Richmond Marketing
Jason Ford is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in sales and commercial management, currently serving as Customer Director at Richmond Marketing since November 2022. Prior to this role, Jason held various positions at Lucozade Ribena Suntory Ireland, including Head of Sales for Grocery & Beam Spirits Pan Ireland and Trading Controller for the Grocery Channel. Jason's expertise encompasses strategic planning, buyer relationship management, promotional planning, and brand activation across multiple retail channels. Jason's career began at Kerry Group, where responsibilities included managing a €40M brand portfolio, and further developed at GlaxoSmithKline Pharma GmbH, focusing on revenue strategy and commercial marketing. Jason's educational background includes degrees in Business Studies, Management, and Strategic Management from esteemed institutions such as Dublin City University and University College Dublin.
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Richmond Marketing
At Richmond, we aim to keep pace with Ireland’s changing society, offer innovative brands which appeal to the modern Irish consumer and to be Ireland’s premium beverage brand builder. The success of our business is based on our world-class stable of premium brands that we market and distribute in Ireland. We bring an innovative perspective to everything we do and we are committed to adding value to our customers and all those we work with. Our History. Founded by Barry Connolly in 1992 Richmond Marketing has introduced exciting and innovative brands to the Irish market place. Working at Richmond. Fundamental to our success is the creativity of our people, their constant enthusiasm, adaptability and their unremitting passion to deliver results for consumers and customers alike.. The way it works. Our business is divided into three areas: Sales, Marketing and Finance. It doesn't matter what team you are in or what level you are, we all work together to get the job done.. We have about 70 people in our sales team. They are responsible for all our customers, from the major supermarkets and cash and carries to pubs, restaurants and nightclubs. They are supported by national account managers who help the sales team deliver their business objectives whilst helping the major retailers deliver theirs. In Marketing we have over 20 people. We have Marketing Managers, Brand Managers, Trade Marketing Managers and staff to support them and help make things happen. Our Finance area has 30 people. Not just the accountants but also our administrators, Customer Service team, Logistics team and IT support team. We are committed to supporting the development of talent within our business. If you feel you have what it takes to join us in a fast-moving company and industry, we would be delighted to hear from you.