Talent Launchpad: Sales

About the job

Introducing Talent Launchpad: Sales for Territory Managers looking to kickstart their career with the world's largest ice-cream business!

Have 2-3 years of experience in FMCG Sales as a Territory Manager? This is your launchpad - apply now to become a part of The Magnum Ice Cream Company's talent pool!

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.

About The Magnum Ice Cream Company

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.

If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!

Role Overview

Our Territory Manager is our front-line leader who manages the distributors and trade for the designated territory to ensure effective and efficient distribution operations and deliver sales, Key Performance Indicators / targets. If you want to develop an in-depth understanding of the world of sales and help drive meaningful change through TMICC's growth agenda, then this role would interest you.

Key Responsibilities

 

• Drive the business to the desired ambition Underlying Volume / Sales Growth.
• Uplift the Competitive visibility in Store.
• Coordinate with Distributor/Customer Operational plans / Executions.
• Negotiate with Customer for Joint Business planning.
• Efficiently plan and manage eRTM, build optimized routes for DSRs.
• Support digital transformation strategy for your territory.
• Have the acumen for Financial Matrix – Business Profitability / Gross Margin.
• Lead and drive an extended team – Build team & develop talent.
• Be accountable to uphold the business Key Performance Indicators.
• Redefine the process post execution analysis with strong analytical skills.
• This role must ensure the instore execution of all promotions across categories and IMT & LMT stores assigned to them.
  
   

Skills Required

 

• Have strong business and financial acumen.
• Strong Communication and Negotiation Skills.
• Command over Microsoft Office and Power BI
• Active feet on street and market time
• Capability to Strategize and possess strong execution skills.
• Updated with competition insights.
• This is an empowered role hence the resource should display accountability, responsibility and have strong bias for action.
  
   

Education & Work Experience

 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3 years of relevant sales experience in FMCG industry is preferred.
  
   

What You Can Expect

 

• A unique mix of global scale & start-up spirit—€8.3bn powerhouse with an agile, entrepreneurial mindset. We’re building a new high growth Ice Cream company from the ground up.
• Career without limits—42 markets, international opportunities, and fast tracked growth.
• A performance-driven culture—Freedom to act, disrupt and grow – your success is measured by impact.
• A company that celebrates joy, innovation, and purpose—We create extraordinary careers, just like our ice cream creates extraordinary moments.
  
   

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.