Sales Executive GK (Kahramanmaraş)

Ülker; Dulkadiroğlu; On-site; TRY 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Ülker, part of pladis Global, invites a Sales Executive GK to join the Türkiye Sales Team in Kahramanmaraş. You will drive revenue, manage customer relationships, and ensure the realization of sales targets within allocated budgets and categories.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years in FMCG sales or key account management, strong English, and a proactive, results-oriented mindset. You will coordinate with marketing, procurement, and other teams to optimize listings and campaigns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 5+ years’ sales/key account/channel management experience in FMCG.
• Proactive and results-driven in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills in English.
• Understanding of budget analysis, P&L management, ROI analysis.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales and revenue targets within budgets for assigned customers and categories.
• Manage sales policies (product, price, activity) for customers and categories.
• Monitor annual agreements and activities to improve profitability.
• Create listings, plan activities, and track opportunities in the system.
• List launch products and manage distribution, exposures, and mechanics.
• Monitor stock levels and coordinate with business units to act accordingly.
• Provide timely product production estimates for active items.

Skills

Sales experience

English proficiency

Campaign management

Budget analysis

Category management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field

Tools

CRM

Job description

At Ülker - part of pladis Global, we all know what it means to ‘bring it’. Whether it’s our passion, team spirit or go-getting attitude. Our courage. Our ownership. Our whole selves. Our care and compassion. We bring it. Day in, day out.

Ülker stands as a leading food company in Türkiye and its region, supported by its successful international operations. Our 16,000 colleagues – across our global network of bakeries, distribution sites and offices – each with their own unique, diverse experience of happiness, come together with one shared purpose: to bring happiness with every bite, we say: “Winning feels good, winning together feels better!”

pladis is looking for

Sales Executive GK (Kahramanmaraş)

for our pladis Türkiye Sales Team.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Ensuring that sales and revenue targets are realized within the budgets determined for customers and categories under responsibility
• Managing sales policies (correct product, price and activity, etc.) determined for the customers and categories under responsibility
• Following customer / category annual agreements and periodic activities to increase the profitability of the company
• Making the relevant listings in their categories, preparing detailed activity plans, defining them in the system, tracking activities and determining opportunity areas
• Listing launch products, tracking of distribution, exposure agreements and activity mechanics
• Monitoring / reporting of product warehouse and store stock availability levels, ensuring that the determined actions are carried out together with the business units
• Providing accurate and timely information on the production estimates of products that are sold regularly and will be active
• Timely customer notification of price updates and customer relationship management for completing the transition
• Taking actions to monitor and reduce return rates
• Collaborating with category, marketing, procurement business units and other customer teams
• Assuming responsibility for acceptance / control of commercial invoices according to the determined progress payment balance
• Analyzing the portfolio that the company is responsible for according to market dynamics and product performance and preparing weekly / monthly reports
• Collecting data on market conditions, sales in competitors and customers, following trends and preparing weekly / monthly reports

What do you need for this role?

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field
• 5+ years’ sales/ key account/channel management experience working within FMCG Companies
• Proactive (high sense of urgency) and committed to delivering results in a fast paced, demanding work environment
• Strong command in English (both written and verbal)
• Experienced in activity/campaign and product management
• Holds an understanding of budget analysis, P&L management, ROI analysis
• Experienced in field, market and competitor analysis
• Result-oriented professional adopting strategic thinking capabilities
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills

Our values

We bring happiness with every bite. It’s a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we’re all unique, we share the same values. These define who we are, how we interact, and get things done. How we deliver our purpose and keep bringing happiness to the world.

• Purpose-led… because we’re energized and guided by our promise to bring happiness with every bite.
• Agile… because we’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and consumers.
• Collaborative… because we gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.
• Resilient… because we’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn, and move forward.
• Positive… because we’re highly motivated, optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better.

Inclusion, diversity, and equity are an important part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer. They are central to everything we do and are reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength. Because we want everyone to bring their true, whole self to pladis. We value colleagues for their uniqueness – we all have a voice that’s heard and respected.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe in encouraging an inclusive environment where we celebrate the diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives.