotiation.

Provide demonstrable experience within FMCG, retail or a sales environment, although we will also consider motivated individuals from other sectors. Be passionate about the brands we market and have the drive and tenacity to succeed. Hold a full manual driving licence and be able to travel within a defined territory.

About the Agency

Acosta Europe is an exceptional business that cares about its people. We are part of one of the largest Sales and Marketing agencies in the world, and currently seeking Seasonal Field Sales Executives to represent our partner, Nestlé.