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Area Sales Manager (London & South East)

Employer
b3 jobs
Location
Homebased (London & South East)
Salary
c. 38,000 + Commission
Closing date
25 Jun 2022

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Sales & Marketing
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Area Sales Manager

c. 38,000 + Commission
Homebased (London & South East)
Chilled Food
Job ref: 8169

The company

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading food business that is dedicated to supplying its customers with the highest quality artisan products. The business has strong ethics, promoting leadership, teamwork, and customer satisfaction.

About the Area Sales Manager job

The business is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, initiative-taking Area Sales Manager to join the team and service, develop and grow sales in London and the South East of England.

Key tasks:

  • Effectively and efficiently manage independent sales in a designated geographical area by growing customers whilst maintaining a loyal customer base.
  • Monitor competitor activity and product offerings plus identify other openings/opportunities.
  • Develop exceptional knowledge of Company products, services, and promotions.
  • Meet and exceed quarterly sales targets within strict company guidelines and profit margins.
  • Provide exceptional customer service.
  • Champion and promote the company’s branded range at each opportunity.

Skills & experience required for the Area Sales Manager job

  • Strong sales/commercial track record within food wholesale, most ideally chilled food or specialty artisan food selling to independent retailers.
  • Good financial awareness with a strong level of numeracy to calculate margins and profitability.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to influence and negotiate with others.
  • High interest in food products and food retail.
  • UK valid driving licence.

More details

The Area Sales Manager is a field-based role covering London and the South East UK regions.

The role is paying c. £38,000 according to your experience plus commission and all expenses.

The working hours are Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.

How to apply

To be considered for the Area Sales Manager job, please click the Apply button.

After you have submitted your CV, we will aim to contact you in 1-2 business days on the assumption that your skills and experience match the job requirements.

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Alternate job titles

Business Development Executive | Business Development Manager | Sales Executive | Key Account Manager | National Account Manager | Sales Account Manager | Food Industry Sales Jobs | Food Commercial Jobs

Company

Since 2000, b3 jobs has been helping to further 1000s of people’s careers within the food manufacturing industry, throughout the whole of the UK. As one of the leading specialist food manufacturing recruitment agencies, b3 jobs cover all disciplines both permanent and interim and from graduates to MD’s,

Our core values are always:

  • to find the very best job for you - not us!
  • to give you friendly, ethical, honest and expert recruitment services
  • to advise and not pressurise, so that you can make the right decisions for you

We genuinely strive to provide you with what you want – a job that not only offers the salary you’re after, but also the career progression and job satisfaction that makes going to work all the more worthwhile. Enough trumpet blowing though – visit our website to read just some of our happy previous candidate testimonials - we are more than happy to let our reputation precede us!

For a full up to date list of our jobs, visit www.b3jobs.co.uk

Food Industry Graduates

If you are graduating soon and looking for your first job in food manufacturing, have a look at our Graduate Resource Hub on the b3 jobs website.

https://www.b3jobs.co.uk/graduates

Here you will find everything you need to get started on searching for a new position, from CV and cover letter writing tips, sample food industry job descriptions, informative and entertaining blog posts, useful links and even live graduate vacancies you can apply for.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01435 866000
Location
Heffle Buildings
33a High Street
Heathfield
East Sussex
TN21 8HU
GB

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