Key Accounts Manager Seafood solutions to Foodservice
- Employer
- Midas Selection Ltd
- Location
- Luton
- Salary
- Not specified
- Closing date
- 8 May 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Locations: London, Reading, Brighton, Chelmsford, Oxford, Cambridge, Nottingham, Northampton, Leicester
REWARDS: 38-42K Basic Salary, 45K OTE, Company Car
Opportunity to work for a market leading Foodservice brand
THE COMPANY:
We are an established provider of seafood products, established for over 200 years.
We have developed a strong presence in retail but also have had significant success in developing their products and brands within the Foodservice sector.
Our innovative NPD has led to the development of a foodservice range that keeps up to date with market trends concerning the latest seafood products and enables our comprehensive range to be suitable for end users across the foodservice sector including pubs, QSR and in particular education.
We adopt a strong ethos in regards to sustainable products and also constantly evolve their product range to meet the requirements for school menus.
Due to a successful last 12 months we are seeking to add further sales talent to our foodservice team to focus on the Education sector.
THE ROLE:
As a key part of our sales team you will be responsible for promoting brands to end users across a designated geographical territory.
You will be developing relationships at head chef and contract catering manager level across your region with a view to increasing individual customer spend on our product lines.
This position will be focussed on developing business Local Authorities and large private education establishments across the South of the UK.
There are also plans to look into developing further business at Secondary School Education and University level.
You will be involved in menu planning at Buyer level and work closely with NPD to develop new, innovative products suitable for these Foodservice end users.
You may also work closely to specifications provided by these groups for set products required for their menus.
This is an excellent opportunity to work with a market leading brand within a foodservice, profit sector environment.
THE APPLICANT.
We are ideally seeking to speak to proven sales professionals with experience selling into the foodservice profit sector.
• Candidates must have a proven track record of developing business with Foodservice profit sector end user accounts.
• Candidates with experience of business development with Education and Local Authority experience will be of particular interest.
• Candidates with a background working for a Foodservice manufacturer with experience in sales via NPD will be of particular interest, although candidates with profit sector level experience working within a foodservice wholesale environment will also be considered.
• Candidates must be passionate about quality food, effective team workers, commercially minded, and determined target driven foodservice sales professionals.
This role provides an excellent opportunity for foodservice candidates seeking to further their career with a genuine foodservice brand leader.
Midas Selection Ltd specialises in recruiting Sales, Marketing, Purchasing and Supply chain professionals in all industries. Midas Selection Ltd operates as an Employment Agency.
All applicants send CVS to paul.haworth@midas-selection.com
Linked in - http://uk.linkedin.com/in/pauldhaworth
Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/midasselection
Company
About Midas
Midas is an established and industry accredited executive recruitment consultancy. Since inception in 2003, Midas has developed close partnerships with many blue chip employers encompassing sectors such as Foodservice, Healthcare, Manufacturing, CPG to name just a few. Core expertise is within Sales, Marketing and Executive recruitment. Typical assignments would include Field Sales Executives, Key Account Managers, Business Development Managers, National Account Managers, Sales Managers, Sales Controllers, Category Managers, Product Managers, NPD, Demand Planners, Marketing Managers, Sales Directors, Marketing Directors and Managing Directors.
Midas has full UK coverage via offices in the West Midlands and also recruits for European roles on behalf of their customer base. Midas Selection is a proud member of The Recruitment and Employment Confederation
The team of experienced consultants are aligned to vertical sectors, thereby marrying together not only recruitment expertise but also specific sector knowledge, this ensures that Midas fully understands the dynamics of the markets served. Business talent is delivered via three predominant avenues; talent targeting (headhunting), on and off line advertising campaigns, and extensive database selection. We assign one account manager to each of our customers for all recruitment, irrespective of geography, this increases efficiencies and understanding and limits unnecessary communication.
Midas Selection specialises in Sales, Marketing and Executive appointments, through to C Level Appointments, across the UK with forays into other European destinations.
- Website
- http://www.midas-selection.com/
- Telephone
- 0121 214 3740
- Location
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AFE Business Centre
Anchorage Road
The Royal Borough of Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B74 4XG
GB
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