Sales Development Representative - London

Overview “Would you like to be proud and work for one the World’s Most Admired Companies” If the answer is, yes? “Come and work with some of the world's largest food and beverage brands “ Here at PepsiCo, we are on the lookout for a results-driven individual with sense of passion and pride to join our UK Sales Team. If this sounds like you, keep reading... PepsiCo UK is home to Walkers Crisps & Quaker (and Pepsi sold under license via Britvic in the UK) – market-leading brands and household favourites. Everyday millions of people in the UK enjoy our oats, snacks and soft drinks. Globally, PepsiCo operates in more than 200 countries with an annual Net Revenue of over $66 billion. At PepsiCo, you get the best of both worlds: an entrepreneur’s mindset plus reach and resources. Our collaborative culture and worldwide presence generate a stream of new opportunities to define the future and propel your life’s work. Bring your unique perspective. Bring Curiosity. Bring Ingenuity, and drive. Bring your courage, confidence and can -do attitude. We seek doers and thinkers. Explore an exciting opportunity to join our Field Sales Development team. Responsibilities We are looking for a Sales Development Representative to manage their own territory looking after a customer base of around 140 independent retail stores. Visiting around 10 - 15 stores per day, you will be out on the road working independently all of the time so you will need to be self-motivated with great time management skills. You will also be part of a field base team of around 15 who all work and you will benefit from a great network of daily support. We understand that each of our customers is unique so you will be using both your sales expertise and your ability to build relationships to make recommendations on what products they should stock, inform them of new and exciting campaigns they can expect to see from us and generally make sure that all our brands are being represented in the best viable way they can be. Working with leading brands like Walkers and Quaker Oats this role can be challenging, but rewarding too - you will bring the sales skills, enthusiasm and we will provide the world class induction involving a mixture of classroom and on the job training. What you will get up to: Be the main point of contact for your assigned customers Full journey planning for retail visits in your territory Cash & Carry visit to collect stock, managing in-store volume, distribution, fixture visibility, promotional execution and secondary displays within your customer base Building relationships at store level to help deliver our National Account Team’s strategic agenda. Maintaining a safe work environment Supporting Walkers van business when needed Qualifications Full, manual, UK driving licence Selling skills (desirable) Basic I.T. skills (desirable) Effective communication and relationship building skills Experience of working to targets A