Avidity Manchester, United Kingdom
Job overview
Customer Development Executive role at Avidity. This position is based in Manchester and surrounding areas. Permanent, full-time – 40 hours per week. Salary £29,750 basic + 20% bonus. This role is part of the Carlsberg Britvic partnership and focuses on growing market share across Beers, Ciders, and Soft Drinks by maximizing brand availability and visibility in Symbol and Independent stores.
What you’ll do
* Partner with customers by building outstanding relationships in convenience stores, understanding retailer needs, their local consumers, and executing solutions.
* Adopt a full category-based selling approach to grow every outlet you work with for the benefit of the outlet and Carlsberg Britvic.
* Create a territory business plan and take a business development approach to grow sales and market share.
* Use data and evidence-based retailer successes to drive best practice in your territory, region, and across the team.
* Develop a growth mindset and adaptable approach to tackle challenges and win over stores.
About you
* You are a fun, passionate, driven, and target-oriented team player who can bring brands to life.
* Your entrepreneurial style means you thrive on being the key contact for customers, driving new business, and maintaining sustainable relationships.
* You are eager to win, advocating our brands and putting consumers at the heart of what we do and sell.
* Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills are key to success in this role.
* Experience in Direct Sales/Convenience or FMCG is a plus.
* Good administration, organizational and planning skills, commercially astute with strong negotiation techniques.
* Self-motivated with IT and social media literacy.
* Strong and resilient with the energy to act at pace; willing to work as part of a proactive team.
* Full valid manual driving licence and eligibility to work in the UK; live within a 60-minute commute from the role location.
What we offer
* Starting salary of £29,750, with a 20% quarterly bonus potential.
* Company vehicle and fuel card.
* 23 days paid holidays plus public holidays, with annual leave purchase scheme.
* Continuous coaching, training, and career development.
* Be part of a fantastic team with access to Carlsberg Britvic brands, events and incentives.
* Company pension scheme, life assurance, and access to discounted private healthcare.
* Family-friendly policies (enhanced maternity & paternity pay).
* Access to Employee Assistance Programme for 24/7 wellbeing support.
* Opportunity to volunteer for McCurrach taskforces (Diversity & Inclusion; Community; Sustainability; Mental Health & Wellbeing).
Please note: this role requires a full UK manual driving licence (no more than 6 points or bans); offers are subject to successful DVLA licence checks.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Industry
* Manufacturing
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