Wholesale Business Development Executive in Croydon

Location / Region: Croydon and the surrounding areas

Industry: FMCG / Wholesale

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

Working Pattern: Monday-Friday

Grade: 3

Other Benefits: Company Car/Van + Fuel Card

Would you like to represent a business that contributes to a healthier and more sustainable way of living?

The Role at a Glance:

Standout Field Marketing have a fantastic opportunity to join our Danone Impulse Field Sales Team. As a Wholesale BDE, your role will be to call on the Top 8 Wholesale partners for Danone. Your remit will be to influence and agree space, range, promotional compliance and to attend sales events at depot. This will include actively managing shelf life quality of stock, ensuring rotation, utilising bay space and palletised displays. You will be representing a wide range of Danone brands including Evian Water, Volvic Touch of Fruit, Alpro Plant Based UHT and Dairy SKUs. You will play a huge role in helping Danone drive sales by working with key contacts. You must be comfortable and capable of manual handling/lifting stock.

Why join us & our Danone Team?

We are Danone, with the leading brands across 4 separate categories, you will be representing true leaders in the industry. Passion, team spirit and go-getting attitude. Courage and ownership. Care and compassion. If these words resonate, you’ll feel right at home working for Danone. Working on the Danone account, you have the opportunity to represent a company whose driving force is its people. Danone recognises that together we are a force for good in the role we play through food & drink. A people powered company, where everyone at every level has a voice and shares in the future.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience working in field sales or similar role
• Strong communication skills and confidence influencing stakeholders
• Stakeholder management experience
• Excellent time management and territory planning ability
• Be self-motivated and results-driven
• A full UK Driving Licence (no more than 6 points and no previous bans)

What Happens Next:

• First step is to apply via the internal vacancies portal
• Your application will be reviewed by our recruitment team
• The next stage is a short interview with the hiring manager
• You’ll then be given quick feedback and next steps (if applicable)

If you’re looking for more information on the role, contact our recruitment team on recruitment@weareavidity.com referencing the job title and ID number, and a member of our team will get back to you shortly.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

Feel empowered to be your best and authentic self in a safe and supportive working environment. Our colleagues come from a variety of backgrounds, education, experience levels, age groups, religions and ethnicities. We’re committed to inclusive and blind recruitment practices, providing forward-thinking policies e.g. transgender and Ramadan policies, and celebrating diversity through engagement sessions for key events e.g. Pride, International Women’s Day and Black History Month.

Discover What It’s Like to Work with Us:

A place where you can be yourself and grow. Our aim is simple - to create a workplace that allows you to be your authentic self, in an environment that supports your wellbeing and development. Build a career that works alongside your lifestyle, allowing you to achieve a healthy work-life balance. Learn more about our culture and what it’s like to be a member of our team: Join an award-winning sales and marketing team.

If you would like to be considered please speak to your line manager in the first instance. To apply, ensure you do so via the Internal jobs portal - you will need to create an internal profile if you don’t have one already using your company email address. When applying internally you will be asked to complete a short application form as well as upload your most up-to-date CV. Full guidance on how to apply internally are on DAVE if required. Good luck!