Customer Development Executive

Customer Development Executive – McCurrach on behalf of The Magnum Ice Cream Company

Location: Glasgow & surrounding areas (Ideal postcode G4)

Employment Type: Permanent, Full‑time – 40 hours per week

Start Date: February 2026

Salary: £29,000 basic, 10% bonus, lunch allowance & other benefits

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is the world’s largest ice cream business and an industry leader, with 19,000 expert colleagues and iconic brands such as Walls, Cornetto, and Ben & Jerry’s, enjoyed in 76 countries. We’re on a mission to become the ultimate snacking company, encouraging growth, innovation, ownership mentality, and high performance. Life tastes better with ice cream.

• Partner with customers by building strong, long‑lasting relationships, understanding their business needs and local consumers, and delivering tailored solutions.
• Drive outstanding in‑store execution, ensuring optimal availability, compliance, and visibility through practical activation and influence over wholesaler transfer orders.
• Create and deliver a winning territory business plan, taking a business‑development approach to grow distribution, sales, and market share.
• Use data and insights to track performance, deliver against KPIs, and embed best practice across your territory and wider team.
• Manage CAPEX assets such as freezers on loan and premium POS, ensuring outlets meet contractual terms and conditions.
• Support the execution of Joint Business Plans (JBPs) within QSR chains at a store level.
• Maintain strong administrative standards, ensuring all systems, reporting, and compliance tasks are completed accurately and on time.

• Commercially focused, resilient, and tenacious, with a strong desire to win and grow your territory.
• Excellent communication and people skills, with the confidence to influence a wide range of stakeholders.
• Previous experience in FMCG, direct sales, convenience, or field sales, with a proven ability to develop accounts or territories (desired but not essential).
• Organised and disciplined, with strong administration, planning, and negotiation skills.
• IT‑literate, comfortable using MS Office and CRM or other sales systems, and keen to use data to drive decisions.
• Self‑motivated, adaptable, and able to work both independently and as part of a high‑performing team.
• Full valid driving licence, eligibility to work in the UK, and live within commuting distance from the location of the role—essential.

• A starting salary of £29,000, with the potential to earn up to 10% quarterly bonus.
• Tax‑free lunch allowance.
• A company vehicle & fuel card.

Please note this role requires a full UK driving licence (with no more than 6 points or previous bans). All offers are subject to successful completion of a DVLA licence check.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Job function:
  Business Development and Sales
• Industries:
  Marketing Services