- Build & maintain strong relationships with the customer base within your territory
- Achieve sales and distribution objectives because of planning and execution of call cycle objectives
- Provide ongoing superior customer service to your customer base in territory
- Effectively drive brand education and sales with established client-base, encourage trail and incremental growth
- Maintain customer records and reviewing performance at regular intervals
- Prepare business plans and submissions, to secure potential growth opportunities
- Manage and administer all trade promotional and incentive schemes and redemptions in line with any Marketing Programme.
- Merchandise shelf, fridge, and floor to gain maximum display exposure of Campari Australia products at point of sale to enhance sales opportunities.
- Provide relevant information on key industry trends/ developments and major competitor activity
- Display sound time management skills by meeting deadlines, planning calls, and following up on queries as soon as possible.
- Be a 'Team Player' and assisting fellow 'Camparistas' within the National Field team and across the organisation, maintaining highly positive staff morale and teamwork
- Complete monthly reports and prepare territory reviews at Call Cycle team meetings
- Attend and/or host tasting events, visits, fairs, trade events and functions as required by customers or Campari Australia
- Attend Sales Meetings and implement any actions arising from these meetings.
- Travel required to Townsville Territory.
- Currently operating or have previously operated in an Area Management or Sales Representative role (or like).
- A deep knowledge and understanding of the local market and territory.
- Degree qualified is desirable but not essential
- Relationship building skills of a high level
- Ability to build long term profitable business relationships
- Effective negotiation skills manage budget and achieve distribution targets
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of brand distribution and target objectives
- Ability to communicate in both written and oral formats.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve targets and meet challenging deadlines
- Teamwork & cooperation
- Presentation Skills
- Planning/ prioritising skills
- Strong Computer skills in excel and word
- Strong Financial Understanding
- – Creates strong relationships with customers based on respect and trust; delivers strong results based on ability to negotiate good customer solutions; is efficient in their time management; plans well in advance and sets clear result-focussed objectives to make the most of each call; has strong product knowledge and is up to date with current pricing & promotions.
- Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking - Keeps up to date with competitor information and market trends; Identifies business opportunities for the organisation; Demonstrates financial awareness; Controls costs and thinks in terms of profit, loss and added value; Has an understanding of trade marketing principles.
- Sales Skills – Understands the basic questioning and closing techniques of collaborative sales; Takes and enters customer orders; Easily calculates pricing and offers for customers within signed off parameters for price and volume; Understands the different approaches required in on and off premise venues.
- Work Results & Execution – Pays attention to details; Achieves key objectives and meets the defined deadlines; Is highly productive and delivers high-quality; Works effectively under pressure or heavy workload, balances multiple projects; Accepts new and greater responsibilities.
- Initiative and Judgement - Prioritizes own work efficiently; Takes direction without being prompted; Knows when to consult and when to act independently; Keeps management and peers informed of status and potential problems; Handles confidential information appropriately.
- Consumer/Client Focus - Understands consumers / customers / internal clients' needs; Provides all customers with solutions that best meet their needs; Proactively anticipates future needs and seeks out opportunities.
- Communication and Teamwork - Communicates persuasively and passionately; articulates ideas clearly; Demonstrates effective relationship skills; Responds well to constructive criticism; Obtains acceptance and takes action for ideas; Is an active contributor to the team.
- Ability to Learn - Shows curiosity and interest to be exposed to new situations / challenges; Quickly acquires and puts into practice new knowledge, behaviours, and skills
- Execution and Foresight
- Leadership
- Innovative Problem Solving
- Team working
- Consumer Focus
- Technical Excellence
- Business Judgment
- People Development
Area Sales Manager - Newstead, Australia - Campari Australia
2 weeks ago
Description
Key Responsibilities and Activities
Key Relationships
Internal: The Area Sales Manager reports to the Field Sales Manager – QLD, who in turn reports to the Head of Field Sales.
The Area Sales Manager is a key member of the Australian sales team working closely with interstate peers and with their marketing colleagues.
External: Customer base within Territory
Experience Required
Education / Professional Qualifications
Other Skills
Functional Skills
General Competencies
CLASSIFICATION OF SKILLS
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
Skills related to the (macro-) function he/she belongs to
MANAGERIAL SKILLS
Set of Campari Group managerial competences (standard across the organization). Please select those that are relevant to the role.
The ability to deliver results, overcoming difficulties, anticipating the future of the business/work, and driving change.
The ability to envision, inspire, energize, and lead the organization to extraordinary results.
The ability to find, implement and disseminate a culture of innovative solutions.
The ability to work with others across all boundaries to reach common objectives and extraordinary results.
The ability to put himself/herself in the "consumer* / clients*' shoes", understanding their current needs and anticipating the future ones.
*For Marketing function only, consumer is exclusive. For other functions, we may want to talk about Consumer or Clients if consumer does not apply.
Mastery of a body of knowledge, coupled with the ability to apply, transfer, and disseminate excellence across the organization.
The ability to take effective decisions balancing market, products, financial and organizational issues.
The ability to develop and attract individuals.
OTHER SKILLS
Miscellaneous category including foreign languages, basic IT applications knowledge, etc
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