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Technical Sales | Food Testing | Home Based

Employer
MorePeople
Location
England
Salary
£40000 - £65000 per annum + DOE + Package
Closing date
16 Jun 2021

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

Job Details



Technical Sales | Food Testing | Home Based
Salary ~£40-65k DOE
Are you an experienced technical sales professional with a background in food testing and safety? Are you able to deliver new business across the food sector? If so, we want to hear from you.

About Our Client
Our client is a growing specialist in the food safety and testing sector. They supply a variety of food manufacturing and processing businesses with food analytics and safety testing. They ensure that the food we eat and supplied to supermarkets is safe to eat and free from pesticides, salmonella, norovirus, parasites, yeasts, moulds and other microbial hazards. They play a vital role in keeping our food safe and adding value to the food manufacturers, food retailers and consumers. They have invested in state of the art technologies to offer ultra-efficient and safest services possible.

About the Role
This role is all about business development and helping the business grow. You will utilise your technical sales and food safety experience to sell the services to a variety of new food customers. You will be a true business developer and networker and will be able to land business. You will travel to customers (when allowed/required post covid) to build rapport and relationships and present the technical benefits for the array of testing services on offer. You will liaise with the internal teams to ensure new contracts start and land as expected before full handover to the customer service/account management team. This role is 100% business development led.

The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have a technical sales background in the food industry. You will understand the potential impact on a business should these tests go awry, as well as the benefits and value they add to a business. You will have been in a business development role in the past and get a real buzz for delivering a new contract. You will be driven and self-motivated, with a can-do attitude. You will be comfortable presenting to a range of food manufacturing and processing businesses to gain sales. Ideally, you will have an understanding of microbial hazards.

Minimum Requirements
To be considered for this role, as a minimum, you will need to have technical sales and business development experience in the food manufacturing and processing sectors. You will also need to possess a full driving license and have a great attitude.

Application Process
The successful applicant will move through a two-stage interview process, which will include a presentation. This process will take some time to complete but our client is actively looking to employ good people and will move as quickly as they can to hire the right people.

How to Apply
If this sounds like you, please apply via the link below. To discuss the role in more detail before submitting an application, please contact Tom Edmondson-Matthews on 01780 480 530 or tom@morepeople.co.uk Job reference TEM13151

Company

MorePeople are a specialist recruitment business for the food, fresh produce, horticulture and agriculture industries. Founded in 2000 by two passionate foodies with vast experience in the industry, we’re a growing team comprising of a mixture of ex-industry professionals and professional recruiters passionate about the sector.

Offering a functional approach to recruitment, we have dedicated expert teams to assist in all roles across a business;

  • Commercial  
  • NPD
  • Operations
  • Technical
  • Growing
  • Agronomy
  • Engineering
  • Finance
  • HR, Admin & IT
  • Rural Surveyors, Land Agents & Estate Managers

The team are committed to offering the best recruitment service for all professional roles within the sectors in which we operate.

Find out more on our website at www.morepeople.co.uk or call us on 01780 480530.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01780 480530
Location
MorePeople
Cherryholt House
Cherryholt Road
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2EP
GB

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