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E-commerce Plant Trader, Buying & Sales Person

Employer
MorePeople
Location
Worcestershire
Salary
£30,000 + bonus + benefits
Closing date
18 Aug 2019

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Our client is a multi-channel / e-commerce retailer of garden plants and horticultural sundries. Routes to market are traditional mail order catalogues, advertising in the national newspapers and garden magazines, television shopping channels in the UK and Europe, social media and various websites.

Their plants are sold under their brand whose strap line is 'Rare, Unusual and Exciting' and third party brands such as The Telegraph, The Express, The Mail, BBC Gardeners World and others. Plants are packed into boxes from horticultural nurseries surrounding their site near the Pershore Horticulture College.

They are currently looking for someone to join their Plant Trading Sales & Marketing team, the successful candidate must have good horticultural knowledge and all/some of the skills below:

Source and purchase plants
Attend trade shows and visit suppliers.
Plan, negotiate and purchase advertising space.
Plan, negotiate and purchase inserts.
Plan, negotiate and purchase door drops.
Plan, source and place orders for print requirements.
Work on the design, layout and margin of catalogues, flyers, inserts and advertisements.
Write copy for catalogue flyers and advertisements.
Plan and select data for catalogue mailings.
Maintain and update all catalogue spreadsheets and sign off end of year results.
Maintain and update advertising master spreadsheet.
Proof read all advertisements and send amends to the in-house designer.
Final proof read on all catalogues, flyers and inserts.
Project plan new computer systems.
Participate in web development meetings.
Ensure deadlines are met.
Consider areas of future development for the business such as new digital strategy.
Attend Strategy and possibly Directors Meetings and follow through on all actions.

The person will need to live/re-locate with 30 miles of Pershore within six months of joining. Re-location expenses will be paid.

Company

MorePeople is a specialist recruitment business providing permanent and interim solutions for the Produce & Horticulture, Food, Agriculture and Garden & Leisure sectors across the UK and internationally. Our focus is on retail and foodservice supply chains, from ‘own label’ suppliers to blue chip brands.

Founded in 2000, our team comprises extremely knowledgeable ex-industry professionals and professional recruiters who are passionate about the sectors. We take a functional approach to recruitment with dedicated teams for Commercial, Technical, Operational, HR and Finance roles. The majority of placements are for permanent, full-time professional roles ranging from Junior Managers to Senior Directors.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01780 480530
Location
Riverside Suite
Cherryholt House
Cherryholt Road
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2EP
United Kingdom

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