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Area Sales Manager

Employer
Cavendish Maine
Location
Scotland and North East
Salary
Up to £35,000 plus 10% bonus, company car, fuel card and pension
Closing date
17 Jul 2019

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

Job Details

  • Work for a long-established British pet food manufacturer.
  • Sell a high-quality range with a real point of difference.
  • Enjoy the support of an experienced Sales Manager and committed head office team.

The Company:

Established for over 100 years this is a respected and proven pet and agricultural food manufacturer. After an extensive review of the retail dog / cat food market they have launched three new ranges that meet retailers and consumers needs for price points and product quality. The company is well resourced and supports the field sales team with exhibitions, product samples, display equipment and retailer training.

The Role of Area Sales Manager:

The Area Sales Manager (Sales Representative) will cover their Northern territory from North Yorkshire and Cumbria to Scotland (inclusive). The ideal candidate will be based on the central Belt of Scotland and able to travel North and South to all customer locations.

You will inherit an established customer base including pet shops, wholesalers, buying groups and agricultural merchants; but there is considerable opportunity for new business development, and they are looking for a Sales Representative with the ability to grow stockist numbers in this region.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Deliver agreed sales targets.
  • Maintenance of existing retail pet business within your territory.
  • Introduce these premium brands into the independent pet specialist channel.
  • Keeping the CRM system up to date.
  • Assist with the development of the pet marketing plan.
  • Attend promotional and sponsorship events.
  • Distribute POS and branded signage to promote your pet brands.
  • Liaise between customers and departments to ensure customer satisfaction.

The person for this Area Sales Manager opportunity:

Ideally living in the central belt of Scotland between Glasgow and Edinburgh we are looking for a Field Sales Representative from the pet trade who has experience of selling to pet shops and pet trade buyers. Specific qualities will include:

  • Reasonable knowledge of the UK pet trade.
  • Established relationships within the Pet Specialist Channel.
  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.
  • Ability to identify opportunities and convert into actual sales.
  • Hardworking, dedicated, creative and self-motivated.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Good IT skills.

The Package:

As well as an attractive basic salary this opportunity offers a performance-based bonus, company car, mobile, laptop and company pension plan.  

For more information and to apply please contact Nick Hester at Cavendish Maine recruitment:  

Contact:

Name: Nick Hester

Telephone: 01275 813030

Email: nick@cavendishmaine.com

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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