Retail Account Executive

2 months ago

Bristol, United Kingdom The Jolly Hog | B Corp Full time
Job Description

We are on the hunt for a Retail Account Executive to join our team at our HQ in central Bristol. This is a newly created exciting role due to continued growth of our retail business. The role would suit a candidate with long term ambitions to become a National Account Manager or skill up in sales and customer relationships.


The role

The role will be supporting the team across various accounts/customers, including our grocer and foodservice accounts. There will be day to day administrative tasks associated with running the accounts and the relevant portals, as well as helping the team prepare for important customer meetings.

Each day is likely to be very different, and the RAE will learn The Jolly Hog business inside out, as well as learning how the world of retail and food service works from the backend, all the way through to seeing products on shelves/on menus. The role will cover everything from data analysis, to going on store visits to, preparing presentations.

There is great opportunity for development in this role, we are going through a big period of growth, and we will give the candidate all the tools and training to become a National Account Manager in the future.


Who are we?

Once upon a time, there were three brothers… A rugby player, a ship-broker and a cabinet-maker. After a heated debate about the perfect pork sausages, the brothers decided to settle the argument by creating their own porky delights.

Fast forward to 2024, we now have a range of higher welfare, Great taste award winning pork products in Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, Waitrose, Ocado, Coop, Morrisons and Gousto, along with a restaurant called Pigsty on Bristol’s Wapping Wharf. We also run mobile catering at events up and down the country including Winter Wonderland, Goodwood, and Glastonbury, just to name a few.

In 2022, we achieved our B Corp accreditation which we are hugely proud of. This demonstrates our commitment to putting people and the planet above profit. All our team are involved in our Social & Environmental initiatives from day one. You can find out more about these on our website.


Key responsibilities:

  • Retail portals management – promotion loading / product setups / EPOS sales analysis
  • Promotion sheet management
  • Competitor analysis – promos / pricing
  • Sample management
  • Meeting prep and deck assistance
  • Activation at retailer events. Sampling and Engagement
  • Support retailer meetings
  • Store visits to provide insights back to the team
  • Food service support


Who are we looking for?

  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • A degree in a business subject would be advantageous, but not essential. We are looking for someone with the right attitude to learn above all
  • Experience in the world of FMCG would be preferred
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (most importantly Microsoft Excel)
  • Proactive and enthusiastic to support the team with various different tasks
  • Someone with a high level of ambition, who wants to grow and learn within a small, growing brand
  • A person who can thrive under pressure, and be able to manage time effectively to be able to deliver quick turnaround tasks alongside longer term projects


Life at The Jolly Hog

  • We pride ourselves on our working culture at The Jolly Hog, we are a small, supportive team. We work hard, but have great fun. Check out socials to see what we’ve been up to lately
  • We are not about being second best. We want someone with that same passion for and commitment to excellence.
  • We are a small, family run business. We don’t do politics
  • This is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly expanding business, with big plans for the future. The person in this role will be fundamental to our growth plans.
  • You must be a self-starter. You will have the support of a fantastic HQ team, but as we are such a small team you will need to be comfortable working independently from the get-go.
  • The role will be based out of our Central Bristol office Mon-Thurs, with Friday being optional WFH


Perks of working with The Jolly Hog

We think The Jolly Hog is a fantastic place to work. We have fantastic socials, quarterly management days, regular ‘away days’ to events, we make/eat lots of delicious food (which can get competitive amongst the HQ Team), and we generally have an ethos of getting our job done whilst having a jolly good time doing it.

  • Competitive salary in line with your experience
  • Annual bonus
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity
  • Annual training budget per person
  • Personal budget dedicated to staff development & training
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Enhanced Pension
  • Free product
  • Fantastic company socials
  • Free (on shift)/discounted (off shift) food at our restaurant and kiosks


Salary: £25,000pa


We have some very exciting ambitious plans over the next few years, so you will also need to be someone extremely determined to succeed. There has never been a more exciting time to join The Jolly Hog, and we are very excited to have this role as an addition to our HQ Team


If you like the sound of everything above and think you fit the bill, please don’t hesitate in applying with your CV and Cover Letter detailing your experience.


As an equal opportunities employer, The Jolly Hog Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.


We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join The Jolly Hog Group.

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