Overview
Customer Development Executive – The Magnum Ice Cream Company.
Location: Bristol, South Gloucester & Surrounding areas (ideal postcode BS15).
Permanent, full time – 40 hours per week.
Salary £29,000 basic, 10% bonus, lunch allowance & other benefits.
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is the world’s largest ice cream business with 19,000 colleagues and iconic brands such as Walls, Cornetto, and Ben & Jerry’s enjoyed in 76 countries.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with customers by building strong, long‑lasting relationships, understanding their business needs and local consumers, and delivering tailored solutions.
- Drive outstanding in‑store execution, ensuring optimal availability, compliance, and visibility through practical activation and influence over wholesaler transfer orders.
- Create and deliver a winning territory business plan, taking a business development approach to grow distribution, sales, and market share.
- Use data and insights to track performance, deliver against KPIs, and embed best practice across your territory and wider team.
- Manage CAPEX assets such as freezers on loan and premium POS, ensuring outlets meet contractual terms and conditions.
- Support the execution of joint business plans (JBPs) within QSR chains at a store level.
- Maintain strong administrative standards, ensuring all systems, reporting, and compliance tasks are completed accurately and on time.
About You
- Commercially focused, resilient, and tenacious, with a strong desire to win and grow your territory.
- Excellent communication and people skills, with confidence to influence a wide range of stakeholders.
- Previous experience in FMCG, direct sales, convenience, or field sales, with a proven ability to develop accounts or territories – desirable but not essential.
- Organised and disciplined, with strong administration, planning, and negotiation skills.
- IT‑literate, comfortable using MS Office and CRM or other sales systems, and keen to use data to drive decisions.
- Self‑motivated, adaptable, and able to work both independently and as part of a high‑performing team.
- Full, valid UK driving licence, eligibility to work in the UK, and live within commute of the role – essential.
What We Offer
- Starting salary of £29,000, with up to 10% annual bonus.
- Tax‑free lunch allowance.
- Company vehicle & fuel card.
- Flexible (SMART) working.
- Continuous coaching, learning & development.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- 23 days paid holiday + public holidays.
- Annual leave purchase scheme.
Full UK driving licence (with no more than 6 points or previous bans) required. All offers will be subject to successful completion of a DVLA licence check.
