Customer Development Executive - HEINEKEN - Central and Greater London

Customer Development Executive – HEINEKEN – Central and Greater London

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Customer Development Executive Central & Greater London

Function: On-Trade

Location: Field Based Central & Greater London

Salary: C£35,000 base depending on experience, plus full benefits listed below.

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 11th February 2025

As the nations leading pub, cider and beer company and the name behind a host of brilliant brands, were looking for equally brilliant people to help us on our journey to building a better future.

Theres so much more to HEINEKEN than meets the eye and right now, were looking for a Customer Development Executive covering the Central & Greater London region!

About The Role

Reporting to the Customer Development Director, this exciting role involves dynamic collaboration with team members and influential stakeholders. Youll support the achievement of developing a profitable market share and increasing the availability & appeal of our brands to consumers. The core of the role focuses on driving incremental net distribution by retaining the current brand footprint and unlocking incremental opportunities, ensuring that our iconic beers and ciders find their way to consumers through the best pubs and bars in the region.

The Customer Development Executive will activate key brand platforms, campaigns and events across relevant outlets in the patch. Youll work closely with our national and indirect team to deliver tactical activity in current accounts and help execute new opportunities.

Relationships here are key and youll need to develop and maintain a high profile within your geography by building a strong network of customers and contacts with regular meetings to build a continuous pipeline of new opportunities. And, with quality never far from our minds, youll lead conversations with your customers to ensure that every consumer has an exceptional experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Prioritising calls to strategically important accounts, spending time where maximum impact can be gained.
• Sell our iconic brand propositions to outlet decision-makers with passion ensuring alignment with the outlet type and brand positioning.
• Identify appropriate outlets for marketing activity and deliver brilliant execution of promotional campaigns.

We sponsor some fantastic events that you may have heard of, such as the UEFA Champions League, Champions Cup Rugby, UEFA Womens Euros and Formula 1. Plenty to get involved in!

Who We’re Looking For

This role is fast-paced and requires flexibility in its approach. Youll need to adapt your selling style and tools according to the customer and channel. This can be done by building quick, quality relationships with customers.

We need someone with a real passion for brands, able to story tell and discuss our portfolio with the enthusiasm it deserves.

If you have:

• Excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to get on with people from all walks of life
• An appetite to learn and grow
• Experience of delivering against targets
• Brand selling experience
• Commercial acumen and negotiating skills

Experience in pubs and beer isnt essential for this role and we actively encourage people with a passion for excellence in execution in any industry to apply!

Our Benefits

As part of the team, along with your salary, youll also receive:

• An annual bonus
• Company Car (a full UK drivers licence is required for this role)
• Meal and Broadband Allowance
• Company funded Private Medical Healthcare
• Double matched pension (up to 10%)
• 35 days holiday
• A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers! (low and no alcohol options available)
• Comprehensive Opportunities to develop.

Youll also get the opportunity to get involved with one of our colleague networks where groups of colleagues from all over the business work together to ensure were always working towards being a diverse and inclusive company.

The Application

If you like what youve read and are ready to brew a better career with us, lets get going! We may close vacancies early where we receive lots of applications, so dont delay!

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then were more than happy to review our processes please feel free to get in touch with us.

You might feel that you dont meet every single requirement for this role, and thats okay we all need the opportunity to develop and untap our full potential. If this adverts piqued your interest, wed encourage you to submit an application rather than ruling yourself out. You never know you may be exactly what were looking for!

Who We Are

Were the worlds most international brewer and the name behind a host of brilliant beers and ciders, from Birra Moretti, to Strongbow, to Cruzcampo and many more.

Its a fantastic time to join us. Were leading the way in low and no alcohol innovation, pioneering new technologies to meet our ambitious environmental goals and investing in our pubs to keep them at the centre of their communities.

When you join us, well back you to reach your full potential. Youll enjoy unique development opportunities, unforgettable experiences and a reward package that goes far beyond the salary you receive.

If you want to hear more about life at HEINEKEN from our colleagues, head over to LinkedIn and check out the hashtag.

Theres no better place to untap your future. Join us, and brew a better career.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Marketing Services

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