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National Sales Manager – Independents

Employer
Cavendish Maine
Location
Nationwide
Salary
Up to £50,000 basic (DOE), OTE £60,000 + benefits
Closing date
17 May 2018

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

Job Details

Title: National Sales Manager – Independents

Region: UK

Salary: Up to £50,000 basic (DOE), OTE £60,000 + benefits

Sector: Coffee & HoReCa

Code: AW/20181/LB

An outstanding opportunity to join a forward-thinking, progressive employer and grow sales in the rapidly growing Independent Coffee and HoReCa market.

Overview

A global market-leading supplier of high quality ingredients and equipment to the UK out of home Coffee market is looking for a dynamic and inspiring Sales Leader to grow sales through a team of Territory Sales Managers focused on the high-street coffee and independent Hotel and Restaurant markets.

Recent market research has shown that the independent coffee and foodservice sector is a rapidly growing market in the UK as consumers become more discerning and move away from chains and towards more specialist, artisan establishments. 

The Role

You will head up the Independents Channel and be comfortable dealing with Board-level discussions and negotiation.

You will lead and develop a team of 8 territory field sales staff with mixed levels of experience who are targeted on driving new business sales of coffee, equipment and service contracts to independent and small-group hotels, bakeries, cafes etc. They also manage a high volume of existing accounts.

Part of your role will be to develop and implement the ongoing sales strategy of the channel to optimise sales efficiencies and the use of internal sales functions where relevant.

You will also be responsible for driving growth through some of the larger accounts within this channel.

The Person

To be considered for this role you must demonstrate the following:

  • Proven experience of managing and developing a field sales team.
  • Senior sales experience from the Independent Out-of-Home Coffee, Catering & Beverage Equipment or other HoReCa-related markets.
  • The ability to take ownership of a sales channel and drive a results-orientated sales strategy.
  • Excellent inter-departmental communication skills including maximising cross-selling opportunities and working more efficiently.
  • Excellent IT skills, you should be someone who embraces CRM systems and uses them effectively.
  • Proven sales results from driving growth through key accounts.
  • Polished, professional and well-presented - comfortable in the corporate environment.

Footnote

If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.

Due to the overwhelming Application response we receive through various sources should you not hear from us within one week then please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Company

Established in 1991 Cavendish Maine is a specialist sales, marketing and management recruitment consultancy. Covering the whole of the UK, we work with suppliers of food and non-food products to retail, hospitality and leisure markets and our impressive client portfolio ranges from global brand leaders to fast growing private companies.

Our team is experienced, professional and knowledgeable and each consultant has a specific market focus. This means that we know our clients intimately and our candidates are well briefed and well prepared for all interviews. In addition we have one consultant who specialises in export and international roles and separate teams that bring the same recruitment processes to accountancy and financial services employers.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01275 813000
Location
Leigh Court Business Centre
Pill Road
Abbots Leigh
Bristol
BS8 3RA
GB

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