Sales Cadet Fmcg

**Location** **Bassendean, WA**

**Work Type** Full Time**
- Leading FMCG business servicing Independent Supermarket Sector
- Well established Australian business with a Great Culture
- Collaborative, dynamic team environment and mentoring from industry experts

**Outstanding opportunity to kick-start your sales career by joining an experienced sales team at a well-established purpose driven business with a great culture.**

**About Royal Foods**

We’re an Australian, privately-owned gourmet food company that supplies innovative, quality food products to both the food service sector and independent retailers in Australia.

We’ve been in business for over thirty-five years and we owe our success to our team of highly motivated people who uphold our values and work hard to achieve both our and their own goals.

At Royal Foods our purpose is to enrich the lives of people - including our staff, customers, stakeholders and community - and our continued growth enables us to help more people prosper and grow.

**About our Retail Division**

We distribute more than 200 premium local and international brands to Independent Supermarkets, convenience stores and health food outlets across Australia.

We also have one of the largest ranges of gourmet products for instore bakeries, cafés, service delis and hotboxes.

We provide our customers with winning brands and strategies that allow them to compete and grow.

**About the Role**

If you:

- Want to work in a fun and energetic environment with a supportive team;
- Like fast paced, action-packed work and a diverse working day;
- Believe in getting things right the first time round and really take pride in your work;
- Don’t like to give up on a task, even when it’s difficult - you like to persist and see things through to an end;
- Connect well with people - forming great working relationships comes naturally to you;
- Have a good stamina for work and enjoy work that keeps you busy and on the go;
- Adapt well and keep an open mind when it comes to change - you like to try new things;
- WANT A STEPPING STONE TO A GREAT CAREER

Then we need to be speaking with you

We are currently offering a full-time sales position to a highly motivated person who is looking to start or grow their sales career in the FMCG industry, dealing with Independent Retailers.

The successful applicant would be joining our highly motivated and results driven Sales Team in Western Australia.

You will report to the WA Sales Manager - Retail.

**We’re Offering**
- Competitive salary
- Company vehicle
- Company mobile phone
- 25% Staff Discount
- Excellent workplace culture & working environment
- Opportunity to work for an Australian owned and operated business that has been operating for over 30 years and continues to grow

**Responsibilities**

As a sales cadet, the main duties of your role will include:

- Gain and maintain rapport with a client base, and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Work closely with Area Sales Managers to help meet ordering cycles and sales support requirements.
- Develop your continued understanding and knowledge of our products and brands, competitors’ products & services, as well as general market conditions.
- Merchandising stores when required to maximise sales within our product range.
- Cover Area Sales Manager’s territories when required.
- Assist the sales team to implement special projects within the state.
- Be available to assist within any territory managed by the WA Team.
- Occasionally will be required to travel regionally within WA.

**To be successful in this Role you will ideally possess**:

- Well-groomed appearance - You are the face of Royal Foods and are expected to present professionally to our customers.
- Excellent organisational and computing skills - Be planned and prepared at all times.
- Time management skills - Be punctual for appointments.
- Sales focused attitude - Strive to achieve your goals and targets.
- Results driven - Be proud of the targets that you achieve.
- Friendly personality - A friendly attitude will help build your relationships.
- A superior work ethic - We pride ourselves on our service and reliability.
- Flexibility with working hours as required.
- An unrestricted drivers’ licence is essential.
- Ability to work autonomously, as well as be a team player.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Be an energetic self-starter with an ability to quickly build trust and rapport with clients and the team.

Previous sales experience, particularly in a FMCG environment an advantage, but not essential