Sales Specialist, Out Of Home Coffee

**Company Description**
JDE Peet's is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, serving approximately 4,200 cups of coffee or tea per second, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. For more than 265 years, we've been inspired by the belief that it's amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands including Australian favourites such as Moccona, L'OR, Harris, Campos, Piazza D'Oro, Espresso di Manfredi, Pickwick and more. In 2022, JDE Peet's generated total sales of 13.5 billion AUD and employed a global workforce of more than 20,000 employees.

**What's it like to work at JDE Peet's?**

We offer our people a range of learning and development programs to support their personal growth and we believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way. We care about our environment and have a sustainability program in place called Common Grounds which focuses on Responsible Sourcing, Minimised Footprint and Connected People. We're striving to use 100% responsibly sourced coffee and green packaging and achieve gender balance in management by 2025 while reducing our emissions.

Due to an internal move, we're looking for a Sales Specialist to join our Out of Home (OOH) coffee team The Sales Specialist acts as the first point of contact for key customers with a focus on account management, driving revenue streams through business development, and ensure quality service and products. This is a permanent full-time position based on the road visiting customers, with our office based in Southbank.

In this role, you will:

- Manage state-based accounts and key stakeholders
- Develop and execute sales strategies
- Facilitate coffee training as required by your customers
- Identify opportunities within existing accounts, and acquire new business
- Manage customer data and contract compliance

**Qualifications**
For this role as a Sales Specialist, we're looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

- You hold a minimum of 3 years' experience in a similar B2B role
- Previous Coffee industry experience is preferred
- You have strong commercial acumen
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills to negotiate and maintain relationships
- You have a 'customer first' mindset
- You hold a valid and unrestricted driver's license

**Additional Information** What's in it for you?**
- Support, training and an extensive onboarding program
- Access up to two days of special event leave per year to utilise for your birthday, school events, moving, or volunteering
- A tool of trade in the form of a company car with petrol card
- Delicious coffee and tea on-site and quarterly free staff orders of your favourite coffee and tea brands
- Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days of additional Annual Leave per year

**Our DE&I Statement**

At JDE Peet's we aim to create a better future where we authentically serve, reflect, and embrace everyone. We believe in fostering a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation where everyone feels comfortable to truly be who they are and unleash their full potential. This means we do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of our race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, age, disability, or any other trait protected by law.

Throughout the entire employee lifecycle, we place DE&I at the core of our people processes. This enables us to drive objectivity and eliminate any potential bias, ensuring an inclusive experience in the workplace. Do not hesitate to reach out if you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.