**Job Description :** **Sales Manager – MR South** We are looking for an individual with the drive to excel: a brilliant negotiator, influencer, and leader who can deliver exceptional customer insights to position our business as the category leader with our key customers. **About the Modern Retail(MR)** Modern Retail is one of the cornerstones in Commercial team, responsible for managing national accounts such as Sam’s Club, Costco, HEMA, Lawson, Family Mart, KKV, and others. **About the role** The Sales Manager needs to lead the team in identifying market trends, building strong relationships with customers, and delivering sales targets. Role Responsibilities - Managing business and JBP relationships with key customers, such as Sam’s, Costco, KKV. - Diageo’s business with other off trade customers in Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan. - Team management including 1 sales rep in Guangdong, 1 Sales rep in Sichuan. - Managing wholesalers. This role offers the opportunity to organize T2T meetings with global customers, engage with the global team to learn from advanced international markets, develop leadership skills, and explore potential in different areas of the Chinese market. Skills/Experiences Required - Proven experience in managing sales and key customer relationships in the retail sector. - Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop a high-performing team. - A track record of achieving sales targets and delivering business growth. - Excellent communication and negotiation skills to build and maintain strategic partnerships. - Team-oriented spirit to collaborate with cross-functional teams. - The ability to analyse market trends and develop effective strategies to stay ahead. **Diversity statement** Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings. **About us** Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Singleton, Talisker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Don Julio, and Tanqueray. Our purpose – Celebrating life, every day, everywhere – has an important role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world’s very best people. We're looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. **Worker Type :** Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term) **Primary Location:** Shenzhen Sales Office **Additional Locations :** **Job Posting Start Date :** 2024-12-30 With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world. Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you’ll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you’ll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of. With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential. **DRINKiQ** What's your DRINKiQ? Take our quiz to understand how alcohol is made and explore the effects of drinking. You can discover everything you need to know at DRINKiQ (https://www.drinkiq.com/en-gb/)