Are You up for an exciting new opportunity to reshape your tomorrow and challenge the conventional?
Join us at Habit Factory as a Sales Executive to promote our brands and increase our market presence as part of our next chapter within the UK.
Habit Factory (www.habit-factory.com) develop, manufacture and sell premium quality tobacco free nicotine pouch brands. Our drive is about challenging the conventional and the predictable, to support legal age consumers in their smoke free and vape free future. We always go our own way and we do it without hesitation, by always putting the consumer experience first.
The Sales Executive role would suit someone who has previous Field Sales experience (ideally already in FMCG) as you will be driving to retailers daily and meeting customers face to face. You will have the drive to build new relationships with retailers within your region as well as cultivating existing relationships. You will have outstanding communication and listening skills and will have the resilience that comes from previously working in a fast-paced sales environment. You will ensure Habit Factory has great visibility within retail outlets and ultimately meets your customer’s needs and will thrive in a target driven environment. Your drive and determination to succeed will lead you to deliver the Field Sales quarterly and annual objectives, which in turn offer you the ability to grow in your territory and within the company.
We’re looking for people in multiple different locations in UK to cover the following areas:
- London North
- London South
- Birmingham
- Bristol/Cardif/Newport Area
- Manchester/Liverpool Area
- Cambridge/Norwich/Ipswich Area
- Leeds/Sheffield Area
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne/Sunderland/Middlesbrough Area
- Edinburgh/Glasgow Area
What you’ll be doing:
- Build a detailed understanding of your territory, from independent vape shops through to independent retailers.
- Build your own sales cycles to ensure that the company is constantly engaging and present.
- Maximise the presence and opportunity for our brands within your region to deliver exceptional results for your customers, the company and yourself.
- Manage stock control with your customers, Influence availability and distribution of the key selling products.
- Use our in-house CRM system to log calls, manage orders and maintain a solid market understanding.
- Be creative in supporting your customers to drive sales.
- Work within the sales structure, updating your call reports daily and have the ability to feedback interesting market information.
- Be hungry to surpass sales targets whilst working under pressure to achieve the company’s regional objectives.
- Be able to travel throughout your territory, maybe staying out periodically depending on sales cycle efficiencies.
- Be in control and responsible for your territory from day 1.
- Be a team player, willing and proactively engaging with the senior management teams and other sales executives.
What You Will Bring:
- Experience in selling to independent retailers.
- Comfortable in meeting, presenting and securing sales with business owners.
- A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge.
- Self-motivated and have a disciplined approach towards working alone.
- A desire to surpass expectations, a competitive but team orientated nature and a resilient approach to challenges.
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Strong analytical and organisation skills with perseverance and attention to detail.
- Be open mind towards new ideas and skills.
- The ability to work toward targets, plan and manage yourself.
- Solid knowledge about sales and negotiation processes
- FMCG/proven sales experience, ideally a strong knowledge of the area, and a passion for building brands.
- A driver’s license is essential with a maximum of 3 points. You should be comfortable with driving either an automatic or manual vehicle.
- Ideally you’ll be educated to A level/Bachelor degree in relevant field.
- Have a minimum of 3 years Field Sales Executive experience.
What we offer:
- Excellent working conditions that promote a strong ‘work-life-balance’.
- A competitive basic salary (subject to experience).
- An industry standard bonus structure based on performance and success.
- A fully expensed Hybrid car, Company fuel card and mobile phone.
- Other benefits that come with the role include lunch allowance and gym membership.
- An in-house training program and ongoing personal development.
If you believe that you’re ready to take your next career challenge and are looking for a company that you can help pioneer, we’d love to hear from you. In the first instance, please apply for the position in the form below.
