Sales Manager
- Employer
- Eden Search & Select Ltd.
- Location
- Home-based with regular travel to Worksop and overseas
- Salary
- To attract the best plus company car, bonus and pension
- Closing date
- 8 Oct 2015
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Category Management, Marketing, National Accounts, Sales
With over 80 years of history and a turnover in excess of £150m, Kiril Mischeff is recognised as an established supplier of frozen foods, ambient goods, dried fruit, fruit juice concentrates, purees, meat, fish, seeds and pulses to UK food manufacturers and retailers. Due to the recent acquisition of Unsoy and natural growth they are looking for an experienced and ambitions Sales Manager to join the ingredients division to grow their UK customer base and international supplier network.
Working with Divisional Director this new role of the Sales Manager will buy and sell ingredients into the UK food manufacturing industry. You will lead the day to day sales and business development with UK customers as well as developing international processing partners, negotiating at both ends of the supply chain to successfully win and manage contracts & tenders. The role will also spend time leading business development with new customers and processors keeping abreast of industry innovations and market dynamics. This position will also work closely with a very experienced & dynamic Divisional Director to manage and develop key accounts so will benefit from excellent support and mentorship. In time this role will become the succession plan to lead the division with options of equity.
The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of commercial sales management and business development experience in the Food & Drink ingredients sector and be comfortable negotiating pricing and building new relationships across the supply chain. Previous sales or trading experience within the food ingredients category would be an advantage but above all, candidates must show the ambition and commercial skill set be successful in this position as well as the ability and drive to lead the division in years to come.
If you have the industry experience, track record and ambition to become a vital part of this exciting business, please apply below and get in touch with our retained consultant Darren Houghton at Eden Search & Select on 0113 8346634 for more details. Please note all applications will be presented to Eden Search & Select Ltd.
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