**Company Description** CGL - Retail Services** is the retail marketing division of the Clemenger Group. With our two market-leading brands, **Creative Activation** and **Clemenger Field Marketing**, we offer unparalleled Sales growth for our clients via merchandising, sales teams, brand promoters, store trainers, mystery shopping and auditing.
**Creative Activation** are the number one retail partner in Australia and New Zealand for Merchandisers, Sales Teams, Brand Ambassadors, Mystery Shoppers and Auditors.
**Job Description** About our client**:
Is committed to inspiring healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices, guided by a global vision that places people and the planet at the centre. Operating across several business areas, our focus includes dairy and plant-based products, beverages, early life nutrition, and medical nutrition.
Headquartered in Europe, our organisation has a global footprint, with offices in over 50 countries and products available in more than 120 markets. With a proud history spanning more than a century, we are behind some of the most recognisable and trusted brands in the world.
In the local region, we specialise in dairy and nutrition products for both infants and adults. Our workplace culture has been recognised through recent employer awards, positioning us as one of the top places to work in Australia.
Representing **our client** in the Independent Grocery channel working across **Greater Melbourne with occasional travel to Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong & Mornington Peninsula.** You will be responsible for building and nurturing relationships with stores and multi-site operators (MSO’s) to drive distribution and sales to increase market share and category performance of **our client's** iconic brands using opportunity-based selling.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Growing distribution ranging through sell in of core and NPD products
- Negotiation of greater shelf space in store to leverage market share
- Maximising upcoming and current promotional activity
- Driving sales results
- Managing a territory and developing strong store relationships
- Implementation of layouts
- Reporting and providing feedback on key field insights and activity.
- Full Time role 5 days per week across Monday - Friday
- Relevant experience in sales based role in Retail, FMCG and Merchandising, highly favourable in Independent Grocery
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Excellent time management skills and a positive attitude
- Able to work autonomously
- Valid drivers license and reliable car
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