Area Sales Manager at Curd & Cure:
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to work with some of the speciality food industry’s leading players and trend-setters. We are an innovative, independent distributor of chilled, ambient and frozen speciality food and drink, specialising in cheese and charcuterie.
We are looking for an Area Sales Manager to look after and grow a client base in the South East. The successful candidate will be passionate about our industry, highly driven, an excellent team player and demonstrate care in everything they do.
Your customers will include the UK’s leading grazing Company as well as prestigious and world-renowned food halls and retailers.
We are a vibrant and fast-paced Company, with a fresh approach to wholesale in the retail sector. We offer our clients the “best in class” of the UK’s dairy and speciality brands, enabling artisans to connect with a wider customer base.
Responsibilities we are looking for:
- Grow and maintain our excellent customer relationships to ensure business growth and customer satisfaction.
- Have an excellent understanding of the customer’s retail space and identify sales opportunities for innovative and exciting new products.
- Track daily, weekly and quarterly sales and margin performance against agreed KPI’s and targets.
- Identify and build a strong pipeline of new business which meets the Company’s target customer profile.
- Effectively drive the sales process to ensure conversion and closure of sale rate meets target.
- Communicate effectively throughout all departments of the business to ensure customer expectations are exceeded.
Requirements:
- Preferably minimum 2 years sales experience in the food retail sector, ideally with previous experience in the cheese category.
- Has a passion for speciality food and is in touch with upcoming food trends and market shifts.
- Has strong and existing relationships within the industry as well as an awareness of competition status.
- Competent in demonstrating that they can communicate with all levels of the business and customers, both verbally and written.
- Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritise.
- PC literate and confident in using CRM systems and Microsoft packages, especially Excel.
- Can demonstrate a “self –starter” approach to their role and own development.
- Competitive salary & commission scheme
- Company car
- Company pension
01580 212949 // careers@curdandcure.co.uk
