Job Title: Sales Executive, Food & Beverage
Location: United Kingdom (Remote)
About Centric Software:
Centric Software is the global leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. We help the world’s top retail, fashion, and food & beverage brands optimize product development, streamline operations, and accelerate time to market. With a focus on innovation, we are looking for motivated individuals who can drive success and disrupt traditional markets.
Job Summary:
Centric Software is looking for a driven and entrepreneurial Sales Executive to join our rapidly growing team in the Food & Beverage sector. In this role, you will be expected to generate and increase revenues in targeted geographic territory as well as named vertical accounts through direct sales activities presenting extended PLM Solutions focused on the recipe based manufacturing market (F&B + CPC).
We are looking for a creative and energetic individual with an entrepreneurial mindset who thrives in a fast-paced environment. This role requires someone who can sell into enterprise accounts (€1 billion+ in revenue) and can drive strategic, value-based selling.
Responsibilities:
- Ownership of revenue generation within assigned territory, as well as the quality & strength of the executive relationships within the territory.
- Responsible for in-depth, broad-based sales presentations of the entire Centric extended PLM Solution suite.
- Drive complex solution sales cycles to deal closure.
- Prospect with qualified leads to identify business opportunities in which the Centric PLM Solution suite can provide business solutions.
- Analyze customer business requirements as a basis to develop a sales strategy and propose/pitch proper solution mix leveraging ROI benefits.
- Produce written proposals & quotations.
- Prepare business response documentation for RFI/RFP/RFQ requests.
- Analyze requirements and design solutions to complex customer business requirements.
- Working with a technical team, ensure clear understanding of customer’s technology requirements; provide sales leadership for Proposal and Project teams and vision to win and deliver large-scale, complex solutions.
- Meet and exceed assigned revenue goals.
- Develop and manage business plan for assigned territory.
- Participate in regional & national trade shows, exhibits and conferences.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of proven success in selling PLM and/or related Enterprise Application software (e.g., MRP, ERP, CRM, SCM), with a strong preference for Food/Grocery Technology experience, (i.e. Compliance, Formulation, quality, NPD processes).
- Proven ability to consistently meet or exceed annual sales quotas and revenue targets, particularly in large, complex software deals.
- Strong executive-level presentation skills, able to effectively communicate with small or large audiences.
- Proven ability to identify, engage, and convert new prospects into customers, with strong prospecting skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a creative, entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving and business development.
- Highly energetic and driven, with a passion for driving growth and success.
- Intermediate understanding of the Food & Beverage manufacturing industry, particularly in relation to KPIs and market trends.
- Experience with value-based selling and solution selling methodologies.
- Native or fluent in English, with exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal).
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- A multifaceted job with high responsibility and numerous opportunities for growth.
- Flexibility to work remotely with a supportive and motivated team.
- A remote work environment built on collaboration, flexibility, and respect.
- The opportunity to work on varied and complex projects, enabling you to develop both your technical and business skill sets.
What We Do
Centric Software® is the innovator behind the #1 Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, Centric PLM™, that is blazing the trail for brands, manufacturers and retailers across all segments of the consumer goods industry. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Centric Software has shattered the mold to create state-of-the-art digital solutions to satisfy the needs of every player in the market, large and small, and supports their mission to develop high-quality, sustainable products that are on time and on trend.
- Centric PLM delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, quality and product portfolio optimization innovations specifically for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric PLM streamlines the product development process from concept to retail.
- Centric Planning provides best-in-class data and visually driven financial, merchandise and assortment planning as well as store and vendor forecasting to maximize margins and for seamless and fast, pre and in-season execution.
- Centric Visual Boards improves collaboration and decision-making of merchandising and buying teams through intuitive digital boards, driving innovation and decreasing time to market.
All Centric solutions are market-driven, ensuring they meet the needs of customers. These innovations include the first ever PLM mobile apps, 3D CAD connectors, sustainability integrations, and more. Centric Software has the highest user adoption rates in the industry and proudly maintains a 99% customer retention rate due to its seamless implementation methodology which ensures that 100% of its customers go live. Centric Software is proud to provide the best solution, backed by the best team to service the best customers.
Centric Software is a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA). For more information, please visit www.centricsoftware.com.