Sales Graduate Programme (12 Month Internship)
method products
- Frimley, Surrey
- Contract
- Full-time
- Competitive pay & benefits
- Flexible working hours
- ‘Build your own’ learning programme
- Free breakfast & snacks
- 25 days annual holiday
- Pension, Life cover & Health Insurance
- Volunteering days
- Season ticket loan
- Wellness days
- Free refills
- In this position you will have hands on experience working within our sales team. You will have exposure to the following key areas; Business Analytics, Executing Promotional Strategy, Retailer NPD process and General Account Management.
- Supporting Promotional Strategy both internally and externally from forecasting to retailer promotional forms.
- Working closely with Marketing and Category Management to recommend new ranges to the retailer and submit the retailer forms in the New Line process.
- Gathering, interpreting and sharing insights on promotional activity and NPD listed within the accounts.
- Collating and preparing data, presentations, materials needed for meetings with Buyers and Top-2-Top meetings.
- Working alongside customer marketing in the organisation and preparation of brand days.
- Supporting the account manager within the internal planning process with forecasting, financial promotional planning and financial accrual process.
- Live the values of LSB…. we take our values seriously! Collaborate closely with other members of the team to set an envied culture and ways of working aligned with the company values and behaviors.
- Help the team develop and grow our relationship with a selection on a priority retail accounts, via their buying and category teams.
- Use data and insight to influence retailers selections on range, promo, merchandising and events, becoming their go-to contact for impartial, actionable advice.
- Work cross-functionally with colleagues in marketing to build compelling trade narratives to support our business objectives.
- Support the sales team to understand the commercial obstacles that we are facing and in turn share the category insights and trends we are observing in our retailers so that together you can build winning customer plans as a united customer team
- Be LSB’s eye’s and ears in our retailer sharing news with the business on new listings, delists, range changes and performance. Bang the drum and ring the bell to drive action in light of this information.
- You’ll be at home being a trailblazer – trying things others haven’t tried before and quickly analysing whether they’ve worked
- Your passion for our brands and sustainability is what will make us the perfect match. You want to do the right thing, in the right way.
- You have to have a relentless desire for growth (it’s what gets you out of bed in the morning!) and get excited by exceptional results
- Your communication credentials are one of your biggest strengths; you can strike up strong relationships with people from the get-go and experienced at presenting to larger audiences
- You’ll be comfortable mining and using market data and using it to tell a story.
- You’ll not be comfortable in a bureaucratic ‘ivory tower’ – you’re a self-starter who’s not afraid to get your hands dirty and win fast … and you’ll have the personality and energy to set and add to the team vibe in our office
- You are a whizz at pulling together compelling presentations that tell a great story and push for a win. You have excellent numeric skills & Excel skills, along with other MS Office applications.