Kickstart Your Career in Sales, E-Commerce & Trade Marketing
We’re looking for a Graduate Sales & Trade Marketing Executive to support our growing e-commerce and commercial team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate to gain hands‑on experience across sales, e-commerce account management, trade marketing, customer presentations, product launches and commercial analysis within a fast‑paced consumer goods business.
Reporting To
Head of Sales (dotted line also to Marketing Manager)
Location
Bourne End, Bucks (UK HQ) – Office based 2 days a week, with travel to customers and for business needs.
Role Purpose
This is a hybrid commercial role combining responsibility for a portfolio of e-commerce accounts with support for delivering high-quality, consistent trade marketing content across the wider sales team.
The successful candidate will support the management and growth of e-commerce customers while also acting as a key marketing support resource, helping to ensure all customer-facing materials are aligned, compelling and on-brand.
This role is ideal for a recent graduate or early-career candidate looking to build a career in sales, e-commerce and trade marketing within a fast-paced consumer goods business. The role offers broad commercial exposure, direct customer responsibility and the opportunity to work cross-functionally across sales, marketing and e-commerce.
Key Responsibilities
E-Commerce Account Management
* Support the management of a portfolio of e-commerce accounts
* Assist in delivering sales targets and supporting account performance
* Support range reviews and customer meetings where appropriate
* Optimise online product listings including content, imagery, SEO and enhanced content
* Support new product launches across e-commerce platforms
* Analyse customer sales‑out data and performance metrics
* Track retail pricing and competitor activity
* Complete new line forms and customer setup documentation
* Coordinate and send product samples to customers
* Prepare and participate in monthly “One Ecommerce Forum” meetings and channel reviews
Trade Marketing & Sales Support
Under the guidance of both the Head of Marketing and Head of Sales, and in conjunction with the Marketing team:
* Create compelling “selling story” presentations for current and new product launches
* Build standardised, on-brand PowerPoint slides for customer meetings
* Ensure consistent messaging across all customer presentations
* Develop and maintain a central library of approved trade marketing materials
* Create and update PowerPoint templates including:
* Trade marketing content
* GfK data and market insights
* Category performance highlights
* Support preparation for key customer meetings and range reviews
Sales Operations & Administration Support
* Support the wider sales team with administrative and reporting tasks during peak periods, including:
* Customer sales‑out reporting
* Retail price trackers
* Store visit image collation
* New line submission forms
* Prepare quarterly territory review sheets for approval
* Maintain accuracy and consistency of customer-facing documents
Brand & Content Governance
* Ensure consistency of brand messaging across all customer-facing materials
* Maintain marketing content in email signatures
* Manage a product launch calendar and support activation timing across teams
* Ensure all trade presentations align with agreed brand messaging
* Maintain up-to-date corporate templates and correct brand usage, including fonts and formatting standards
* Manage and maintain up-to-date product displays in the boardroom
Key Skills & Experience
* Recent graduate (or graduating soon) in Marketing, Business, Economics, Retail, E-commerce or a related commercial discipline
* A placement year, internship or degree apprenticeship within FMCG, retail, e-commerce, consumer goods or a brand-led business would be highly advantageous
* Strong interest in sales, e-commerce, trade marketing and brand building
* Commercially curious with an interest in how products are sold both online and in-store
* Highly organised with strong attention to detail
* Strong PowerPoint and presentation-building skills
* Comfortable analysing data and drawing insights from sales or market information
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
* Proactive, collaborative and eager to learn in a fast-paced commercial environment
* Confident using Excel and PowerPoint; experience with retailer portals, Amazon or market data tools would be beneficial but not essential
Success Measures
* Growth and performance across managed e-commerce accounts
* Improved consistency and quality of trade marketing materials
* Positive feedback from customers and the wider sales team
* Improved efficiency across sales administration processes
* Strong execution of online product launches and content optimisation
* Distribution and visibility both online and offline
* Contribution to supplier reputation through added value and category expertise
If you’re highly organised, creative, analytical, and eager to build a career in FMCG, e-commerce or brand-led sales, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now or get in touch to learn more.
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