C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. You probably know us best from brands like Bulmers, Magners and Tennent’s.
Role Overview
This is an excellent opportunity to join C&C Group Ireland. Reporting to the Commercial Director IOI Off-Trade, this role is an essential component to the broader Sale Team structure - supporting the National Account Management team by ensuring the highest level of customer focus, cross functional engagement, and information accuracy. You have a customer focused mindset, pride yourself on getting it right "first time, every time" and ensuring the smooth management of all customer accounts across a variety of business channels. You are the key contact for day-to-day enquiries from both internal and external sources and proactively work with our Marketing, Finance, Logistics, Category and Field Sales Teams.
Key Duties
1. Liaise with brand managers on product launches and gather and maintain all necessary data.
2. Prepare and submit Promotional Submissions to accounts in adherence with submission deadlines.
3. Compile New Line Forms for accounts whether that be in Excel, Word or online platforms.
4. Communicate all account promotional activity, account listings and pricing to our Field Sales Team and ensure set up correctly internally first time.
5. Proactively prepare monthly sales reports and circulate them to the relevant internal and external contacts.
6. Complete effectively all adhoc tasks that are deemed necessary by the National Accounts Team and our accounts.
7. Book meetings, take minutes and manage NAM diaries as required.
8. Brandbank key contact – organise new sku set up and approve as necessary.
9. Maintain and track promotional activity and account Joint Business Plans.
10. Become proficient in our internal systems; Power BI, JDE, Softco
11. Establish and develop relationships with the relevant people in our accounts whether that be the buyers or their support teams.
12. Work effectively cross functionally as required.
13. Implement promotional plans which meet both the customers' needs and those of C&C Group and its brands
14. Undertake specific projects in line with business needs and own personal development
15. Communicate effectively all relevant information and updates on each customer to key internal stakeholders
16. Ensure all internal/external meetings and presentations are relevant and appropriate to C&C Brands and the customers' business values
17. Provide brand and customer analysis to support decision making by NAM/CD
18. Support wider Off trade Team with administrative assistance and reporting as and when required.
About you
19. Approachable with strong communication and influencing skills and a growth mindset
20. Understanding of consumer and shopper
21. Highly analytical, with ability to analyse and interpret data and present findings
22. Financial understanding & analytical capability
23. High attention to detail, and the ability to act with pace and urgency.
24. A results driven, resilient self-starter with an ability to work on own Initiative.
25. Strong ability to build and leverage relationships with customers, consultants and internal teams
26. Ability to maximise productivity through prioritisation, time management and organisation
27. Excellent IT skills including all MS office programmes, and reporting using Excel
28. Experience analysing data and reporting on findings
29. FMCG drinks experience in Retail or Wholesale sectors across NI/ ROI is an advantage
About us
Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.
From grass to glass, and everything in between, we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.
We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.
We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.