Sales Manager

💥Attention South-Based Food Service Sales Professionals!💥

Are you exploring new opportunities for 2025? Ready to enhance your commercial expertise and leadership skills?

A premium and delicious brand is looking for a Sales Manager—this could be your perfect fit!

About the Brand:
This business has been on an incredible growth journey, doubling its sales last year alone! Innovation is at its heart, with an in-house factory enabling the creation of bold and exciting flavours tailored for everyone. Using fresh, natural ingredients and a chef-driven approach to flavour, they’re on a mission to revolutionize the category.

The Role:
They’re hiring a brand-new Sales Manager to oversee and expand business across the South of the UK (from the M4 Corridor down to the South Coast). You’ll also manage, coach, and develop a Business Development Manager who reports directly to you.

With a recent acquisition by a major food group, this business is now better positioned than ever to make a significant impact on the market. As Sales Manager, you’ll hold full commercial responsibility for key wholesalers in the region, as well as major end users. Your mission? Report to the Founder, drive volume growth and lead the Southern sales strategy to new heights.

Key Responsibilities –

• Account management and new business across southern food service wholesale and end-user customers.
• Strategically planning your attack and getting out there to make it happen.
• Manage and coach your own direct report.
• Scaling new opportunities and developing relationships.

What do they need from you? –

Located in Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire or Wiltshire. The patch is M4 Corridor down (London not included). Based as close to Southampton as possible!

Experience and knowledge within the food service channel – wholesale is essential.

Ambition, energy, and drive to succeed in developing new business.

Working as a chef/sold to them is desirable.

Entrepreneurial flair, inquisitive nature and JFDI attitude!

This is a key hire for the business and will propel them into a new phase of growth, are you up for the challenge??

To apply directly please send a copy of your CV to bruce@signaturecm.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.

Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role. 

Please note Signature Career Management is acting as an employment agency.