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Key Accounts Manager - Snack Products to Food Distribution

Employer
Midas Selection Ltd
Location
Leicester
Salary
£28000 - £32000 per annum, Benefits: 35000
Closing date
28 Mar 2017

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

Job Details

Key Accounts Manager – Snack Products to Food Distribution

REWARDS: 29-32K Basic Salary, 35K OTE, Fully Expensed Car or Car allowance

LOCATION: Nottingham, Coventry, Leicester, Derby, Sheffield, Birmingham, Northampton


Excellent opportunity for a Retail or Foodservice exec seeking to progress to Key Accounts level

THE ROLE:
This position is an excellent opportunity to join an established manufacturer within the UK snack sector, who have ambitious plans to develop further in 2017.
You will be responsible for a portfolio of over 120 regional snack distributors, and be responsible for establishing and growing listings with your clients.
As we are passionate about product innovation and launching new brands and flavours, you will always have new, exciting ranges to introduce to your clients.
We also have a strong focus on healthy eating, and have developed a fantastic range of products aimed at health focussed consumers.
You will work closely with Senior managers and directors on end user projects, particularly with the Contract Catering sector, and be involved in national roll outs with major end user brands.
This is an exciting opportunity with excellent and realistic career prospects for the successful individual.

THE COMPANY:
We are an innovative and growing manufacturer of snacks across the UK.
Our products have an ethnic bias but also focus on healthy eating.
With a turnover of over £20 Million we have developed a strong reputation for the quality of our products our innovative flavours and our vision for producing snacks using a variety of vegetables other than traditional potato based snacks.
Our healthy eating brands now encompass over 50% of our UK turnover and we envisage that this area will demonstrate continued growth through 2017.
We have already invested in new production and warehouse facilities to support this, but are also investing in further growth of the sales team to support this continued success.


THE APPLICANT.
We are ideally seeking to speak to proven sales professionals with experience selling into retail or Foodservice sectors
• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a proven track record in field sales.
• Candidates with experience selling into Retail (particularly Convenience Retail or Independents) or Foodservice will be of particular interest.
• Experience selling into contract catering or Food distributors will be of specific interest.
• Candidates must enjoy travel through work and have a high activity rate.
• This position will also appeal to candidates with an interest in healthy eating.

This role provides an excellent opportunity for foodservice candidates seeking to further their career with a growing UK brand.

Midas Selection Ltd specialises in recruiting Sales, Marketing, Foodservice and executive professionals in all industries. Midas Selection Ltd operates as an Employment Agency.

All applicants send CVS to paul.haworth@midas-selection.com



Company

About Midas 

Midas is an established and industry accredited executive recruitment consultancy. Since inception in 2003, Midas has developed close partnerships with many blue chip employers encompassing sectors such as Foodservice, Healthcare, Manufacturing, CPG to name just a few. Core expertise is within Sales, Marketing and Executive recruitment. Typical assignments would include Field Sales Executives, Key Account Managers, Business Development Managers, National Account Managers, Sales Managers, Sales Controllers, Category Managers, Product Managers, NPD, Demand Planners, Marketing Managers, Sales Directors, Marketing Directors and Managing Directors.

Midas has full UK coverage via offices in the West Midlands and also recruits for European roles on behalf of their customer base. Midas Selection is a proud member of The Recruitment and Employment Confederation

The team of experienced consultants are aligned to vertical sectors, thereby marrying together not only recruitment expertise but also specific sector knowledge, this ensures that Midas fully understands the dynamics of the markets served. Business talent is delivered via three predominant avenues; talent targeting (headhunting), on and off line advertising campaigns, and extensive database selection. We assign one account manager to each of our customers for all recruitment, irrespective of geography, this increases efficiencies and understanding and limits unnecessary communication.

Midas Selection specialises in Sales, Marketing and Executive appointments, through to C Level Appointments, across the UK with forays into other European destinations.
 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 214 3740
Location
AFE Business Centre
Anchorage Road
The Royal Borough of Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B74 4XG
GB

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