An opportunity has arisen in our Out of Home Sales team at Taylors of Harrogate and we are looking for a National Account Executive to join us. We have an ambitious plan to drive profitable growth in this sector, delivering stretching commercial and brand building objectives. As a National Account Executive, you will be responsible for extending our reach with Out of Home distributers by increasing the depth of our relationships. The nature of this role means that you will spend a lot of time on the road, visiting and building relationships with distributers and potential customers.

About you

We're looking for someone who can demonstrate these sales competencies:

• Be Curious - a thirst for building knowledge of the OOH sector and our customers
• Be Effective - bring drive and determination to overcome inertia and obstacles and 'make it happen'
• Connecting with People - using awareness to adapt own style and language to speak to each person in theirs (verbal and non-verbal rapport)
• Presenting with Passion - delivering a compelling, audience-relevant message in a clear, concise & structured way

It's essential that you can demonstrate the following skills:

• Strong numeracy and analytical skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, sometimes in pressured situations
• Confident on MS Office - particularly analysing data in Excel, to reach accurate conclusions and meaningful insights

Preferred but non-essential requirements:

• An impressive track record of driving your learning and development. This might be demonstrated through successful completion of a degree, apprenticeship or other professional qualifications
• Previous experience of working in a collaborative sales team environment
• Some existing understanding of the UK FMCG market
• Previous experience of working with distributers or end-user customers would be an advantage
• An understanding of sales drivers, and how to influence the point of purchase

What we offer you

As a minimum, all our employees receive free meals, drinks and snacks while at work, a discretionary quarterly profit-share bonus, holiday allowance with the option to buy and (in some cases) sell additional days, company-wide employee discounts, access to our health cash plan, wellbeing support, company funded counselling, and enrolment in the company pension.

We also offer a range of development opportunities no matter your role and ambitions. We encourage everyone to explore what makes them the best version of themselves, and we do this through external training programmes, apprenticeships and internal 1:1 coaching schemes. We support hybrid working for part of the time, as we would expect to see you in our Harrogate-based offices too! This role is full-time, if you would like to discuss further flexible working, please provide more details in your application.

Great People, Great Culture

We are Bettys & Taylors Group. Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands – Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. Together we share a passion for quality, service and doing things properly. We are driven by our purpose and our values, and we believe our people are what set us apart. We welcome applications from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences and we are committed to offering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

Click here to learn more about life at Bettys & Taylors Group.

The closing date for this vacancy is 16th April 2023.