Customer Development Executive – Carlsberg Britvic (McCurrach)
Location: Teeside & Surrounding areas (Ideal postcode TS1)
Employment: Permanent, Full time – 40 hours per week
Salary: £30,000 basic + 20% bonus
Ready to power up your Sales career? Passionate about the most iconic and popular beers and soft drinks?
Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi‑beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti, Brooklyn, Hobgoblin, Wainwright, and soft drinks such as J2O, Robinsons, Tango, London Essence. We also hold licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK, including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea, and Rockstar Energy.
With a strong national footprint, the business includes six production facilities and sixteen logistics depots servicing customers across the UK.
In this role as Customer Development Executive, you will help grow Carlsberg Britvic market share within your defined territory. You will drive sales of our Beers, Ciders, and Soft Drinks by maximising brand availability and visibility in Symbol and Independent stores.
What You’ll Do
Working with a Regional Sales Manager, you will be responsible for face‑to‑face contact with Convenience (Symbol & Independent) retailers, establishing and retaining new business opportunities, and delivering a business plan for your territory focused on maximising sales opportunities.
* Partner with customers by building outstanding relationships in convenience stores, understanding retailer needs, local consumers, and executing solutions.
* Adopt a full category‑based selling approach to grow and develop every outlet you work with for the benefit of both the retail outlet and Carlsberg Britvic.
* Create a winning territory business plan and take a business‑development approach in your territory 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 that demonstrates an ability to offer alternative approaches to tackling challenges and winning over stores.
About You
* Fun, passionate, driven, and target‑oriented team player who can bring brands to life.
* Entrepreneurial style that thrives on being the key contact for customers, driving new business, and maintaining sustainable relationships.
* Eager to win, advocating our brands and putting consumers at the heart of what we do and sell.
* Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
* Previous experience in Direct Sales/Convenience or FMCG is desirable.
* Good administration, organisational, and planning skills; commercially astute with strong negotiation techniques.
* Self‑motivated, IT and social‑media literate.
* Strong and resilient with personal energy and capacity to act at pace.
* Proactive team participant.
* Full, valid manual driving licence; eligibility to work in the UK; and live within a 60‑minute commute from the role location.
What We Offer
* Starting salary of £30,000 and a 20% quarterly bonus.
* A company vehicle and fuel card.
* Requires a full UK driving licence (no more than 6 points or previous bans). All offers subject to successful DVLA licence check.
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