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Key Account Executive – Catering Products

Employer
Cavendish Maine
Location
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Salary
c£35,000, c£5000 bonus, company car, phone laptop and pension
Closing date
11 Feb 2019

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

Job Details

My client is a significant player in the supply of light catering equipment to the Hospitality and Foodservice sector. This is an established business with some fantastic well known brands in its portfolio.

They are looking for a driven sales professional who is self motivated and passionate about catering and sales and able to deliver excellent customer service.

The role:

To sell tableware equipment and cookware to the foodservice and hospitality sector. This is done through the management of key distributer accounts including Nisbets, Brakes and Alliance.

As well as managing and supporting these established distributer accounts there will also be an emphasis on growing their spend.

The person:

  • The successful candidate will possess the following attributes:
  • A successful sales record within the catering/foodservice sector
  • Ideally some working knowledge of catering distributers or foodservice wholesalers.
  • Confident communicator with the skill to sell at a senior level.
  • The flexibility of approach to sell at ‘ground’ level when supporting Distributor sales teams.
  • Self motivation and discipline with the ability to work autonomously when required.
  • Good team skills with a communicative and trustworthy approach to work.
  • Flexible and able to adapt to a changing environment and new situations.
  • Ability to make proposals and recommendations quickly.
  • A genuine interest in and passion for the products you are selling.
  • Hunger and desire to succeed.

It is important that candidates have the flexibility to travel around the UK when necessary, this will mean some early starts and late finishes plus overnight stays.

This is a great opportunity to work with a fantastic company with a long history of success in the sector, selling some well-loved brands and products.

Contact:

Craig Tindall

Job Ref:

CMT/21277

Candidate care:

By responding to this advert, you consent to Cavendish Maine processing the personal data included within this application.

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

Should you not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies.  If you do not want us to do this, please call us to advise.

In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.

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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