Sales Representative / Gebietsmanager Off-Trade

Suntory Global Spirits is a global leader in premium spirits with beloved, iconic brands that have more than 200 years of heritage and craftsmanship. Our values ​​are deeply rooted, and we strive to live our purpose to “Inspire the Brilliance of Life” in everything we do. Our goal is to become the world’s most admired premium spirits company. We want to be admired not just for our incredible brands, but for the brilliant experiences we foster, the way we bring people together, the impactful marketing and innovations we deliver, and the positive influence we have on the world around us. When you join our team, you can build a career with personal and professional growth across a variety of functions, business areas, and regions. At Suntory Global Spirits, our people work together to unleash their spirits and reach their full potential every day.

What makes this a great opportunity?

• You will work on the development of a best-in-class sales organization in Germany with
• You work independently and responsibly in the exciting environment of the spirits category

Role Responsibilities

• Support of food retail customers in the assigned area with the aim of increasing sales and turnover
• Achieving budget targets through proactive measures
• Control of listing, distribution and assortment implementation
• Coordination of sales promotion activities and agreement on secondary placements
• Goal-oriented management to realize marketing targets
• Development and implementation of proposals for exploiting the area’s potential
• Improving shelf shares for optimal rotation utilization
• Ensuring and controlling the supply of goods for shelves/promotions/actions
• quality control of external service providers
• Observation of the behavior of customers, consumers and competitors
• Intensive contact with decision-makers in the area
• Efficient and cost-oriented customer and travel planning

Qualifications

• Commercial training or comparable educational qualification
• Extensive sales experience in the branded goods sector and/or retail is an advantage
• Excellent knowledge of German retail and its structures
• Good written and spoken German and English skills
• Confident use of MS Office
• High willingness to work and travel as well as willingness to work weekends at times
• High flexibility and the ability to adapt to constantly changing parameters through permanent learning ability
• Entrepreneurial mindset, high level of commitment, resilience and quick comprehension
• Very good communication skills paired with successful negotiating skills and a confident demeanor with customers
• Skilled in dealing with numbers and convincing presentation of results
• Result-oriented independent work, resilience as well as high self-motivation and good organizational talent
• Ability to work in a team

At Suntory Global Spirits, people come first, and we believe our employees thrive in a diverse and inclusive environment where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status, and any other legally protected characteristic, characteristic or choice. All hiring and employment decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.