Sales / Merchandiser – Dublin & Midlands

Company Background
GM Marketing Limited is a leading all Ireland FMCG sales and distribution company.  We are a progressive team who have been leaving an individual stamp on the distribution scene since 1999.

We pride ourselves in Taking Products Places and specialise in selling and distributing leading grocery, pharmacy and foodservice brands.  Working with global brands such as Tilda rice, Nandos, Hipp baby food , Fillipo Berio and Free’ist, we distribute through a highly effective and well established network to retailers and wholesalers throughout Ireland.

Our success is achieved through our market intelligence, our people, their passion and the relationships they create and maintain.

The Role
We are looking to further strengthen our sales team and recruit a new position of Merchandising Sales Representative. This is a hybrid role where the successful individual will take full responsibility for stock and order within Dunnes and Musgraves in a given territory. The role will also involve providing merchandising support for our existing sales team within Dublin and occasionally being part of a blitz sales team where we focus on a given area.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop further from a current merchandising role, or someone looking to start on a sales career with a clear progression path.

Ideal Locations:
Ideal candidates will be based west Dublin, covering Midlands area 1-2 days per week

Role responsibilities:

• Responsibility for a given territory to include Dunnes stores
• Completing stock and order in Dunnes stores outlets based on a specific range of products according to the stores stock cards
• Build rapport with customers and showing how the products best meets their needs
• Maintain a high level of contact with the store ensuring delivery and merchandising requirements are met
• Meet and exceed monthly targets
• Implementation of new product listings and agree space on shelf for same
• Agree space on promotional ends and secondary siting’s to maximise sales opportunity
• Auditing of business on an ongoing basis using systems provided
• Placement of product support POS materials and ensuring best placement for products listed
• Build sound and beneficial relationships on behalf of the company
• Implement brand and company business plans as required

Key experience and skills needed: 

• Minimum 12 months experience in the dry grocery category specifically dealing with Dunnes / Musgrave Stores. Please do not apply if the above is not applicable.
• A highly motivated and target driven sales person
• A full clean driving licence is essential
• Career-orientated and results-driven
• Confident communicator with excellent relationship-building skills
• Excellent IT skills

Please apply by emailing info@gmmarketing.co.uk for an application form CV’s will not be accepted by way of application for this role.