Sales Manager

Excellent sales opportunity for an experienced Chef to join a manufacturer of commercial cooking equipment. My client is well known and well-respected in the commercial catering sector. This is a fantastic opportunity to forge a career in sales with an internationally known manufacturer.

I am looking to recruit an Area Sales Manager for a true market leader, a manufacturer of high quality cooking equipment for the catering and foodservice sector.

Job Description:

My client is looking for a passionate, driven sales professional with a background in commercial cooking, now looking to break into sales or already in sales, to take a step up working for a market leader in bespoke catering equipment.

• You will have culinary experience ideally having worked as a Chef, with the relevant chef qualifications, training or time served experience.
• This role will involve selling a premium range of cooking equipment to both end-user customers and through catering equipment distributors.
• Customers are from the Foodservice and hospitality sector and will include hotels, restaurants, pubs + bars, leisure sites, stadiums, education, healthcare and contract caterers.

The successful Area Sales Manager will be dealing with a selection of different decision makers which will include Head Chefs, business owners, purchasing departments, F+B managers, consultants and kitchen designers. It is also very important to work closely with catering equipment distributers and their sales representatives.

Region:  North West/East Midlands – Derby, Stoke, Shrewsbury, Chester.

Key Skills / Experience Required:

• To apply you must have a culinary background (this is not negotiable) ideally this is as a chef, but you must have worked in or around a commercial kitchen and be a competent cook.
• This role involves showcasing not only the ability to cook but also to demonstrate, train and sell.
• Being a competent communicator as well as chef is essential.
• You will need the confidence and personality to sell the features and benefits of these fantastic products.

This is a sales position and so will suit confident individuals with a high work ethic and a determination to get the job done. Ideally candidates will already have experience of the sales process; previous candidates have come from a food wholesale, brewery & drinks and the sale of catering and disposable supplies.

On offer for the right Sales Manager, is a very competitive package that includes:

• Basic salary to £32,000 + £8,000 bonus.
• Expensed company car.
• Laptop and mobile.
• A good pension and private healthcare scheme.

Contact:           Craig Tindall

Reference:        CMT/22342

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