Account Manager On Trade & Festivals

About Pernod Ricard

Pernod Ricard is a convivial, responsible and successful global wine and spirits group. Number 2 worldwide with a clear ambition to become the leader of their sector, they have one of the most comprehensive portfolios of the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries.

Your Responsibilities

Commercial Activities

• Responsible for achieving pre-defined qualitative and quantitative targets on the Pernod-Ricard Brands. Expanding the presence, visibility and activation of priority brands such as Absolut, Havana Club, Lillet, Monkey 47 etc. in relevant on-trade outlets
• Inviting and accompanying customers to trade fairs and events
• Informing customers about periodic promotions, new brand launches, commercial actions based on given information
• Coordinating and following up on commercial agreements
• Ensure excellent sales service based on availability and flexibility
• Autonomously negotiate, conclude and follow up commercial agreements with hospitality businesses

Operational Management

• Independently manage own planning and routing
• General administrative follow-up
• Ensuring correct response to commercial requests

Reporting

• Daily reporting of daily visits and results via internal CRM
• Monthly analysis of sales statistics and reporting to manager
• Monthly reporting of budget management

Customer Relationship Management

• Maintain and develop long-term relationships with customers

Your Profile

Relevant Competences

• Entrepreneurship: daring to think in terms of opportunities and act accordingly to overachieve on targets
• Creativity: daring to think differently, come up with new ideas and challenge the status quo
• Ownership: taking responsibility inside and outside your own function with the aim of the overall result of Pernod Ricard Belgium
• Diversity: making optimal use of everyone's qualities to be distinctive together
• Result-oriented, analytical and sociable
• You are able to motivate, delegate and are an organizational talent

Personal Profile

• You preferably already have a first successful experience in sales
• Knowledge and experience with wine and/or spirits industry is an advantage
• You are a salesman at heart, always looking for a win-win situation
• You are highly organised, stress-resistant, flexible (no 9-to-5 mentality); you are bursting with energy and want to get ahead.
• You have a strong drive, so you take a lot of initiative
• You are a team player
• You have a passion for hospitality
• English & Dutch are a must have
• Driving License B

What Pernod Ricard Offers

• An excellent and market-based salary, an attractive bonus scheme, and 30 holiday days per year
• Training opportunities, and staff discount on the company's beautiful portfolio
• An international working environment with an office on NDSM-Plein in Amsterdam
• And last but not least the Convivial company outings and Thirsty Thursdays in Pernod Ricard's own bar, where you can taste the mixed arts of your colleagues
• "As an employee at Pernod Ricard, you are a "Créateur of Convivialité" which means you work with the best colleagues of a variety of backgrounds. What we have in common is the passion about our brands, industry, and the attitude: "make a new friend every day". Convivialité is our way of life. Pernod Ricard is a positive and inclusive working environment that encourages employees to be unique."