Sales and Merchandising Role
We are seeking a skilled sales and merchandising professional to join our team in the Tobacco and Vaping industry. This exciting opportunity will allow you to work with an international brand, implementing merchandising principles and executing client initiatives.
About the Role:
This is a field-based role, where you will be responsible for managing a geographic area, building relationships with retailers, and delivering excellence in merchandising principles and execution. Your primary focus will be on taking ownership of a designated territory, ensuring full distribution of products, and implementing store assortment optimization strategies.
Your Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain full distribution of all products across your designated territory
- Merchandise in-store displays, primarily in convenience channels, to drive sales and visibility
- Generate extra space for brands and products through store assortment optimization
- Replenish stock, build display units, and feature displays as required
- Implement Point of Sale (POS) and Points of Interruption (POI) to enhance the path to purchase
- Meet company expectations for POS placement, marketing materials, and distribution
- Capture and report all in-store BAT and competitor activity via handheld devices
Requirements:
- Problem-solving skills with a can-do attitude and social intelligence
- Understanding of merchandising, category planning, and planograms
- Merchandising and product availability experience in the FMCG sector
- Proven track record of delivering behaviors commensurate with company guidelines
- Ability to build great working relationships with line managers, peers, and customers
- Excellent verbal, communication, and personal organizational skills
- Knowledge and experience of using tablet-based toolkits, CRM, and auditing tools
- Full clean driving license
Benefits:
- Competitive salary package from 30-35k per annum (DOE)
- Bonus structure attached (OTE 20% of salary)
- Van provided
- Fuel card supplied
- Toll tag supplied
- Lunch allowance €8 per day
- Expenses receipted
- Phone supplied
- Laptop/Tablet supplied
- 20 days holidays