Account Manager (f/m/d) On-Trade & Festivals

WHO WE ARE

Pernod Ricard is the #2 worldwide in distilled beverages and owns the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the sector. That experience can be summarized in one word: Convivialité.

We are passionate hosts – a family of exceptional people who are committed to fighting alcohol misuse and creating a better way to live and work together to bring good times today and for generations to come.

We are respectful guests who care for and strive to protect and nurture the terroirs and environments we live in. We partner with local farmers and respect local communities to benefit our planet, our consumers, and our business.

We bring Good Times from a Good Place, to create a more convivial world, a world without excess.

As an employee at Pernod Ricard, you are a "Créateur of Convivialité" which means you work with the best colleagues from a variety of backgrounds. What we have in common is the passion for our brands, industry, and the attitude: "make a new friend every day" and inhabit our responsible drinking DNA. Convivialité is our way of life. Pernod Ricard is a positive and inclusive working environment that encourages employees to be unique.

All of this while supporting our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) roadmap, which is closely aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the same 2030 horizon. Pernod Ricard has been recognised for its leadership in the United Nations Global Compact for its work on the SDGs: the only company in the spirits sector to have received such an award.

YOUR PLACE IN THE TEAM

As part of our growth, we are seeking an Account Manager (f/m/d) On-Trade & Festivals for Den Haag, Beach side (Scheveningen, Katwijk, Noordwijk, Hoek van Holland) and Zeeland. This role will also focus on high-energy venues such as nightclubs and festivals.

Your Responsibilities

• Commercial Activities
  • Responsible for achieving pre-defined qualitative and quantitative targets on the Pernod Ricard brands.
  • Expanding the presence, visibility, and activation of priority brands such as Absolut, Havana Club, Lillet, Monkey 47, etc. in relevant on-trade outlets.
  • Inviting and accompanying customers to trade fairs and events.
  • Informing customers about periodic promotions, new brand launches, and commercial actions based on given information.
  • Coordinating and following up on commercial agreements.
  • Ensure excellent sales service based on availability and flexibility.
  • Autonomously negotiate, conclude, and follow up commercial agreements with hospitality businesses.
• Operational Management
  • Independently manage own planning and routing.
  • General administrative follow-up.
  • Ensuring correct response to commercial requests.
• Reporting
  • Daily reporting of visits and results via internal CRM.
  • Monthly analysis of sales statistics and reporting to manager.
  • Monthly reporting of budget management.
• Customer Relationship Management
  • Maintain and develop long-term relationships with customers.

Your Profile

• Relevant Competences
  • Entrepreneurship: Daring to think in terms of opportunities and act accordingly to overachieve on targets.
  • Creativity: Daring to think differently, come up with new ideas, and challenge the status quo.
  • Ownership: Taking responsibility inside and outside your own function with the aim of the overall result of Pernod Ricard Belgium.
  • Diversity: Making optimal use of everyone's qualities to be distinctive together.
  • Result-oriented, analytical, and sociable.
  • You are able to motivate, delegate, and are an organizational talent.
• Personal Profile
  • You preferably already have a first successful experience in sales.
  • Knowledge and experience with the spirits industry is an advantage.
  • You are a salesman at heart, always looking for a win-win situation.
  • You are highly organised, stress-resistant, flexible (no 9-to-5 mentality); you are bursting with energy and want to get ahead.
  • You have a strong drive, so you take a lot of initiative.
  • You are a team player.
  • You have a passion for hospitality.
  • English & Dutch are a must have.
  • Driving License B.

What We Offer You

• An excellent and market-based salary, an attractive bonus scheme, and 30 holiday days per year.
• Training opportunities, and staff discount on our beautiful portfolio.
• An international working environment.
• And last but not least, our convivial company outings and Thirsty Thursdays in our own bar, where you can taste the mixed arts of your colleagues.