Sales Account Manager (Food Service)

Sales Account Manager (Food Service)

Location: Southampton

Up to £38,000

Commission

Car allowance or company car

31 days holiday, including Bank Holidays, pro rata for part-time

A leading food service company is looking for a Sales Account Manager to join their team and help grow their portfolio across Southampton, Winchester and the wider Hampshire area!

Sales Account Manager (Food Service) should have experience in account management in the foodservice industry with working relationships with restaurants, hotels and pubs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Exceeding sales and profit margin target targets via existing and new business foodservice customers within your territory
• Sales Account Manager (Food Service) will be managing existing independent or small groups of Foodservice accounts Participate with senior management in the development of strategic marketing plan
• Responsible for all trade accounts receivables, monitoring of A/R aging on a proactive basis
• Responsible for identifying and securing new clients in addition to yielding existing clients to ensure revenue targets are met.
• Develop and maintain a high level of product and service knowledge to facilitate the support to potential and existing clients.
• Selling multiple food and non-food categories into customers
• Weekly reporting on all sales activities to monitor the success and effectiveness of activities

Job Requirements:

• UK Driving license
• Proven track record with at least 2 years related FMCG Sales experience in the food service industry
• Able to work independently, professionally and be a good team player. Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Outspoken, cheerful and dynamic character with positive working attitude
• Able to interact with people of all levels and possess good interpersonal and communication skills
• Proactive with a strong sense of responsibility and result-orientated
• Self-motivated, hardworking, and able to work independently with a strong sales drive
• Must be a team player

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