Field Sales Executive

The Role

Do you have a natural passion for sales? Would you like to be part of an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees?

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our industry leading Field Sales team as a Field Sales Executive in Ireland.

Are you passionate about selling high-quality products to customers? Do you enjoy building long-lasting relationships and finding new business opportunities? If so then this is the role for you

We are looking for a Field Sales Executive who can use their own initiative alongside working as part of a team. We want you to make the role your own you will have flexibility and a role where no 2 days are the same.

You will be joining a long standing very experienced team of Regional Field Sales Executives, who have fantastic relationships with their retailers. To ensure your success, we offer unrivalled training and a mentoring scheme. If you want to develop your career with an organisation that takes development, engagement, well-being, and progression seriously then this is the role for you.

This is a field-based role, and you will need to be able to travel to your customers sites across all of Ireland

You will ideally live in Leinster or Munster to make it easier to travel to your customers sites.
All candidates must hold a valid Full driving licence.
Overnight stays will be required.

• Drive business across Retail multiple and independent stores, Key Accounts Wholesale
• Partner with Independent and Wholesale outlets in your area, establishing excellent relationships within your territory through a range of Key Accounts Operations Team to Retailers and key contacts within wholesaler, having value-adding conversations to sell in new products to meet the customer's identified needs.
• Drive customer advocacy for our brands by achieving sales, market share, distribution, availability, and coverage targets within defined area.
• Identify and communicate merchandising opportunities to your customers to help ensure the best possible space allocation and visibility of Imperial brands on shelf.
• Identify new business opportunities by having a great understanding of the category and shopper behaviour in-store. Provide cover for current Field Sales teams RDR team during
• Manage/cover existing reps journey plan to ensure effective coverage of account base and implement territory business plan

• Previous and / or current Face to Face Sales Experience ideally an FMCG business
• Experienced in building face to face relationships with retailers
• Have excellent communication and people skills, and proven ability to build rapport quickly
• Be a team player with an understanding of wider team goals and how you can impact them
• Self-supportive, managing time and resources effectively; and be able to use your initiative and to act exclusively when required
• Able to set and meet self-stretching targets

• Base Salary of €36,750
• 24% yearly bonus opportunity
• Company vehicle
• Company Phone and iPad
• 22 days annual leave in addition to public and bank holidays, increasing with service and an option to purchase additional holiday
• Generous company pension scheme

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all. Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we're fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.