Ready to kick-start your sales career with an iconic brand? Heineken Ireland is hiring On-Trade Graduate Sales Rep in Cork
We are building a future that embraces innovation, sustainability, and diversity. We are a business that will bring out the best in you - providing great opportunities for people with ambition and drive. People are at the heart of our company – It is undoubtedly the pride and passion of our colleagues that makes us stand out from the crowd. Our success simply would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of our employees. If you are as excited about our future as we are, then we'd love to hear how you can help us shape it. We are always looking for new talent to help build and grow our company and our brands. Our careers are journeys paved with richness, accomplishments, and a few beers and ciders with friends or strangers along the way. Your journey will be one of close connections and growing friendships. We collaborate with colleagues in every single other function to do what HEINEKEN does best: brew the highest quality, premium beers, and ciders. Join our diverse team of over 350 employees here in Ireland – across our Cork and Dublin offices, as well as our remote employees nationwide
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Job Titl**
e: On Trade Graduate Sales R
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erEmployment Typ
e: Full-Time – Contract role ( 2 year'
s)Job Location: Cork and surrounding ar
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Job Purpo**
se:Champion HEINEKEN's On Trade Sales portfolio, delivering exceptional commercial results by working hand-in-hand with customers to drive sustainable growth and quality excellence across your territo
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Key Responsibilit**
* ies:Create and deliver ambitious territory sales and resource plans that uncover key opportunities and turn insight into gro
* wth.Build and lead trusted, value-adding partnerships with on-trade customers by acting as a consultant to their busin
* ess.Drive increased footfall and energy in the on-trade, bringing occasions to life and attracting more consumers into outl
* ets.Grow customers' total business through strategic thinking, commercial excellence, and flawless execut
* ion.Champion the growth of HEINEKEN Ireland's priority categories and accelerate performance of our iconic bra
* nds.Elevate outlet quality by implementing HEINEKEN Ireland quality standards in close collaboration with the local Quality t
* eam.Bring channel activation plans to life by working hand-in-hand with the Trade Marketing team to deliver standout execut
* ion.Respond swiftly and effectively to customer issues and service requests by collaborating with the relevant internal te
* ams.Evaluate HEINEKEN Ireland and competitor programmes, sharing clear insights and recommendations with internal stakehold
* ers.Build deep customer and market understanding by spending time in trade, including evenings, observing consumer behaviours, occasions, and tre
* nds.Take on additional responsibilities as required to support team and business priorit
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Key measures of suc*
* cess:Sales Ta
* rgetsPortfolio develo
* pmentProgram Exec
* utionQuality Stan
* dardsDemonstration of Company Behav
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KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT POT***
* ENTIALA third level business qualification (University d
* egree)Up to 2 years of Sales experience and knowledge is re
* quiredStrong Analytical
* skillsExcellent organisation and planning capa
* bilityBusiness relationship, partnership building and a team
* playerExpertise in point of purchase excellence, underpinned by a strong understanding of the market and consumer drivers and in
* sightsStrong IT skills and an awareness and interest in leveraging social media pla
* tformsDemonstrate a high level of learning a
* gilityOn Trade experience desired but not ess
* entialDrivers Licence is re
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* efits
* -BonusMeal all
* owancesComp
* any CarAttractive
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Embracing and celebrating diversity is core to HEINEKEN's purpose of 'brewing the joy of true togetherness to inspire a better world.' We believe that people as diverse as our brews – including and not limited to gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, nationality, social background, disability and thinking style – enrich our lives and strengthen our business. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates as we champion a culture of belonging that provides fair and equal opportunities*
for all.