National Sales Manager / Major Food Brand / Retail - Field Based / Man Management

My client is a highly successful food business with an excellent portfolio of household brands looking to add a National Sales Manager to their team. The business have been consistently The successful candidate will have experience leading and motivating a sales team within the food or drink industry within retail or retail convenience accounts.

This is a great opportunity to join a consistently growing business with plenty of opportunity

The Role:

• Manage, develop and lead direct and indirect reports
• Play a vital role in managing the client and will spend 2 days a month in their office
• Drive Head Office agenda and interaction and communicate agreements to the Field Sales Team
• Manage KPI performance for the team and set targets at divisional, regional and individual levels to deliver against the overall national target
• Use data to understand team performance and areas for improvements in order to drive results
• Build strong succession plans for future managers within the business
   

The Candidate:

• Demonstrated strong organisational, planning and time management skill
• Good  use of IT skills with MS Excel to demonstrate good reporting/analytical skills
• Strong people development and sound judgment skills
• Strong communication skills at all levels
• Client contact experience
• Attention to detail and a determination to ‘get the job done’
• Experience of working in a fast paced growing environment
• Ability to work under pressure to specific deadlines and demonstrate flexibility in style and approach to different people’s needs and circumstances

What’s On Offer:

£29,000 - £38,000 + Great Package