FIELD SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Position overview

We are looking for a new Field Sales Representative reporting directly to a Regional Field Sales Manager. In this role you will be part of the Field Sales department.

Business: Nestlé

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: Asap

Location: Liège

Position Summary

Nestlé is looking for a dynamic person for a Field Sales Representative role with the potential to grow and gain more responsibilities after several years within our organization (e.g., within Sales, Marketing, Account Management)

If you want to kickstart your career in the largest food company worldwide, this might be the perfect opportunity for you!

Important: we are looking for a candidate that can travel on a daily basis.

A day in the life of a Field Sales Representative

• you will visit small and medium-sized clients daily and act as a Nestlé ambassador for all its brands within the Retail segment,
• you will collaborate with a Sales Activator (Merchandiser) and manage your merchandising budget to win with in-store activations,
• you will follow up and report on client visits, sales performance and the market,
• you will analyze, interact, and give feedback towards the category activator,
• you will be responsible for creating the adequate routing plan of stores to reach the set objectives.

What will make you successful

• bachelor or master’s degree, or equivalent by experience,
• fluent in French and a conversational level of English is a plus,
• being passionate, ambitious, and having a commercial drive,
• you can work autonomously, and you have excellent planning and organizational skills.
• you are customer focused and able to manage your priorities,
• you have an analytical mindset with the desire to learn and grow with the company,
• you can process, prioritize and handle the mass of information and tasks that you’ll receive to manage your routing, agenda, and projects accordingly the priorities,
• you have a driver's license.

What we offer:

• a fulltime position (38 hours a week);
• excellent terms of employment, with elements such as a 13th month, company car, 27 holidays, seniority days and many other extra’s;
• various career opportunities, both in Belgium and internationally;
• an excellent working environment, high team orientation, high brand and company pride, and motivated and ambitious colleagues;
• Together@Nestlé organizes activities, including (networking) events, drinks, sports events, inspiring knowledge sessions and a winter sports trip;
• attractive policy to build up additional holidays;
• extensive leave scheme for parents;
• savings thanks to great discounts at various (online) shops.

More reasons to work at Nestlé: 

• our slogan is 'Boost your development, fuel your curiosity and be future ready'. We offer impactful training and development programs and coaching to help you upgrade your skills and take your career to the next level;
• your well-being is our priority. We support this with various activities, to promote your physical and mental health.
• at the office, you can enjoy fresh fruits as well as a healthy and varied food offering in our restaurant, Good Food Good Life";
• within the Nestlé culture, we believe it is important for you to be yourself. Do you have a passion for DE&I? Join our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ambassadors;
• you contribute to Nestlé's mission to improve the quality of life and make a positive impact on the future.

Respect is at the heart of Nestlé's culture, of which room for differences is an important part. Differences between people who buy our products and in our workplace. We believe it is important that everyone feels welcome and safe at Nestlé, regardless your gender, religion, cultural background, age, disability or who you love. We are convinced that diversity leads to more creativity and innovation and moves our organization forward. That is why we actively work to create a culture and leadership that offers equal opportunities for all!

Any questions?

Our recruiters would be glad to answer any pending questions. Feel free to send your questions to careers@be.nestle.com.

Applying for the role of a Field Sales Representative?

Great! If you see a match with the description as described above we would gladly receive your cv and motivation. You can upload these via the link.

We use an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool to schedule interviews with our candidates. So keep an eye on your email for the interview invitation! When registering your application, you will be asked if we may send you whatsapp messages; if you answer 'yes' to this, you will receive communication via whatsapp in addition to messages via email. Communication through our AI tool is in English, but our recruiters speak both English and Dutch or French.

Interim CV’s will not be processed.