Rebecca McLeod

-Building strong relationships with relevant business stakeholders.

-Completing various merchandising tasks such as planograms, point of sale set up, pricing and ticketing.

-Understanding customer behavior, monitoring stock movements, managing inventory levels.

-Ensuring product displays are appealing to customers and implementing promotional activities.

- Selling in new lines and deals in independents

- Setting priorities and managing territory and call cycles

-People Management-Ability to lead by example with passion to develop and motivate a team of Merchandisers and Sales Representatives.

-Coaching and training team members to achieve improved results.

-Sound administration and planning skills to set and coordinate sales objectives and initiatives to capitalise on new opportunities.

-Communication skills committed to positive and professional rapport with all internal and external stakeholders

-Calling on clients and promoting the company's products and services to further develop their position in the marketplace.

-Ensuring all products have optimum shelf position to maximise sales.

-Achieve and exceed sales and volume targets set each period.

-Manage trade support investments to territory budget levels and ensure investments are planned,controlled and measured.

-Identify new business opportunities to build the business base by identifying prospective customers and to present to them effective proposals to win new accounts and long term supply agreements.

-File ongoing/daily reports on business calls and related activities.

-Liaising effectively with internal departments to ensure -maximum customer service levels.