Advocate Group
Internal Sales Executive
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Internal Sales Executive
£30,000 + Car Allowance + 15% Bonus
Liverpool (2-3 days per week in office)
We're proud to be exclusively partnering with a leading FMCG business on a key hire within its Commercial division. With a strong portfolio of well-known drinks brands across retail, foodservice, hospitality, and wholesale, this is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and established business.
This is a highly developmental commercial role, supporting a team of National Account Managers across the wholesale customer portfolio. You'll also take ownership of a smaller portfolio of regional accounts, giving you genuine exposure to account management and customer development.
If you're commercially curious, organised, confident, and looking to build your commercial experience with a view to progressing into National Account Management, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
- Supporting National Account Managers and the Head of the Professional and Foodservice division across the wholesale customer portfolio
- Managing a smaller portfolio of regional wholesale accounts and developing these commercially
- Supporting forecasting, spend tracking, promotional administration, new line forms, SKU changes, and reporting
- Managing customer communications, including regular reports, category updates, and buyer support packs
- Working closely with Commercial and Supply Chain teams on forecasting and scenario planning
- Attending trade exhibitions and developing confidence in representing the product portfolio to customers
- Gradually gaining exposure to customer meetings, store visits, account accompaniments, and product development
- Providing excellent customer service and building strong customer relationships
- Supporting the wider team when required and taking ownership of agreed tasks and projects
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About You
- Graduate or early-career candidate with a genuine interest in developing a career in sales or account management
- Previous experience in sales, customer service, commercial support, or a similar role is advantageous but not essential
- Confident, personable, articulate, and comfortable communicating with customers and internal teams
- Commercially curious, proactive, and keen to learn
- Strong Excel, Microsoft Office, numerical, and data skills
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and time management
- Driven, resilient, positive, and determined
- Previous FMCG, food, drink, wholesale, or foodservice experience is beneficial but not essential
- Based in the North West and able to travel to the office and customers as required
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Benefits
- Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week in the office
- Genuine career development and progression opportunities
- Exposure to National Account Managers and senior commercial leadership
- Supportive and development-focused team environment
- Clear opportunity to progress towards a National Account Manager career
Please get in touch with Evie Coates or click “Apply Now” to be considered for this vacancy.
📞Call: 07537 163597
💻Email: evie.coates@advocate-group.co.uk
The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
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