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Senior Account Executive / Account Executive - Wine & Spirit industry

Introduction
This job is a full-time position.

Our Client is a co-leader of the prestigious luxury goods company which is an internationally recognized for delivering undisputed, high quality wines. An outstanding opportunity now exists for an Account Manager to join their successful team.

Starting date: 
as soon as possible
Responsibilities

The position will be assisting the General Manager, Macau on the following areas:

• Assist the General Manager in Macau in managing the profitable development of the Company’s business with mainly hotels and casinos and/or other assigned channels/outlets.
• Develop and maintain good working relationship with all outlets assigned
• Develop key volume driven brands at the responsible channels/outlets

The specific duties of the Account Executive, Macau will include the following:

Sales Performance
• Assist the General Manager to achieve the agreed monthly, bi-annual and annual sales target
• Assist the General Manager in expanding distribution of the Company’s core brands among potential customers
• Increase listings of the Company’s core brands in customers
• Ensure realistic stock level of the Company’s core brands kept by customers

Trade Relationships
• Call on and be responsible for the quality service to major customers assigned by the Key Account Manager
• Maintain an accurate, updated sales supporter database
• Assist the General Manager in evaluating the outlet coverage, call frequencies and cycles constantly and propose to the General Manager any changes if necessary

Merchandising & Display
• Ensure maximum facings and display of the Company’s core brands at the outlets
• Ensure stock hygiene and to minimize damaged goods returned by the outlets

Competitors’ Business
• Assist the General Manager in monitoring the retail pricing in each outlet and updating the system
• Assist the General Manager in monitoring the competitors’ activities including pricing and placing

Promotion
• Recommend venues for sales promotion
• Ensure promotions are carried out efficiently and effectively within budget
• Ensure individual product promotion, display and merchandising are properly conducted in each outlet
• Work closely with the Marketing/ Senior/ Brand Managers to evaluate methods to improve promotions effectiveness and operational efficiencies

Others
• Accompany overseas principals for market visit as assigned
• Participate in the weekly team meeting to review and update the market activities and information

WORKING RELATIONS
Internal
• Marketing Manager: daily contact, regular review against objectives, joint time in trade
• Sales peers and marketing team: regular interface to exchange experiences and information, and to discuss marketing plans and objectives
• Finance Department
• Logistics Department

External
• Trade: regular joint calls with appropriate representatives from marketing team
• Distributor in Macau.
• Competitors: formal contact only if directed by the General Manager. Unplanned encounters to be handled on a tell nothing ask everything basis
• Outlets Manager: develop and maintain good relationship with mainly hotels and casinos and/or other assigned channels/outlets.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
• College/University graduate major in Business or equivalent
• Sales experience with an international fast-moving consumer goods company

Knowledge
• Knowledge with wines & spirits is advantage
• Good understanding of large brand business
• Thorough understanding of FMCG/drinks industry

Technical & management skills / Personal & Interpersonal skills
• Excellent sales skill
• Good planning, presentation and negotiation skills
• Good numerical and statistical skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English and Chinese (Cantonese & Putonghua)
• Good PC skill
• Proactive and logical
• Highly motivated, energetic, enthusiastic and team oriented
• Quick response
• Outgoing, comfortable in bar drinking environment
• Customer focused and result oriented
• Able to work under pressure

Benefits
Contact Details
Company Name: 
EvolutionHR
Contact Person: 
Steven Ng
Telephone: 
853 - 8296 4346
Email: 
[email protected]