Sales Executive London, England
Job description
A bit about us!
Denzel’s is an innovative, high-growth challenger dog treat brand striving for more healthy paws on a healthier planet. The ideal place for talented people who are passionate about providing affordable healthy and sustainable snacks for dog owners.
Launched in July 2018, Denzel’s has quickly become a favourite for both consumers and retailers across the UK. Denzel’s snacks can now be found in over 2,000 stores across the UK, including Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Ocado, BP, Co-op, Amazon, SPAR, Whole Foods Market, John Lewis, dog-friendly hotels, pubs, cafes, independent pet stores and many more! Denzel’s is not any old dog treat company, nor do we want to be.
From our 100% plastic-free packaging, eco-friendly production methods, upcycling of wonky fruit and veg, and unique and exciting recipes, to our novel marketing strategies and playful branding, we are changing the game for dogs for the better!
Want to know how you can get involved? Read on…
The Role
As Denzel's Sales Executive, your job will be to manage and grow our direct independent trade channel, mainly focused on pet stores, garden centres, farm shops, dog-friendly independent pubs and cafes. As well as managing our speciality wholesale partners.
This includes:
- Account management - nurturing relationships with our independent retail customers, with regular calls and in-store visits.
- New Business development - building Denzel’s independent distribution through direct and wholesale channels.
- Internal lead for the independent channel - ownership of the financials, forecasts, trade spend and retailers’ plans in line with KPIs.
- Supporting NPD launches and working closely with the Marketing Team to deliver in-store and brand awareness campaigns, driving ROS in our independent retailers, to deliver our budget goals.
- Attending various consumer events and trade shows to raise awareness of the Denzel’s brand and gain new partners.
As a challenger healthy snack brand (for our four-legged friends), we want Denzel's treats to be easy to find when dogs and their owners are out and about. The Independent retail channel is a key driver in making this possible and spreading the word about Denzel’s! There are thousands of independent stores across the UK ready to become a retailer, plenty for Denzel to get his teeth stuck into. Can you help?
Who are we looking for?
- Minimum of 1 year ofsales experience
- Experience within FMCG is a bonus but not essential
- Strong communication skills: we are looking for somebody who is personable, a confident speaker, has fantastic phone manner and can instantly build rapport with our customers
- Good with numbers - this role will require weekly forecasting and reporting to the Sales Team
- Flexible and hard-working - some travel around the UK for store visits and customer meetings is required
Our Values:
- Resilient and optimistic
- Ambitious and hard-working
- Gets it done!
- An honest and fair team player
- A dog person
Why work with Denzel’s?
- Exciting, innovative and fast-growing challenger brand
- Attractive opportunities for career progression, self-development and growth
- Dog-friendly office based in East London - yes that means you can bring your four-legged friend(s) to work with you!
- Office-based role with optional 2 day per week work from home policy
- Flexible working hours 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Fun and tight-knit team with regular socials
- Unlimited dog treats and exclusive Denzel's merch
Sound good? We can’t wait to hear from you!
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Flexitime
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Are you happy and able to work from our dog-friendly office in East London?
Experience:
- Sales: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
Application deadline: 06/03/2023
