SALES & MERCHANDISER EXECUTIVE This role is ideal for someone who is self-motivated and has experience or is interested to start their career in a sales environment and is looking for the opportunity to work for a family-owned business who specialise in growing, producing and sourcing fresh potatoes fruit and vegetables in Ireland.
We serve a wide range of customers including supermarkets, symbol groups, the food service industry, and independent retailers.
The successful candidate will be responsible for activating a portfolio of stores with point-of-sale material and ensuring that we have maximum displays plus distribution of our brands in stores.
Requirements Confidence to bring ideas to the business and make recommendations based on data analysis.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proactive and independent individual with passion and drive Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects with varying priority at any one time.
Experience in creative digital marketing and social media campaigns Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Able to build effective customer relationships and proven commitment to delivering excellent customer service.
Highly energetic, enthusiastic and creative.
Full, unrestricted driving license, ability to work flexibly if required across the country.
Key Responsibilities Encourage key customers to stock and display our Products.
Proactively influence display placements and ensure our displays are impactful Required to achieve sales targets through calling on designated customers and selling/merchandising our full range of products.
Identify new areas of opportunity for developing business in store then follow through and implement development plans Development and support across digital & social media.
Competitor and customer insights analysis Analysis of sales reports and associated data and reporting on brand performance.
Assisting with product development.
Assisting with the coordination of point-of-sale materials and trade shows Organising product samples for consumers and trade Creating content for corporate marketing collateral, PR, trade publications, presentations events and conferences.
Creating media content along with our growers for the use on short videos and social media highlighting Irish Farmers and their produce.