Head of Sales - Contract Catering
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Oxfordshire, Wallingford
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 18 Dec 2024
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Are you a seasoned Senior Sales Leader in Contract Catering or Foodservice looking to make a significant impact? Join a successful family-owned catering business as the Head of Sales and play a pivotal role in shaping the B2B sales strategy for future growth. Coaching a team of BDM's and revitalising the sales culture with best practice and commercial creativity.
Client Details
Our client is a leading provider in the Contract Catering sector within the Oxfordshire area. They have a 5* full service offering to a wide range of B2B clients, now looking to further penetrate the market.
Description
- Develop and implement an effective sales strategy for the department
- Lead, coach and mentor the sales team to exceed targets
- Build strong relationships with key clients
- Oversee and land new contracts through bid management
- Track and report on sales performance metrics
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure client satisfaction
- Identify opportunities for growth within the sector
- Head up sales, reporting into the Board
Profile
A successful 'Head of Sales - Contract Catering' should have:
- A strong background in sales within the Business Services sector, preferably a link to Food or Contract Catering services
- Leadership experience; sales training, development planning, best practice, encouraging a successful culture
- Passion for scaling up a team and making sales pivotal in business growth
- Defining and executing a channel / client strategic business plan
- Excellent relationship and negotiation skills with multi function touch points. Bid delivery
- Internal & external influence from top down
- Proficiency in using sales tracking and reporting
** You must be able to access Oxfordshire daily **
Job Offer
- A highly competitive salary + company car
- Family owned business / culture where quality of service & passion for delivery is forefront
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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