Territory Manager

Avidity; Limerick; On-site; EUR 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car and fuel card

Lunch allowance

Tax-free lunch allowance

Auto-enrolment pension scheme

Life assurance

Private healthcare discounts

Health Cash Plan

Annual Leave Purchase Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Employee Benefits portal

Job summary

Kerry Foods Ireland is seeking a Territory Manager to cover Limerick & surrounding areas in a permanent, full-time role. The position offers a salary of up to €32,000 per annum plus a performance bonus, lunch allowance, company car and fuel card.

You will regularly engage with supermarkets to grow brand presence, influence in-store merchandising, and build strong relationships with store colleagues to promote Kerry Foods products.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in field sales or customer facing roles.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Regularly visit supermarkets to grow Kerry Foods brand presence.
• Build relationships with store colleagues to promote product lines.
• Influence merchandising, shelf placement and promotions.
• Drive sales and achieve KPIs through POS and displays.
• Manage distribution and availability within territory.
• Identify opportunities for space improvements.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer-facing

Retail experience

FMCG knowledge

Job description

Overview

Territory Manager – Kerry Foods Ireland

Territory Covers: Limerick & surrounding areas.

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: Up to €32,000 per annum plus a performance-related bonus, lunch allowance, company car & fuel card

We help brands sell more. Offering field-sales solutions for some of the biggest brands in the world; we are experts at selling in the grocery, financial services and technology industries.

Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you’ll be helping leading brands deliver their key sales and marketing strategies. You’ll find yourself part of a friendly and supportive team and will always have the opportunity to take ownership of tasks and demonstrate your ideas and initiative.

What you will be doing?

As a Territory Manager on our Kerry Foods Ireland team, you will regularly call on a range of supermarkets within your territory to increase brand availability, recognition and sales of Kerry Foods products.

You will engage with store colleagues to build strong relationships and ensure they are aware of the latest product lines, offers and promotions. You will also use these relationships to influence product merchandising in-store, including shelf positioning and the building of promotional displays, ensuring Kerry Foods brands are highly visible and appealing to shoppers.

You will also get involved with:

• Utilising selling skills to deliver business objectives and KPIs
• Influencing appropriate sales levers in store
• Managing distribution and availability of Kerry Foods brands
• Identifying opportunities for display and space improvements to maximise brand exposure
• Developing strong business relationships with customers
• Increasing sales through effective use of point of sale, optimising space and ensuring product availability at time of visit

What’s in it for you?

• No weekend working (40 hours Monday to Friday)
• 23 days paid holidays plus public holidays (increases with length of service)
• Company car and fuel card
• Tax-free lunch allowance
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to discounted private healthcare and Health Cash Plan
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – buy up to 5 additional days
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 support for physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Family-friendly working policies (such as enhanced maternity and paternity leave)
• Employee Benefits and Discounts portal (discounts from a wide range of retailers and more)

Who we are looking for?

Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience in a similar role. However, we are also keen to hear from candidates with strong customer-facing or direct sales experience, particularly those from an FMCG or retail background.

As relationship building is a core part of this role, we are looking for individuals with excellent people skills, strong organisation and a sales-focused mindset.