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Sales Co-ordinator - Food

Employer
Harris Carlton
Location
Kent
Salary
Circa £24,000
Closing date
30 Aug 2015

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details

Sales Co-ordinator - Food ( Circa £24,000 )

Our client has briefed us to recruit for the vacant position of Sales Co-ordinator.

Although the office is based near Tonbridge in Kent, the role is about 80% office based with so about 20% travel ( some foreign travel, so an additional language would be a bonus but is not essential ), sometimes with overnight stays, as a large part of your role will be to attend meetings with suppliers, in support of senior members of the commercial team.

To be considered for this role, you should be able to demonstrate first class administrative skills, having been acquired in a fast moving food company ( either distributor or manufacturer ).

Although the main purpose of the role is liaising with suppliers, our client is very open to receiving applications from high calibre candidates who have previously worked in a sales support role where the focus has been on liaising with customers, as the skill sets are very similar.

Whichever your background, it is essential that you are used to running a busy support desk, as you will be required to work at speed, and with considerable accuracy.

There will be constant demands on your time from the various different departments within the company ( for example sales, marketing, logistics, not to mention of course the suppliers themselves ).

This is a very busy job !

It is vital therefore that you are able to forge and maintain strong professional working relationships with external suppliers, as well as with your internal colleagues.

You should have the credibility to be able to deal at all levels of seniority, both by telephone and in face to face meetings.

The role is also extremely varied ; some of the key responsibilities are listed below, and it is likely that you have already had experience of many of these already.

  • Working with suppliers or customers.                      
  • Attending trade shows.                                                   
  • Working closely with logistics / stock control.
  • Market research.                                                                 
  • Collating information ( both commercial and technical ).
  • Report writing and spreadsheets.
  • Liaising with sales and marketing functions.           
  • Key accounts exposure to major multiple retailers .
  • Promotional planning.                                              
  • Sourcing ingredients.

To register your interest in this exciting opportunity, please send your CV in the first instance to Nick Colquhoun at Houghton McKenzie Ltd at nick@houghton-selection.co.uk 

 

Company

Harris Carlton is a well established & highly professional Consultancy specialising in recruiting Commercial professionals within FMCG & related market sectors

Company info
Telephone
01423 638502

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