New Business Sales Manager

Role:                     NEW BUSINESS SALES MANAGER

Salary:                  £35,000+BONUS+COMPANY CAR+BENEFITS

Job Type:             Full Time

Location:             Nottingham

The Company:

JK Food is part of the Hyperama Group, it is one of the UK’s largest importers and distributors of foods from Asia and the Far East, supplying the Chinese wholesale, restaurant and takeaway market throughout the UK for over 35 years.  The company owns 4 Hyperama Cash & Carry’s in Nottingham, Derby, Birmingham and Peterborough.

We also have the Tiger Tiger brand which was launched to meet the growing demand for authentic premium Asian food. Tiger Tiger has a range of products allowing consumers to experience restaurant quality food in their own homes in a convenient and delicious manner.  Tiger Tiger is widely sold in the UK and exported to the USA, Middle East and Europe.   

The Role:

We are looking to recruit a dynamic sales professional that can open doors and create meetings. The Sales Manager Role is a key account pioneering role across convenience and Mults channels. The successful candidate will inherit major Mult listings in the top 4 retailers and some convenience businesses.

Responsibilities:

• To be the lead sales person on building the customer base across all sales channels for a tight range of products.
• To create a sales strategy for each channel and pioneer new accounts for the JK foods brands.
• Targeted to generate sales across a range of products to £5M in one Year.

Scope of the Job:

• To open new listings across retail, health food channels, convenience, High Street and Food service with a tight range of category leading products
• To create a sales launch plan with clear priorities by customer range
• To manage the day to day relationship and contact with the retail buying teams
• Providing Promotional support by liasing with JK Supply Chain and the Customer to secure well executed instore Promotions
• Provide appropriate customer support in relation to new product launches- new line information, product codes, pack samples/mock-ups

The Candidate:

We are looking for an ambitious and confident sales candidate who has an impressive new business track record of success in a FMCG business preferably in the food sector, who is looking to join a dynamic and growing business where they can take ownership and contribute significantly. This is a really exciting opportunity to be part of an inspiring team and business.

• You will have a minimum of 5 years of branded food sales experience across at least 2 channels
• The key skills you require for this role are New Business Development and Key Account Management
• You must be highly motivated with an energetic approach
• You must have a proven track record in Sales
• You must have good interpersonal skills, your strengths can lie in building and maintaining relationships or in new business development
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise, exceptional time management skills and ability to work autonomously
• A high level of competitor awareness and negotiating skills
• Product knowledge awareness and development
• Determination to achieve and willingness to continually learn
• Proven record of demonstrating initiative and delivering results.
• Be numerical and proficient in all Microsoft packages
• A clean full UK driving license is essential

If you have the skills and abilities to succeed in this role then please send your CV and covering letter, including current salary details.