Commercial Account Executive

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The Role

We’re looking for someone dynamic, passionate and motivated with a focus on business development, sales and account management to join our commercial team. It’s a diverse role with plenty of opportunities for growth. The role will report directly to the Head of Commercial.

Responsibilities

• Sales of and account management for our consumer retail product, Coffee Logs.
• Growing inbound volumes of our raw material, spent coffee grounds.
• Business development for our pipeline of new products.

This includes (but won’t be limited to):

• Being the first point of contact for new enquiries.
• Account managing existing Coffee Logs stockists and waste management partners delivering spent coffee.
• Developing new customer relationships to help grow the business.
• Researching and assisting efforts to develop our sales pipeline of new products.
• Managing our CRM system.
• Assisting the Head of Commercial with management of outsourced sales team, distributors & wholesalers.
• Liaising with our production team on stock levels and requirements.
• Cross-collaboration with our marketing team.
• Attending and representing the company at tradeshows and industry events.
• Keeping abreast of industry news and developments to feed into commercial strategy.

Preferred skills, attributes and other requirements

• Customer facing experience across sales and/or business development
• Experience in CRM management & report building (we use Salesforce)
• Competent across Microsoft Office
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment
• Flexibility to juggle multiple tasks at the same time
• Self-motivated and ambitious to grow in your role
• Tenacious in the face of obstacles
• Inspired to support your colleagues, and succeed together as a team
• A belief in the importance of sustainability and a positive outlook
• Not afraid to own and learn from your mistakes
• Valid driving licence and car
• Flexibility to work from home as well as in the office

Benefits

• Starting salary of £23,000-26,000 (depending on experience)
• Access to company share option scheme
• Life assurance
• Opportunity to join a B Corp™ and company at the forefront of the circular economy
For more information on the role and to apply, contact Aidan@morepeople.co.uk.