South West On-Trade Account Manager

Wiper & True Ltd; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Cycle to work

Tech schemes

Beer and merchandise allowance

Family and friends discounts

Job summary

Wiper & True Ltd. seeks an Account Manager to join our Bristol sales team, focusing on existing and new Bristol/South Weston trade accounts and pub groups.

You will report to the On-Trade Sales Manager, handling relationships and some admin duties while supporting our mission to grow the Bristol market. Key duties include strengthening existing relationships, seeking new opportunities, and collaborating with the wider Sales, Marketing and Distribution teams to hit department targets.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates growth in a strategic, proactive manner.
• Strong communication and customer-focused approach.
• Experience using data to develop customer and product insights.

Responsibilities

• Account management of Bristol and South Weston trade accounts and pub groups.
• Strengthen relationships with existing customers and seek new opportunities.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Distribution to meet targets.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer focus

Autonomous

Excel / Numbers

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Us

Having cemented our position as one of the South West’s most established award-winning breweries, Wiper and True are in an exciting period of growth. As such we are looking for new people to join our sales team as we continue on our journey making Beautiful Beer.

The Role

We are looking for a target-focused, ambitious and passionate Account Manager to join our Bristol sales team. This person will be willing to go the extra mile for our existing customers and new customers, supporting our mission to become the best brewery in the south west.

Reporting to our On-Trade Sales Manager, your primary focus will be on existing and new relationships with Bristol and South Weston-trade accounts and pub groups, with additional administrative duties. You will be responsible for trade account management across a variety of customer types including: Bars, Restaurants, Cafes and Wholesalers.

The foundation of our business is our Bristolmarket; your role will be to strengthen and broaden this.

Objectives

• Strengthen relationships with our existing account base.
• Seek out new opportunities within our Bristol and South Westmarket.
• Work with the rest of the Sales, Marketing and Distribution team to deliver the department objectives and meet sales targets.

About you

• Demonstrate an ability and appetite to deliver growth in a strategic manner, balanced with a proactive and adaptable approach.
• Solutions focused with business challenges and needs.
• A passion for beer, food and flavours.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong customer focus.
• Able to work autonomously with great time management and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A self-starter who is motivated and independent but who still enjoys the collaborative aspect of working with the wider team.
• Competent at Microsoft Office or Apple operating software, particularly Excel / Numbers.
• Previous demonstrable track record of sales in this or similar industry.
• Experience of working with data to develop customer and product sales analysis and insights.
• Full UK Driving Licence is desirable.

Why come and work for us?

Wiper and True is a Brewery dedicated to making Beautiful Beer and providing an extraordinary place to work and visit. Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes trust, inclusivity, team-work and a continuous drive to improve and support each other.

Wiper and True is a registered Living Wage Employer and our benefits include.

• pension
• cycle to work
• tech schemes
• beer and merchandise allowance
• family and friends discounts on products and at our taproom
• opportunities for continuous professional development
• Flexible working and job-shares will be considered.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, and those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. This includes, but is not limited to, ethnically diverse candidates, candidates with disabilities, and female candidates.

Location:

Old Market, Bristol with travel as required with some remote home working flexibility.

Hours:

37.5 hours

Salary:

Total earning potential, £36,000 per annum, which includesthe base salary range of£30,000 -£33,000perannum, plus 20% bonus.