National Account Manager – Fresh Produce to Foodservice
- Employer
- Midas Selection Ltd
- Location
- Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, London, Bristol, Southampton
- Salary
- 50K-55K (OTE 70K) Car allowance, company benefits
- Closing date
- 7 Sep 2024
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
THE COMPANY:
We are a division of a major foodservice market leader specialising in Fresh Produce sales to the foodservice sector.
As a company we pride ourselves on the quality of our products combined with our excellent service levels.
We have an expansive range of foodservice clients ranging from hotels, pubs, leisure and contract catering through to education and healthcare.
We excel at developing strong relationships at Chef and contract catering manager level, as we appreciate how important our product range is within the menus of establishments.
We have exciting plans to grow the team and further develop our strong position in the Foodservice sector.
As a result we are currently seeking to hire a National Account Manager to support with further developing relationships within an established customer base.
THE ROLE:
The focus of this role is to work with an established account base to growth and further sales.
You will manage a portfolio of accounts and work on JBPs in regards to fresh produce requirements.
These accounts will span all areas of foodservice including Hotels, Pubs, Restaurants, Contract catering, Education and Healthcare establishments.
You will be targeted on over all growth of sales within these accounts, and deal with many different levels including buyers and exec Chefs.
Due to our ambitious growth plans, this role not only offers a strong immediate opportunity but also excellent opportunity for career progression.
THE APPLICANT.
We are ideally seeking to speak to established Foodservice sales professionals with a proven track record of business development within the sector and ambitions to progress their career with a brand leader.
- Candidates must have a proven track record of sales within the Foodservice sector at National Account level.
- Candidates do not have to be from a fresh produce background and can be from all food areas of Foodservice.
- Experience at working with short shelf-life foodservice produce (i.e. Seafood/Butchery/Fresh produce) would be advantageous
- Candidates must have strong knowledge of the Foodservice sector at National Account level across a cross section of Foodservice sectors – (Pubs, Hotels, Restaurants, Contract Catering, Education, Healthcare)
- Candidates must have strong relationship building skills and a structured approach to National Accounts
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.
- Website
- http://www.midas-selection.com/
- 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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