Sales Executive GK (Sakarya)

Ülker; Adapazarı; On-site; TRY 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Ülker, part of pladis Türkiye, seeks a Sales Executive GK (Sakarya) to drive revenue within defined budgets and management policies. You will lead listings, campaigns, and product management while coordinating with category, marketing, and procurement teams.

You will monitor stock, provide production estimates, and ensure timely price updates and customer communications. Strong English, 5+ years FMCG sales experience, and strategic thinking are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field is required.
• 5+ years in sales, key account or channel management within FMCG.
• Proactive, urgent, and results-driven in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong command of English, written and spoken.
• Experience in activity/campaign and product management; budget and ROI analysis.
• Experience in field, market and competitor analysis; strategic thinking.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure sales and revenue targets are realized within budgets for customers and categories.
• Manage sales policies for products, prices, and activities for responsible customers.
• Monitor annual agreements and activities to improve profitability.
• Make listings in categories, plan activities, and track opportunities in the system.
• Launch products, track distribution, exposure agreements, and activity mechanics.
• Monitor stock availability and coordinate with business units for actions.
• Provide timely production estimates for regularly sold products.
• Notify customers of price updates and manage transitions.
• Take actions to monitor and reduce returns.
• Collaborate with category, marketing, procurement and other customer teams.
• Oversee acceptance/verification of commercial invoices according to payment balance.
• Analyze portfolio performance and prepare weekly/monthly reports.
• Collect market data on conditions, sales and competitors; report trends.

Skills

Sales / key account management

Campaign and product management

Budget analysis / P&L management / ROI

Market & competitor analysis

Presentation skills

English proficiency

Proactive / results-driven

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business or related field

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 (Sakarya) 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

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.

Our values

• 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.