Fast Food Sales Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, West Midlands
- Salary
- £25000 - £35000 per annum
- Closing date
- 4 Jul 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
- Home based role with autonomy to grow and develop key accounts in the foodservice channel paying specific attention to the fast food industry
- Covering the Midlands region
Client Details
My client is a global manufacturing of fresh & frozen vegetables; with international exposure they are the go to supplier for the foodservice and wholesale channel
Description
- Work as ambassador for the branded portfolio;
- Travel within sales regions to meet prospects, customers and their end users;
- Manage end user promotional activity and Wholesale promotional activity including Ra Ra days and trade shows.
- Conduct calls and face-to-face meetings with customers daily;
- Build and maintain strong and long-lasting relationships with new and repeat customers;
- Monitor the company's industry competitors, new products, and market conditions to understand a customer's specific needs;
- Prepare and submit weekly sales reports to the management team
Profile
- foodservice sales experience is essential
- knowledge of selling into the take away/fast food channel required
- The ability to take on responsibilities, independently taking self-initiative and tenacious.
- A go getter attitude and can-do mentality, feeling comfortable working under pressure.
- Other important competencies are commercial awareness, customer orientation, influencing skills and meeting objectives.
- Candidates can be based anywhere in the Midlands with a full UK driving license
Job Offer
Basic salary c£25-30,000 basic
bonus
car
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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