Commercial Sales Executive in Pontefract - CV-Library

Commercial Executive

Hybrid- West Yorkshire - 3 days per week in office

Major Talent are partnered with a global leading beverage, extracts and ingredients company that have offices across the Europe, Asia and North America and sell in to brands, retailers and foodservices worldwide

We are looking to speak with candidates that have sales experience with flavours, ingredients or beverages. What is important is your passion and hunger for a rewarding career in sales.

As a Commercial Executive will be responsible for supporting distributors in Europe and will be the key contact, actively seeking out new opportunities for the business as well as providing support to the European sales team

Responsibilities of a Commercial Executive

Manage leads through CRM. This includes qualifying leads, identifying customer needs and fit with business, and managing the process through to an opportunity/new account.
Manage incoming customer enquiries and have the ability to decide who these should be managed by i.e. via a distributor, the commercial manager or another region
Management of any wholesale/distributor and other designated customers within the agreed region
Deliver growth objectives for these accounts as agreed with Commercial Manager
Manage the S&OP process for the agreed customer base ensuring that all updates are completed within the agreed Supply Chain timelines
Manage new customer onboarding and setup
Management of CRM data, ensuring information is correctly inputted and up-to-date
Generation of regular and ad hoc sales reports
Monitoring and tracking Distributor Account Plans and KPI's, eventually taking the lead on developing these plansSkills Required to be a Commercial Executive

Experience working with customers in a sales environment
Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact and coordinate activities with internal colleagues and the customer
Experience working with flavours, ingredients or beverages
The ability to prioritise tasks effectively and manage pressure to meet deadlines
Previous sales AND/OR business development experience
Experience selling beverages or ingredients

What's in it for you?

Base Salary up to £40,000 DOE
Company Bonus
25 days paid annual leave
Life Assurance & Private Medical
Company Pension
Employee Discount Schemes

If you are interested, please click apply now and one of our recruitment specialists will be in touch.

Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward.

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