John Barry
Killarney
Summary
Proven Sales Development Representative with a track record of exceeding KPI targets and optimising product placement for Premium brands like Butlers Chocolates. Skilled in territory management and relationship building, I excel in driving sales growth and market share expansion. Demonstrates mature, reliable professionalism and adept negotiation abilities, ensuring significant achievements in B2B sales and account management.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Representative
Butlers Chocolates
10.2022 - Current
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with store managers, acting as the key point of contact for product sales and promotions.
- Upsold premium products and seasonal ranges to maximise sales opportunities.
- Provided product knowledge and merchandising support to ensure optimal in-store presentation.
- Negotiated orders and stock levels with store managers to drive sales.
- Negotiated free space and fsdu placement to maximise product visibility and increase sales.
- Travelled extensively within the Munster area to visit multiple stores, ensuring strong brand presence and sales performance.
- Consistently meeting and exceeding KPI targets, driving performance across sales, product placement, and promotional activity.
Sales Representative
Bru Brewery
06.2021 - 10.2022
- Built and maintained strong relationships with key customers.
- Maintained regular calls on all specified outlets in accordance with the journey plan.
- Improved an maintained existing share of space, distribution and displays within Off Trade outlets.
- Planning, carrying out, and supporting marketing activities.
- Monitor and report on market and competitor activities.
- Cold calling to new On and Off licence businesses.
- Merchandising when required.
- Achieving all KPI targets.
Sales Development Representative
Unilever/ McCurrach
02.2018 - 06.2021
- Merchandising and promoting all Unilever products.
- Building and maintaining promotional ends and ladders.
- Ensuring correct promotion display execution.
- Doing a daily stock take on all Unilever lines.
- Gaining additional free space in allocated stores.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with store managers.
- Placement of fsdus in allocated stores.
- Driving overall distribution across all Unilever brands.
- Achieving all KPI targets.
Education
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra
Skills
- Mature, experienced, punctual and reliable
- Territory management and multi-site coverage
- B2B sales and account management
- Negotiation and space optimisation
- Product knowledge and merchandising
- Relationship building
- Meeting and exceeding KPI targets
- Sales target achievement
Affiliations
- I have a keen interest in sport, especially GAA, Soccer and Golf
REFERENCES
Martina Dunne
Sales Manager Bru Brewery
087 1346217
More References available on request.
Timeline
Sales Representative
Butlers Chocolates
10.2022 - Current
Sales Representative
Bru Brewery
06.2021 - 10.2022
Sales Development Representative
Unilever/ McCurrach
02.2018 - 06.2021
Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra
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