Area Sales Manager

Role Overview

We’re looking for an Area Sales Manager to join our Independent Sales Team. The successful candidate will be passionate about forging a career in sales and have the talent to thrive in the biggest and best Food Service sales force. The role involves building and leveraging strong customer relationships, growing and retaining customers, and understanding competitor activity.

What You Will Do

The main responsibilities of the role include building and leveraging strong customer relationships, growing and retaining customers, understanding competitor activity, and working proactively with the Business Development Manager to understand new customer requirements.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will be highly service-focused, tenacious, and resilient, with the drive and determination to succeed. They will also be self-motivated to enhance their own development and have the opportunity to progress into a vast range of commercial roles.

Requirements

• Role model our Company Values / Purpose
• Build and leverage strong customer relationships through a natural curiosity in the independent sector.
• Grow and retain customers delivering profitable volume growth Vs targets
• Effectively partner your customers to understand their plans for growth, adding value, offering a wide range of practical solutions and products
• Understand competitor activity & proposals, ensuring you are always offering your customers the best local solutions
• Work pro-actively with the Business Development Manager to understand new customer requirements and ensure a successful handover
• Act as a brand ambassador for Brakes in your local market.

Benefits

• Up to £34,000
• Great bonus
• Company car or car allowance
• Home-based contract
• Additional holiday purchase options
• Award-winning products at virtually cost price