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Customer Development Executive
Customer Development Executive - McCurrach on behalf of The Magnum Ice Cream Company
Location
Enfield, Barnet and Waltham Abbey & Surrounding areas
Contract
Permanent, full time – 40 hours per week
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: £30,000 basic
- Bonus: Up to 10% annual bonus
- Lunchallowance – Tax-free
- Company vehicle + fuel card
- Flexible (SMART) working
- Continuous coaching, learning & development
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 23 days paid holiday + public holidays
- Annual leave purchase scheme
About the Role
Ready to build your career with the world’s most loved ice cream brands? Passionate about creating moments of pure pleasure?
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is the world’s largest ice cream business, an industry leader with 19,000 expert colleagues. Enjoyed in 76 countries, its iconic brands—Wall’s, Cornetto, and Ben & Jerry’s—are recognised globally.
For over 100 years, it has prioritised delivering happiness through every lick and scoop. Now, it’s on a mission to become the ultimate snacking company, fostering growth, innovation, ownership, and high performance.
If you enjoy shaping unforgettable consumer experiences and turning everyday moments into lasting memories, this role is for you.
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Key Responsibilities
As a Customer Development Executive (CDE), you will:
- Promote the Walls portfolio to independent retailers.
- Identify and win high-potential accounts in your territory.
- Develop and execute a data-driven call plan, driving growth via:
- Increased distribution
- Enhanced availability
- Better visibility
- Stronger compliance & execution of beloved ice cream brands.
- Shape and implement your territory strategy with support from your Regional Manager.
- Build long-lasting customer relationships, tailoring solutions to meet their needs.
- Ensure optimal in-store execution, leveraging practical activation tactics and influencing wholesaler orders.
- Create and deliver a winning territory business plan, focusing on growth, sales, and market share expansion.
- Track performance using data and KPIs, embedding best practices regionally.
- Manage CAPEX assets, including Freezers on Loan and premium Point-of-Sale materials, ensuring contractual compliance.
- Support Joint Business Plans (JBPs) within QSR chains at the store level.
- Maintain robust administrative standards, including accurate reporting, data input, and compliance.
About You
This role requires:
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✅ A fun, driven, and target-orientated team player who loves bringing brands to life. ✅ Commercial acumen with a proven drive to win and grow your territory. ✅ Strong communication and relationship-building skills to influence stakeholders. ✅ Preferably—though not essential—experience in FMCG, Direct Sales, Convenience, or Field Sales, with a track record in account/territory development. ✅ Organisational discipline, paired with excellent admin, planning, and negotiation skills. ✅ IT proficiency, comfortable using MS Office, CRM, and sales systems, while leveraging data for decision-making. ✅ Self-motivated, adaptable, able to work independently or collaboratively in a high-performing team.
➔ Essential criteria:
- Full valid UK driving licence (
6 points or fewer, no previous bans) - Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to commute from the given location
Why Join Us?
A unique opportunity to grow with the world’s leading ice cream company. You’ll receive: ✔ Full training & tools to succeed ✔ Career progression with a passionate team driving innovation every day ✔ A branded experience that lets you shape the future of ice cream deliveries. Life tastes better with ice cream—and now, with you.
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