Business Development Representative – West Midlands at AG Barr Group Full Time

Job Title: Business Development Representative – Multiples

Location: Newcastle & Scottish Borders

On Target Earnings (OTE): £25,000 – £28,000 + Excellent Benefits

Who we are…

Do you want to put some sparkle into your new sales career?

Would you love to work with iconic brands such as Irn-Bru and Rubicon?

Are you an enthusiastic, self-starter looking for a new challenge with a company that can offer great training and career development?

If the answer is yes, then come and join our dynamic Field Sales team. We are looking for results-driven individuals with great communication skills who want a career that doesn’t tie them to a desk.

The MULTS BDR is primarily responsible for activating agreements locally, with the Focus 5 AG Barr brands as the key instore driver. On top of this, each BDR will have a defined territory of stores to develop model store status.

What we’re looking for…

AG Barr are looking for Business Development Representatives to drive increased sales of the various AG Barr brands in the key geographies UK wide. BDR’s will be educating the retailers about AG Barr core brands within a given territory of 60 Multiple & Discounter outlets, as well as merchandising our brands in the best way in each outlet to build maximum rate of sale. You will be creating impactful visibility to drive consumer awareness, building impulse purchase displays to increase value and to protect availability.

As a BDR your responsibilities will include;

• Presenting brands via a prepared presentation and securing a commitment to increase the share of shelf and local display
• Completing admin for each completed call

• Ability to manually handle the movement of large quantities of stock in compliance with our manual handling procedure
• Physical placement or reorganisation of products into customers chilled equipment in the best position – Drink Now
• Physical placement or reorganisation of products into customers ambient shelving in the best position – Take Home
• Placement of point of sale (POS) at key points of interruption within the store
• Activating local/regional agreed displays and identifying opportunities for additional points of interruption (POI)

What you’ll bring…

• Full driving licence essential
• Strong communication skills, ability to work in a team and good personal leadership
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Ability to present at a good standard internally, using account performance data and in store execution
• Fluent in English
• Flexibility to attend monthly team meetings that may require overnights

We are Barr – Are you?

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes;

• Fully expensed company car, smartphone and Chromebook
• 30 days paid holiday (optional bank holidays taken from this)
• Performance bonus for hitting targets up to a maximum of 5% of salary to be paid every 3 months
• Lunch allowance per working day
• Full sales and brand training given

And much more!

We are about Being Brilliant. We are Always Learning. We are Results Driven and we build Relationships That Matter.

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

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The closing date for applications is Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Interviews will be conducted via Google Meet so you will need a google account and access to the Internet.

If you have the passion to succeed in this challenging, but highly rewarding and key role please APPLY NOW