Van Sales Representative - 3 months FTC

Overview

PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products, including Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. We have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers around the world more than one billion times a day in over 200 countries and territories. The company generated $86 billion in net revenue in 2022. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and in 2023 have been awarded the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality for the 18th year in a row and Top Employer for the 12th year in a row.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). Pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

About the team:

Our Route Sales Reps are a key factor in our success. Their passion for our brands and drive to achieve success increases our product sales and placements across the country. They establish long-term relationships with independent retailers, ensuring our Snacks products are always stocked in store.

We are a results-driven organization with high expectations, which is why we need talented, dynamic, and hard-working individuals to join us. In return, you'll have opportunities for personal and professional development in a supportive, dynamic, and people-centric organization.

About the role:

You will be driving a 3.5 t vehicle in the Bristol area and looking after a customer base of around 120 small independent stores. Visiting 18 stores per day, you'll be out on the road working independently, so you'll need to be self-motivated with strong time management skills.

Responsibilities

1. Follow set journey schedules.
2. Seek new customer opportunities for your territory.
3. Provide a regular, reliable, and consistent service for our customers.
4. Build relationships with your stores to help deliver our business agenda.
5. Lead daily stock and cash processes for ordering, picking, and delivering stock.
6. Be responsible for growing defined targets across your territory.
7. Collect and unload stock from cash & carry at the beginning and end of the day.

Qualifications

• Hunger and drive to succeed in a global FMCG company.
• Full, manual UK driving license as you will be driving a 3.5 t vehicle.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Basic IT skills (desirable).
• Selling skills (desirable).
• Incredibly self-driven personality.
• Experience of working to targets.
• A 'can-do' attitude and a willingness to go above and beyond.
• Perseverance and resilience in the pursuit of goals.
• Responsible and ethical behavior towards customers, suppliers, and others in the organization.
• Independent and proactive individual who can work with minimal supervision.
• Organizational skills.

Salary & Benefits:

• £24,300 + up to £13,668 performance-based bonus scheme.
• Company mobile.
• Flexible benefits package (25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy/sell 5 more, income protection, life assurance).

Opportunities:

We are committed to learning and development opportunities to create a culture of lifelong learning.

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 based on age, pregnancy or maternity, marital/civil partnerships, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender or gender reassignment, disability, or race including color, nationality, ethnic or national origin.