Unilever Ireland - Territory Manager

Avidity Careers; Dublin; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Fuel card

Lunch allowance

Performance bonus

Pension scheme

23 days holiday

Job summary

Avidity Careers is recruiting a Territory Manager for Unilever Ireland. You will regularly visit supermarkets and convenience stores in your territory to grow brand availability, recognition and sales of Unilever products, while building strong relationships with store staff and managers.

This permanent, full-time role covers North Dublin and surrounding areas. You will travel daily with a company car, fuel card, lunch allowance and a performance bonus, plus 23 days holiday and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in a field-based sales or FMCG/customer-facing role.
• Exceptional people skills and a sales mindset.
• Driving licence (Ireland) with up to 6 points; willing to travel daily.

Responsibilities

• Regularly visit supermarkets and convenience stores within the territory to grow brand availability and sales of Unilever products.
• Engage with store staff to promote product lines, offers and promotions.
• Influence in-store merchandising and display placement to maximise visibility of client brands.
• Develop strong relationships with customers and manage distribution.
• Identify opportunities for better shelf space and point-of-sale placement.

Skills

Sales mindset

People skills

Customer facing

Relationship building

Job description

Territory Manager - Unilever Ireland

& surrounding areas.

Permanent Contract, Full-time

Salary €31,500 per annum plus a performance related bonus, lunch allowance, company car & fuel card

Overview

Territory Manager - Unilever Ireland

Territory Covers: North Dublin & surrounding areas.

Permanent Contract, Full-time

Salary €31,500 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 global brands - such as PepsiCo, Nestlé, Unilever, Britvic, Kerry Foods and Microsoft – 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 Unilever Ireland Team you will regularly call on a number of different supermarkets and convenience stores within your territory to increase brand availability, recognition and sales of Unilever products. You will engage with store staff to build strong relationships and to make them aware of the latest product lines, offers and promotions. You will also utilise your relationships with staff to influence product merchandising in store (such as the positioning of products on the shelf and the building of promotional displays), to ensure that Unilever products are highly visible and visually appealing to the customer.

You will also get involved with:

• Utilise Selling Skills to deliver business objectives & KPI’s
• Influence appropriate sales levers in store
• Manage distribution and availability of brands
• Identify opportunities for display and space improvements to maximise exposure of Client brands
• Develop sound business relationships with all customers
• Increase sales by placing Point of Sale, optimising space and availability of products at time of visit

What's in it for you

• No weekend working (40 hours Monday to Friday)
• 23 days paid holidays + public holidays (increases with length of service)
• Company car
• Tax Free Lunch Allowance
• Company pension scheme - 3% employer contributions
• Free life assurance at 3x annual salary
• Access to discounted private healthcare & Discounted Health Cash Plan
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – up to 5 days!
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 support on Physical, Mental & Financial Well-being
• Family-friendly working policies (such as enhanced maternity & paternity leave)
• Employee Benefits & Discounts portal (discounts from a wide range of retailers plus much more!)

Who we are looking for

Ideally, we are looking for someone with experience in a similar role. However, any direct sales or customer-facing experience is of interest, particularly if you are from an FMCG/retail background. As relationship building is a core part of this role, we are looking for candidates with exceptional people skills and a sales mindset!

Please note this role requires a full Irish manual driving licence (with no more than 6 pts or previous bans). This is a field based role which will involve regular travel on a daily basis, so you must be comfortable driving distance. Overnights may be required on occasion.