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Field Sales Manager

Employer
Veritas Partners Limited - Sales
Location
Leicester
Salary
£60,000-£65,000 Bonus, Pension, company car
Closing date
28 Aug 2022

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

Job Details

Job Title:               Field Sales Manager

Location:               Field & Home Based

Salary:                   £60-65,000

Benefits                 Bonus, Pension, company car

 

 

 

               

 

Our client, a fast-moving, successful and growing food company are looking for an experienced Field Sales Executive to join their team. This is a combination of management and account development.

 

The role:

•              Create the Annual Sales Budget in conjunction with other departments

•              Responsible for the Customer Business Plan

•              Manage and develop Foodservice sales team

•              Responsible for developing and maintaining customer relationships, building strong relationships with the external partners and consumers and regularly interact with them.

 

•              Manage the customer contact strategy – site visits, NPD, market data

•              Full responsibility of organising Trade Shows including – booking venue, stand, documentation, accommodation, samples and personnel

 

•              Analysis of risks and opportunities ensuring Gap close planning is in place.

•              Ensure close monitoring of delivery versus forecast and gap close.

•              Work closely with Marketing team on all brand & customer presentations

•              Takes a proactive approach in identifying teams needs and strengths to develop accordingly.

•              Identifying opportunities for collaboration with people in and outside the business.

•              Acts as a role model for inspiring, enabling and empowering staff. Actively promotes the business.

 

•              Coordinates and manages the distribution of human and financial resources as though it's their own business. Improve our culture on business awareness.

 

•              Sets clearly defined work with S.M.A.R.T. development/DRIVEN objectives for self and team, reviews them, and prepared to change as per business demands.

 

 

You:

•              A driven National Account Manager who already deals with multiple levels in the Foodservice sector both National & Regional.

 

•              Highly successful background in FMCG sales, ideally in food and HORECA

•              Able to make things happen and a strong background in planning, delivering, and executing a sales strategy that resulted in high growth

 

•              Previously been or currently working within the Foodservices, Manufacturing sector and will understand how to build and maintain a triangular relationship between the brand owner, distributor and end user.

 

•              Be fiercely driven and have a passion to succeed

 

The Company:
 

It’s a dynamic business, located in modern offices with a high-grade NPD facility in Dublin; our client is a successful, fast-growing food company managing branded Frozen, Chilled and Ambient ranges which are sourced internationally.
 

The company owns its own portfolio of brands and supplies a range of food products to leading Foodservice, Retail and Industrial customers. Added value Poultry (e.g. breadcrumb coated & marinated), Raw fresh/frozen poultry & seafood products are core ranges along with Added Value/Convenience meat products.

 

Sales are for the most part in Ireland & GB. In addition, Dubai & Singapore sales offices were established in 2011 & 2019 respectively.

 

Our client works with a close network of European and Global supply partners and has NPD & Technical personnel based full-time in Ireland and close to its suppliers’ sites around the world. Their job is to work closely with producer-partners to develop products and monitor adherence to standards.

 

The company culture is attentive to delivering consistent product quality from highest standard manufacturers, at fair prices.

 

 

If you wish to apply for this role please click on the apply button with a copy of your up to date cv in word format quoting ref number 20301/2gj

 

 

Not right for you?  We’d still like to speak with you about other opportunities, so please do send an up to date copy of your CV in word format and we will call you. 

 

 

All applications to roles advertised by Veritas Partnership Ltd are reviewed by our team of consultants. Due to the high volume of applications that we receive we are unfortunately unable to respond to each applicant individually, therefore if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Please be aware that all third-party and direct applications to any of our roles will be forwarded to our retained consultants Veritas Partnership Limited and no fees will be payable.

 

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Company

veritas

Veritas Partners are specialist recruiters sourcing candidates and opportunities across the FMCG, Consumer and Business to Business markets. Specialists in Sales, National Accounts, Marketing and Category, we partner with a broad range of clients from foodie start-ups and fast growing SME’s to established global household names. Our philosophy is to provide open, honest and comprehensive recruitment solutions to candidates and clients alike.

We’re straight talking, highly market aware and innovative in our approach, so find ourselves perfectly positioned to provide clear, consultative support on your recruitment/career needs, no matter how specific they may be. From Executive Search to Managed Advertising and Contingency Services, Veritas provide a first class career management service that is proven to deliver on expectations with both fluidity and professionalism.

 

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