SALES EXECUTIVE
Competitive basic salary
Office based
THE COMPANY
Doves Farm Foods Ltd is a successful, award-winning, family-owned food business, specialising in artisan, organic and free from flours and foods. It operates a portfolio of loved brands including Doves Farm, FREEE and Wessex Mill.
The business is incredibly exciting and highly ambitious, whose values are firmly set in strong ethical and environmental foundations.
Due to continued expansion, we are recruiting a Sales Executive to join our commercial team.
We are looking for a forward thinking, proactive individual. You will ideally be of graduate calibre, a self-starter with a strong ability to collaborate with differing teams within the business and work independently when required.
The ideal candidate will be a highly organised person with exceptional communication and numerical skills.
This is an ideal role to learn the ways of working at Doves Farm Foods. Career development will be actively encouraged with possible regional account management responsibilities being undertaken within 12-18 months.
JOB PURPOSE
In this role you will be working directly for the Senior National Account Manager but providing support across all areas of the sales function.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
* Provide day to day support to the Sales Team across all administrative tasks.
* Produce weekly, monthly, quarterly sales and pricing reports and ensure all data is captured allowing accurate reporting metrics.
* Tracking sales performance against quarterly/annual targets.
* Managing supplier agreements administration.
* Complete customer New Line Forms, promotional activity submission forms, e-mail relevant product specifications and process sample requests.
* Monitor and manage sales in-box with analysis of enquiries.
* Plan and organise specific trade shows as directed.
* Update and maintain CRM system.
* Undertake specific research and investigation as directed.
* Collate competitor product activity, promotions and new products.
* Design and maintain sales trackers as required. These may include promotional trackers and expenditure.
* Field telephone calls as required
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND EXPERIENCE
* Excellent Organisation and time keeping.
* Quick and keen to learn.
* Competent at using all Microsoft Office applications such as (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
* Proactive approach with ability to problem solve using own initiative.
* Proven ability to challenge and reprioritise tasks.
* Ability to work well on their own as well as part of a team.
* Excellent communication skills with strong stakeholder management skills.
* Strong organisational skills and an innate attention to detail.
* Ability to understand, map and identify improvements to processes.
WHAT WE OFFER
* Working in a pioneering family-owned business with loved brands that make a difference to people & the planet
* A beautiful rural work location in the Wiltshire countryside
* A relaxed friendly work environment with good work/life balance
* 50% staff discount in our webshop
* Cycle to work scheme, EyeCare, discounted local gym membership