Van Sales Supervisor

Job description

Job Description

Auto req ID: 208802BR

Job Description

Here at PepsiCo, we’re looking for a talented Route Sales Supervisor, to join us and manage one of our most successful Route Sales teams within the Nation. The ideal location for this role would be Cardiff/ Newport, you will be managing a team of up to 10 Route Sales Reps across Wales and West Midlands to grow our Van Sales business within this region.

PepsiCo UK is home to some of the worlds most loved food and drink products including; Walkers, Doritos, Tropicana, Quaker, Naked Juice and so many more! With another year of stellar AGS rankings, we have a proven reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love, and our sales team have a fantastic ability to build market leading relationships with our retailers.

So why join the PepsiCo UK Field Sales Team? Our Field Sales team are passionate, creative, resilient and are always striving to improve what we do. We would not be able to do that without the strong support and collaboration we have as a business with all functions. We are empowered to make our mark, try new things, learn from them; learn from each other, continually develop ourselves and others, and above all; work as a team to drive success.

The Route Sales Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the route has the right people in the right place with the right skills at the right time. A key element of this role is ensuring the route is managed in the most efficient way.

Key Accountabilities:

·  Responsible for full line management of route sales representatives to include 1:1’s and work withs
·  Accountable for Route Sales Representatives KPI performance management; motivate and drive the team to achieve target
·  Responsible for bi-weekly work withs to ensure training plans reflect requirements
·  Responsible for full region ensuring efficient route management
·  Carries out investigations and disciplinary where appropriate
·  Shares best practice regularly with team
·  Full understanding of all the roles within the Field and upskills Route Sales Reps to build critical skills needed for promotions
·  Responsible for financial reconciliation of all banking and policy procedures
·  Required to provide relief cover as appropriate
·  Know the regions numbers COLD
·  Build & grow regional plans
·  Understand their individual team members (SWOT/Skill Will)
·  Delivers the Big 3 to Gold Standard
·  Ability to cover Regional Sales Manager and demonstrates traits capable of taking this role on in the future
·  Cover a route when needed

Qualifications/Requirements

What we’re looking for:

·  Sales experience essential with experience working in field desirable (Vans)
·  Management experience essential
·  Strong analytical skills
·  Strong Team worker and contributor.
·  Flexible, ‘can do,’ attitude to role and duties.
·  Flexible on locations, with the occasional overnight stay a
·  Results driven and understands the link between action & results.
·  Ability to adapt at short notice and do something radical
Salary & Benefits – Competitive salary, business car, company mobile, flexible benefits package (25 days holiday + bank holiday with the option to buy/sell 5 more, company pension, discounted Hotels & Restaurant deals, Gym discount PLUS so much more!)

Relocation Eligible: Not Applicable
Job Type: Regular

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with the Equality Act 2010, we value diversity at our company; it is an essential part of our success. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, pregnancy or maternity, marital/civil partnerships, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender or gender reassignment, disability or race including; colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.