Area Sales Manager
Location: East Midlands Lincolnshire
The Role:
Area Sales Manager required for rapidly expanding foodservice solutions provider. This field based sales role will involve focusing on generating new business selling to pubs, restaurants, universities, colleges, hotels and healthcare sectors throughout a sales territory covering Lincolnshire and East Midlands including Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. You will be selling a total foodservice solution incorporating ambient, chilled, frozen, fresh foods and non-food products.
Based in the East Midlands or Lincolnshire region and reporting to a Regional Sales Manager, you will have total autonomy in the role, with responsibility for designated sales targets and portfolio growth, enabling you to run your business unit cost effectively ensuring development of your customer base and an increase in growth and distribution.
You will typically deal with chefs, catering managers, business owners, commercial managers and directors. Consultative based sales process. You will have great networking skills, focusing on developing strong long term relationships and partnerships with all clients.
You will have an excellent support and backup structure, together with a strong training and development program to ensure you are as successful as possible. Excellent time to join the organisation.
Our Client:
Award winning foodservice wholesaler with an enviable reputation. Now seeking talented Area Sales Manager for expanding team.
Requirements:
- Excellent account management skills.
- Proven experience of selling foodservice services.
- Strong catering background.
- Strong new business skills.
- Consultative sales ability.
- Honest, reliable, trustworthy.
- Highly tenacious and proactive.
- Target driven.
- Strong territory management and time management skills.
- Based in the East Midlands or Lincolnshire region.
Package:
Basic Salary: £26,000 - £30,000
Commission: £40,000+ OTE
Benefits: Car + Expenses + Benefits
Please note that due to the large volume of applications received we are unable to discuss individual applications. If you have not heard from us within 7 days your application has been unsuccessful.
