Business Development Representative

Posted 8hrs ago

Employment Information

Education
Salary
Experience
Job Type

Report this job

Job expired or something wrong with this job?

Job Description

Field-based Business Development Representative growing AG Barr’s soft drink brands across Brighton and Crawley convenience retailers. Driving distribution, sales KPIs, merchandising, and customer partnerships.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive distribution and availability of AG Barr’s core brand range across a defined territory.
  • Educate retailers on Hero, Core, and More brands to increase sales.
  • Achieve sales KPIs, including market share growth, display placement, availability, and scorecard improvement.
  • Deliver the Energy Portfolio distribution plan in the high-growth energy sector.
  • Build relationships with Symbols & Independents retail customers and secure customer commitment.
  • Advise retailers using market insight and support re-merchandising to maximise sales.
  • Sell and communicate brand plans and ensure effective point-of-sale execution.
  • Plan routes, manage time, meet call targets, and organise POS materials for visits.
  • Collaborate with the broader territory team and share market intelligence.
  • Represent AG Barr brands across a dedicated Brighton and Crawley field territory.

Requirements:

  • Must hold a full, valid UK driving license.
  • Must be comfortable working directly with alcohol products, including the Funkin Cocktails line.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Flexibility to attend occasional monthly team meetings, which may require overnight stays.
  • Customer-focused experience, including hospitality, retail, sales, or customer support backgrounds.
  • Self-motivation and ability to work unsupervised to exceed targets.
  • Resilience and confidence when handling rejection.
  • Ability to build rapport and communicate clearly with customers.
  • Curiosity, coachability, and ability to learn product information and market trends quickly.
  • Ability to understand customer needs, pain points, and the retailer landscape.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Salary reviewed annually
  • Quarterly bonus linked to business performance
  • Company Car to fulfil the needs of the job
  • Defined contribution Pension
  • 34 days holiday
  • Flexible holiday trading
  • Flexible cash pot to spend on benefits
  • Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
  • Life assurance
  • Save as you earn scheme
  • Staff sales discount
  • Employee development and talent investment
  • Reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition