Sales Manager

A great opportunity has arisen at Newby Teas for a passionate and driven Sales Manager. As part of a small sales team based in our London HQ in the heart of Clerkenwell, you will have a key role in growing and expanding the business across the UK 

The Sales Manager is responsible for generating new business and once won, managing those accounts. A pro-active role requiring research and lead generation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Expansion and penetration in UK market to grow the business
• Extensive research to identify potential business leads, secure meetings, contract new business and service accounts once secured
• Participating at trade exhibitions and willing to travel to foreign offices
• Reporting to the Departmental Heads and Chairman (daily and weekly)
• Ensure all sales targets are achieved
• Maintain & develop professional business relationship with all existing and new customers
• Identify new product development opportunities
• Develop and maintain a good knowledge & awareness of competitor activity within the defined territories to provide pricing and promotional recommendations
• Identify, analyse and report market developments throughout the sales territory
• Develop and maximise business within key market sectors
• Tea Training

Person Specification:    

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to ensure effective communication with a wide range of contacts both internal and external
• Relevant experience with a premium brand within FMCG or Hospitality
• Ability to deal with sensitive information with discretion and to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Excellent IT skills including working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software packages, preferably Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Great organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads in order to adhere to deadlines
• Good communicator at all levels
• Team player who enjoys a challenge with the ability to work on their own initiative
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated

If this sounds like you and you are interested in being a part of our team, we would to hear from you today. Please be aware that due to the volume of applications we are receiving, only successful applicants will be contacted.