Business Manager - Food Ingredients
- Employer
- DR Newitt
- Location
- Central Scotland
- Salary
- Up to £35k + car + bonus + package
- Closing date
- 12 Jun 2017
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
The Role:
Our client is a provider of food ingredients, and they are looking for a proven field / territory based business development manager to join their growing commercial team. The role will be home based with three to four days spent in the field visiting clients across a designated territory of Scotland and North England. The role will mainly be focussed on the management of existing accounts, with some requirement for business development. This could be an ideal role for a current field based sales rep within food service, to transition in to a B2B role selling to food and drink manufacturers.
Key Responsibilities:
• Sales role developing business with existing accounts while also sourcing new opportunities from food manufacturers.
• To build effective external relationships, present new product ideas, whilst exceeding sales and margin.
• There will be an aspect of new business development, with prospecting. There will be a typical split of 60% / 40% in existing account management.
• Establishing strong relationships with customers and being their primary point of contact.
Candidate Requirements:
• Must possess several years of field based sales experience within FMCG and food.
• Will preferably be based within the central belt of Scotland or North East England.
• Experience of selling in to food manufacturers would be advantageous but not a necessity.
• Must have a proven track record of managing exiting accounts and winning new business.
• Very driven and focussed sales individual with a desire for career progression.
• Great communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong relationship builder
The Package:
• Up to £35,000 basic salary
• Bonus
• Company car
• Pension
• Great career progression and full training provided
For further information please apply for the role, or send an up to date copy of your CV to Graham@drnewitt.com.
Company
D R Newitt are Food, Drink and FMCG recruitment specialists providing permanent and interim recruitment services:
We offer Headhunting, Search & Selection and Advertising services across the following disciplines:
• Sales
• Marketing and Category
• Executive
• Supply Chain / Buying
• Technical / Quality
• NPD / Process / Development Chefs
• Operations / Manufacturing
• Engineering
• HR and Finance
To enquire about a specific role or to have a confidential discussion about your career path, call or email us:
- Edinburgh Office 0131 226 5060
- Manchester Office 0161 833 0181
- Website
- http://www.drnewitt.com/
- Telephone
- 0131 226 5060
- Location
-
38 Melville Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 7HA
United Kingdom
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