General Soft Drinks Co Ltd in Malta is currently looking to recruit a Territory Sales Manager to join their team on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities:

• Guide and manage the sales force to develop accurate weekly customer demand forecasting
• Ensure that the sales team adheres to Company procedures with regard to Sales Contracts, and ensure these have the necessary evaluations, recommendations, and signatures
• Identify and capitalize on marketplace competitive concerns and opportunity gaps while maintaining a cost/benefit positive focus
• Responsible for the commercial aspect of the selected Key Account including managing Credit, orders, deliveries, commercial deals/ contracts, damaged or expired products and the development of new products
• Develop strategies which strengthen salespeople in order to be the buyer’s first-choice sales force.

Requirements: 

• A strong commercial acumen with a least five years’ experience in the Maltese FMCG business, preferably with knowledge of the beverage industry
• Excellent Communication, Negotiation and Analytical skills
• Fluency in both Maltese & English
• The ability to think strategically in order to capture present market trends, define a vision of the future, set an agenda and lead the team to achieve this vision
• An outgoing personality with excellent Interpersonal, Teambuilding and Leadership skills
• A self-starter and team player with a strong drive to achieve targets.

General Soft Drinks Co Ltd:
The General Soft Drinks Co Ltd is responsible for manufacturing a wide range of soft drinks across Malta. We do this for brands owned by The Coca Cola Company (TCCC) including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Fanta, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Schweppes, and Kristal. We are an independent Coca Cola bottler and are the sole licensed bottler for products of TCCC in Malta. We employ over 240 people in Malta and Gozo at our manufacturing site, offices, and distribution centers. Our Company is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of our products and operations, with a particular focus on recycling, water stewardship energy, and climate protection. Through our sister company, GSD Marketing Ltd we sell and distribute TCCC products manufactured in Malta as well as import, sell and distribute other TCCC products including Nestea, Cappy Juices and Powerade. We also import, sell and distribute other brands including Monster, Bavaria, Stella Artois, Berlin Beer, Lowenbrau, Café Mauro and Evian on behalf of other brand owners.