Job Description

Van Sales Representative – South East Ireland

About the role:

Our client, well established in the food industry is looking to hire a sales representative. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a well-structured sales team delivering to current customers as well as upselling and developing new sales calls.

The role requires a person with strong influencing skills selling the companies range of products.  It requires a person with strong interpersonal and communications skills to maintain relationships with current customers and develop relationships with new customers.  It also requires maintaining relationships with the van sales team to ensure a comprehensive delivery service is in place at all times.

Roles and responsibilities will include:

• Proven track record working as a van sales representative
• Achieve agreed sales targets and customer call rates consistent with the run schedule
• Present, promote and sell current range of products and introduce new lines to customers on an ongoing basis
• Ensure product range correctly merchandised with proper stock rotation on the shelf
• Ensure correct pricing
• Expedite the resolution of customers problems and complaints to maximise satisfaction
• Maintain full stock control of vehicle
• Report customers needs, competitors activities and potential new products to the Sales Manager
• Ability to optimise the strategic placement and merchandising in store 
• Flexibility to cover national routes when needed 

Key Skills:

• Be a self-starter in order to achieve sales targets and maintain strong customer relationships
• Always strive to achieve timescales and meet deadlines in order to maximise sales
• Take the time to achieve results through a logical and systematic approach
• Strong influencing skills in order to achieve target sales
• Ability to work within the broad parameters of the company
• Ability to keep abreast of best practices and promotional trends

Qualification and experience:

• Minimum of 3-5 years experience in sales
• Minimum full clean B driving licence
• Previous experience in use of handheld sales devices is desirable but not essential

Job Ref Number: OR-12999

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