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Key Accounts Manager South – Foodservice Bakery Manufacturer

Employer
Midas Selection Ltd
Location
Birmingham, Coventry, Nottingham, Oxford, Leicester, Northampton, Cheltenham
Salary
35K Basic Salary, Car allowance and Company benefits
Closing date
11 Nov 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
National Accounts, Sales

Job Details

Key Accounts Manager South – Foodservice Bakery Manufacturer
 

REWARDS:  35K Basic Salary, Car allowance and Company benefits

 

LOCATION: Birmingham, Coventry, Nottingham, Oxford, Leicester, Northampton, Cheltenham

Fantastic opportunity for candidates seeking to work for a genuine foodservice market leader

THE COMPANY:

We are the bakery division of a large successful UK food manufacturing group and specialise in the manufacturing a full range of bakery products covering both savoury and sweet areas.

Our Foodservice division has been established as a market leader for a number of years and during this time has developed strong relationships across the UK with both Foodservice wholesalers and Foodservice end users.

Our product range is of the highest quality and covers almost all areas of bakery and desserts.

You will find our products in major UK Foodservice outlets including restaurants, pubs, contract catering and QSR.

We place high value on our NPD and consistently ensure that our range embodies both traditional, popular long standing lines alongside new innovative products that mirror current Foodservice market trends.

We are a people friendly company to work for and pride ourselves on enabling our sales team to maintain a healthy work life balance and to be part of a successful close knit team.

Due to an exceptional 2019 we are looking to grow our Foodservice sales team for 2020 with the addition of two executives to support our wholesale clients across the country.

THE ROLE:

The predominant aim of this role is to work with our valued wholesale clients in the South of England.

Part of this role is to support our National Accounts team with support members of the major regional wholesale groups on a day to day basis.

This will include representing our company and brand at trade shows, and also working closely with the telesales and sales teams of our wholesale clients, in order to push volume and introduce products within this channel.

You will also fully manage a portfolio of independent wholesalers where you will negotiate re pricing and listings.

Almost all of this role is account management focus with the key objective to increase volume via our wholesale channel.

THE APPLICANT.

We are looking to speak to passion Foodies with experience within Foodservice field sales seeking an exciting new opportunity with a leading Foodservice manufacturer.

  • Candidates must have a proven track record in Foodservice sales
  • Experience in sales for a Foodservice manufacturer will be of particular interest.
  • Candidates from a Foodservice wholesale background seeking an opportunity to work for a Foodservice manufacturer will also be welcomed.
  • Candidates must have strong relationship building skills, a structured and analytical approach and a passion for food

This role provides an excellent opportunity for foodservice candidates seeking to further their career with a brand leader.

Midas Selection Ltd specialises in recruiting Sales, Marketing, and executive professionals across the Foodservice sector. Midas Selection Ltd operates as an Employment Agency. 

All applicants send CVS to paul.haworth@midas-selection.com

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.
 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 214 3740
Location
AFE Business Centre
Anchorage Road
The Royal Borough of Sutton Coldfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B74 4XG
GB

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