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Account Manager, Food Ingredients, Home Based

Employer
Focus Management Consultants
Location
West Midlands
Salary
£25000 - £35000 per annum + Bonus
Closing date
9 Sep 2015

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Category Management, National Accounts, Sales

Job Details



Looking for your first sales role? Want to utilise your food background in a commercial position? Then this could be the role for you.

We are looking for an enthusiastic graduate with a background in food technology, food science or similar, to join a market-leading food ingredients business in the role of Account Manager UK. The company supplies herbs, spices and seasonings to food manufacturing companies and seasonings houses, throughout the UK. In the role of Account Manager you will work closely with the Sales Manager, who will help you to develop your sales experience and slowly immerse you into the world of Herbs and Spices.

This position will be responsible for managing current customers, developing new accounts within the single ingredients market and will contribute to the strategic development of the market segment.

What we are looking for:
  • BSc or MSc in Food Technology or equivalent
  • An active interest in the food sector with a strong desire to progress into Sales
  • Excellent customer relationship skills
  • Persuasiveness and influencing skills
  • First-rate communication and interpersonal skills
  • Willingness to travel
  • Experience in B2B sales is an advantage


This role would suite an entrepreneurial "people person" who is enthusiastic, with a real desire to learn. You will be ambitious and passionate about the food sector and keen to build a successful commercial career. Due to the structure of the business you must be willing to travel regularly throughout the UK, with frequent trips to Europe for sales meetings.

The company will offer ongoing guidance and coaching from like-minded colleagues to help you succeed in this growing organisation.

Send your CV today for consideration.

To assist you searching for a role by location, we have added a generic postcode into the advert that designates the centre of the county in which this job is found.

REF. DRB12539 By Dave Broadbent

Follow Focus Ingredients on Twitter @FocusIngredient

Focus Management Consultants Ltd, Tel: +44 (0) 1625 560778

Company

Founded in 1990, Focus delivers excellent recruitment solutions in the changing world of the food and drink industry. We are proud of our talented team of knowledgeable recruitment specialists covering all functions and sectors offering a bespoke service for our clients.

We provide Permanent and Interim recruitment solutions across Manufacturing, Retail, Foodservice, Food Technology, Product Development, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, Sales & Marketing from Graduate to Board Level.

We’ve worked across the globe, recruiting for start-ups through to large international organisations. We have helped and made a real difference to a vast array of clients working collaboratively as they recruit the very best talent to support their strategies.

Our guiding principles and culture are built on 3 pillars:

  • An employee-owned business where we all thrive A business with a culture of pride, trust, kindness and wanting to be the BEST
  • An environment that embraces lifestyle goals offering balance, fun and an engaging place to work

 

Company info
Telephone
01625 560778
Location
Exchange House
Albert Road
Bollington
Cheshire
SK10 5HS
United Kingdom

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