Area Sales Manager - Foodservice

Candidate Location: Camden to Stratford

Salary: £37-40,000 OTE £12k plus £6800 car allowance

· Field Sales Role With a Car Allowance

· Excellent Corporate Benefits Package Including Private Medical Health Care

· Market Leading / Multibillion Turnover Company

· New Business Sales with Account Management

THE ROLE: As an Area Sales Manager, your role will be responsible for a mixture of generating new business and managing an existing account base whereby you will continually look to grow these accounts wherever possible through networking and regular calls ins. Half of your time will be to find new customers, selling the whole foodservice offering into the HORECA sector, i.e. pubs, clubs, leisure, schools, hotels and nursing homes you will be dealing directly with the Head Chefs, Catering Managers and Owners within these businesses. This company will be known as a one stop shop to all your clients so as the Area Sales Manager you will have a large range of products to work with. Key pillars will be wines, meats, fresh, frozen, chilled, ambient, dairy, baked goods as well as cleaning chemicals, consumables and catering equipment.

THE COMPANY: This billion-pound organisation is a leader in their field and are now recruiting for a couple of sales professionals to join their team. They have a committed, focused and ambitious workforce and are a fantastic business to be a part of, they can offer you progression opportunities and support throughout your career with them. With over 20 years' expertise in their field, this business has remained focused on providing quality products and great value for their customers. In addition, they recruit talented people, who can deliver world-class levels of service. Prospects to progress through the company are excellent.

FOR THIS POSITION, WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

· Successful track record in field sales from ideally a food or drink background

· Ex chefs with some field sales experience would be very welcome

· You are welcome to apply if you have sold into the hospitality industry but from a non food perspective such as waste, hygiene, pest control, cleaning services, catering equipment, catering supplies, chemicals etc.

· Those with a recruitment background have been very successful and are welcome to apply

· You must have a passion for food and cooking

· You must have a driving licence

· You must be organised, passionate, target driven personality will see you succeed in this position.

· Full product training will be provided for the successful candidate.

THE PACKAGE FOR AREA SALES MANAGER:

· Basic: £37-40,000 (depending on experience)

· Commission: £12k

· Car Allowance: £6800

· Other Benefits: Mobile, Laptop, Healthcare Cash Plan, Pension, Vouchers, 25 days holiday + stats, full company benefits