Area Sales Manager
18 hours ago
London
Area Sales Manager - Wine We have an incredible opportunity for an Area Sales Manager covering North and East London for a market leading Wine & Spirits business. The Role: The Area Sales Manager will be the key driver in generating new business in a very important area. You will be responsible for retaining and growing our existing retention clients, identifying new commercial opportunities and delivering excellent customer service. Key Responsibilities: • Deliver excellent levels of customer service across your account portfolio, • Identify, develop and deliver insight driven innovation opportunities across all parts of the marketing mix, in order to drive portfolio and brand growth., • Build account plans with key customers to deliver your business objectives and ensure strong business relationships, improve rate of sale and profitability, • Work closely with your Head of Sales to ensure agreed Regional plans are delivered at field level, • Deliver against budgets set by the business as part of the overall on trade budget in conjunction with your Head of Sales, • Present account updates and future plans at bi-monthly sales team meetings, • A deep understanding of the business, its composition, brands and value proposition making key decisions in light of strategic and financial plans., • Create alignment and integration by working with others, involving them at the right level throughout the process, to achieve clear decisions that can be executed quickly., • Communicating insights in a compelling way, so that it is easy for our business partners to leverage them for improved decision-making., • Clearly articulate brand vision, positioning, renovation and equity development to profitably grow the brand., • Plan, develop and deliver inspiring, integrated and impactful communication and activation at point of purchase that bring the brand to life and deliver the brand growth targets Knowledge & Skills Required: • Experience for winning new business in the On-Trade., • WSET Qualified (Ideal), • You have a minimum of 3 years of experience gained in a Sales / Business Development role within wine & spirits, • An excellent understanding of On-Trade channel (bars, hotels, restaurants), • A thorough understanding of premium Wine & Spirits, • You have a comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of brand building with the ability to balance commercial delivery, strong problem-solving skills and ability to identify sales/ brand opportunities, • You have a strong commercial understanding of customer P&L’s, • You are client centric, results driven, proactive and creative, structured, reliable and inquisitive, • Self-motivated, confident and outgoing with the ability to build relationships at various levels., • Creative with a can do attitude able to overcome challenges and find solutions in order to succeed, • Energetic and ambitious with the drive and determination to win, • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels What's in it for you: • Up to £45,000, • Company car or car allowance (£4.9k), • Competitive Bonus, • Up to 20% Staff Discount, • 33 days holiday, including public and bank holidays and we also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme, • Life Assurance (Worth 3 times your annual salary), • A contributory Company Pension Plan, • Career development opportunities - we are passionate about nurturing our internal talent, offering career progression supported by our excellent in-house training schemes!