Sales Development Manager Drinks/Spirits Experience - ESSENTIAL

Job Title: Sales Development Manager  Drinks/Spirits Experience - ESSENTIAL 

Location: *Home based, Greater London * this is a UK sales role with most time spent in a sales role over the working day.

Salary: £20,000 to £25,000 per annum depending on experience plus Bonus

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent (40 hours per week) with regular evenings and weekend work.

Start Date: April 2018

Job Role:

The post holder will be work on sales, distribution, and business development, for this Gin Company in London and across the UK. The strengths and qualities of the job holder in this new role are critical to the medium term development of this 2017 revived Gin brand.

A role ideal for a well-motivated UK on-trade knowledgeable person, with excellent organisational ability, who has a great range of UK On-Trade sales and commercial and experience. This is an opportunity for the job holder to be at the heart of the successful revival of one of the UK's oldest Gin brands, working closely with the founders. The role requires someone with excellent sales, interpersonal and communication skills who can really demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit.

Key responsibilities of the role:

Sales Development - 85% of the role

Brand Management - 5% if the role

Administration - 10% of the role

Person Profile:

Essential Criteria

• On trade sales and commercial experience, ideally in the UK spirits category
• In bar work and mixology experience with a good understanding of bar expectations
• The style and personality to act as the brand ambassador in this role coupled with the enthusiasm and reliability to thrive in the critical sales development part of the role
• Able to start work in April 2018

Desirable Criteria

• Live in Greater London with ready access to the public transport system
• Have been working full time in the UK on trade environment for a minimum 2 years
• Bring with them a range of on trade contracts and a UK network
• Valid and clean driving license

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