Field Sales Solutions
Business Development Executive
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Field Sales Solutions has an exciting opportunity for you to join them as a Business Development Executive!
This is an exciting opportunity to work on a contract that started almost 3 years ago as a 3 month trial and has grown on the back of great success in store.
Our role is to provide PROUD, engaged, and capable field representatives, trained, and empowered with clear objectives, actionable insights, and effective technology, to achieve measurable success for our valued clients.
We have a new and exciting opportunity as a Business Development Executive in the Key Account Retail Channel, representing Imperial Brands, one of the world’s leading tobacco and next generation product companies.
Salary: £30,900 OTE - (£28,411.57 + KPI related bonus 20%) + Company Car & Fuel Card
Ideal Location: ME8, Gillingham
Territory Covering: CT1 - CT21, ME1 - ME5, ME7 - ME15, ME17 - ME18, TN23 - TN29.
What will you be doing as our Business Development Executive?
You will be at the forefront of our business, working with around 200* major grocery and convenience retail stores. We will be looking for you to deliver against defined performance related targets including distribution, availability, merchandising and coverage targets as well as driving advocacy for our brands and executing our trade activities. We are looking for highly motivated individuals who can provide a fresh, innovative & informed approach. Your passion and commitment to delivering a great experience to your retailers, your ability to learn quickly and share your insights will ensure that we achieve our goals. As part of this role, you will be responsible for gathering key data on distribution of core brands, gaining an understanding of why product isn’t available and rectifying these issues where possible.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Key Responsibilities
- Take Ownership of your territory and be the personable & professional face of the brand.
- Be Upstanding in recording accurate data and sharing best practice.
- Be a determined, diligent, and personable representative of our nationally recognised partner.
What will you need to succeed as our Business Development Executive?
- A flexible approach & willingness to learn.
- Tenacity and a passion for delivering outstanding customer service.
- An in-depth understanding of retail is desirable, preferably with a strong tobacco industry/FMCG company background
- Results focused.
- Strong communication skills.
- Excellent time management.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Benefits
As well as an engaging and varied day job, this Business Development Executive role also offers a variety of benefits including:
- Best in class training and support to ensure you reach your full potential
- Performance related bonus
- Holiday accrual with length of service
- Company Car & Fuel Card
You must be eligible to work in the UK and have a full clean driving licence.
Field Sales Solutions is an equal opportunities employer.
Live our company values:
- Partnership - We are transparent, open, and work together with our clients and colleagues to achieve common goals.
- Return - We drive and evaluate all activity by identifying and delivering a positive ROI.
- Ownership - We understand our role and have a sense of purpose and accountability in everything we do.
- Upstanding - We are honest, reliable, and ethical in all we do, showing professionalism and integrity always.
- Determined - we know that success requires perseverance, and we are driven to achieve.
We are PROUD to be Field Sales Solutions.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills