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Business Development/Account Manager

Employer
CPA Recruitment
Location
London/Hybrid working
Salary
£40k to £50k
Closing date
13 Jun 2022

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Sales & Marketing
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of London's leading food businesses. They have an impeccable reputation and are proud of what they achieve.  They are looking for sales people who have an enthusiastic attitude to life and strive to be the best at what they do.

Key Accountabilities

Maintain and build current business whilst developing new business opportunities with customers, this role is a 50:50 split between new business and account management. The successful candidate will be equally at home developing new business by identifying key targets as well as maintaining and further development of existing business.  You will be making regular visits to customers.  Building internal relationships in the key areas of purchasing, operations, marketing and technical at all levels within the organisation. Liaison with flavour technicians and technical department to ensure the successful launch of new products.  Developing relationships with all types of food production companies. Experience selling ingredients into the beverage sector is particularly of interest, as is experience of dealing with food service and food manufacturing customers. 

Personal Profile

Proven success in sales, project management and planning, you will have some experience in both account management and account development

 

A commercially strong character with the passion to grow a set of UK clients

 

Ingredients sales experience into beverages is preferred

 

You will have the ability to persuade and influence

 

The best communication skills

 

You will know what excellent looks like

 

Ideally a food science or similar qualification

 

It would be greatly advantageous if you have a background either as a technologist, in flavour applications or as a flavourist as well as some sales experience

 

You will need to be willing to travel throughout the UK & if necessary Europe

 

Ref Code: FMW40517

 

This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of London's leading food businesses. They have an impeccable reputation and are proud of what they achieve.  They are looking for sales people who have an enthusiastic attitude to life and strive to be the best at what they do.

 

Key Accountabilities

Maintain and build current business whilst developing new business opportunities with customers, this role is a 50:50 split between new business and account management. The successful candidate will be equally at home developing new business by identifying key targets as well as maintaining and further development of existing business.  You will be making regular visits to customers.  Building internal relationships in the key areas of purchasing, operations, marketing and technical at all levels within the organisation. Liaison with flavour technicians and technical department to ensure the successful launch of new products.  Developing relationships with all types of food production companies. Experience selling ingredients into the beverage sector is particularly of interest, as is experience of dealing with food service and food manufacturing customers. 

 

Personal Profile

Proven success in sales, project management and planning, you will have some experience in both account management and account development

 

A commercially strong character with the passion to grow a set of UK clients

 

Ingredients sales experience into beverages is preferred

 

You will have the ability to persuade and influence

 

The best communication skills

 

You will know what excellent looks like

 

Ideally a food science or similar qualification

 

It would be greatly advantageous if you have a background either as a technologist, in flavour applications or as a flavourist as well as some sales experience

 

You will need to be willing to travel throughout the UK & if necessary Europe

 

Ref Code: FMW40517

 

To apply, please e-mail in strict confidence, with a comprehensive CV, including salary details, quoting the above reference and for the attention Lisa Fox.

Due to a high volume of responses, we cannot reply to each application individually. If you have not had a response within one week, we are sorry to say your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Company

International specialists in the provision of practical recruitment and resourcing solutions, across every sector of the food and drink industry, CPA Recruitment is a name synonymous with quality and service, as well as being a business that’s justifiably proud of its well earned reputation.

Offering a global capability, we’re able to draw on an unrivalled wealth of in-house expertise and are clearly acknowledged as one of the market leaders in our field.


Highly respected in the food & drink industry, we are dedicated to building partnerships in business, with both clients and candidates that bring, mutual benefits to all parties, on a long term basis.


With twenty year’s experience, we have grown a talented team of consultants, whose knowledge and experience and expertise of the food and drink recruitment market guarantees that success will be at your disposal to achieve your recruitment objective.


We are renowned for providing bespoke solutions, with in-built flexibility and have a long and successful history of handling both UK and overseas assignments, at all levels, on behalf of a loyal and growing client base – ranging from global blue-chip organisations to independent enterprises.

Company info
Website
Telephone
020 8203 1000
Location
Eclipse House
20 Sandown Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD24 7AE
United Kingdom

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