Field Retail Merchandiser

Beiersdorf AG; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading personal care company seeks a Field Retail Merchandiser in Leicester. In this role, you will ensure excellent in-store execution of key metrics for brands like Nivea and Eucerin. Responsibilities include maintaining relationships with retail contacts, reporting on in-store compliance, and driving sales through strategic initiatives. Candidates should possess strong organizational skills and a field sales background, along with a driving license. This position offers competitive benefits, including a salary, bonus, and company car.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus (subject to conditions)

Company car

Fuel card

Defined contribution Pension

Private medical & dental insurance

25 days holiday

Critical Illness

Life Assurance

Discounts on products

Qualifications

• Desirable to have field sales experience.
• Must live within a commutable distance to Leicestershire.
• Suitability for individuals from retail, sales, or graduate backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Ensure in-store compliance and execution KPI’s are met.
• Maintain relationships with key store contacts.
• Interact with stakeholders to ensure clarity on objectives.
• Monitor stock levels and correct errors.
• Report promotions and compliance issues.
• Deliver monthly and annual intervention values.

Skills

Field sales experience

Good organisational skills

Relationship building

Resilience

Commercial awareness

Driving license

Job description

Your Tasks

The Field Retail Merchandiser delivers in-store excellence in execution adhering to Beiersdorf’s key principles of ‘The Perfect Store’. Working across our key brands of Nivea, Elastoplast and Eucerin you will deliver increased visibility and merchandising through the implementation of off shelf displays. You will report on in store findings to various stakeholders and ensure that all KPI’s are delivered through continuous improvement.

Execution

• To ensure in store compliance and execution KPI’s are met through delivering increased intervention values and maximising opportunities


• Maintaining a call file of stores, building relationships with key contacts facilitating improved in store plans that benefit Beiersdorf (e.g FOS displays)


• Interacting with key stakeholders in the business to ensure a full communication flow ensuring clarity on strategic priorities, retailer objectives and PICOS


• Monitoring of stock levels and taking actions such as correcting book stock errors


• Feeding back on promotions to ensure compliance in store


• Delivery of monthly and annual intervention value translating to Net Sales value by retailer, reporting on progress


• To ensure that all tools and systems in place e.g Trax are utilised


• Full understanding of each retailers’ expected standards of performance and conduct within store


• To promote the company image by always correctly representing Beiersdorf’s core values to all customers.

Reporting

• Input all interventions at a store level to ensure full value is captured


• Feedback to Regional Field Operations Manager on interventions delivered in store


• Report back to National Account Manager’s on any compliance issues in store for their retailer


• Regularly report on any competitor activities


• Completion of Trax in all store

Your Profile

• Previous field sales experience desirable


• Live within a commutable distance to Leicestershire


• The role would suit an individual from a retail, sales or Graduate background


• Good organisational and planning skills


• Relationship building


• Resilient


• Commercial awareness


• You must be able to drive

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin and Elastoplast.

The role covers Leicestershire& surrounding areas.

Additional information

At Beiersdorf, we see you as a person – far beyond your title or role. Our goal is to provide the flexibility and support you need for your professional and personal success through our work environment. That is why we have a lot to offer!

• We offer a competitive salary along with an annual bonus (subject to conditions)


• Company car & fuel card


• Defined contribution Pension


• Private medical & dental insurance


• 25 days holiday (buy & sell)


• Critical Illness


• Life Assurance


• Discounts on products

We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation & gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins.