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Package
Salary: £45K + Benefits Package
Location
SOMERSET / WEST MIDS / OXFORDSHIRE
Sectors
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Posted
26/05/2023
Closed
23/06/2023

AREA SALES MANAGER - FOOD PACKAGING (Ref: PK7823)

NEW VACANCY! (PK7823)

AREA SALES MANAGER - FOOD PACKAGING

SOMERSET /WEST MIDS / OXFORDSHIRE

Salary: £45K + Benefits Package

Our client offers food packaging solutions to include punnets, trays, netting, lidding and flow wrap solutions to a wide range of major food producers across the UK and Europe. They currently require a Southern Sales Manager to join their team to deliver a sales and account management service which exceeds customer expectations and ensures continued commercial success of the company.

This position is a mix of Business Development and Account Management role to cover a territory in the South West & West Midlands of England, plus Wales. On a day-to-day basis the bulk of the work is undertaken between Birmingham, Oxford and Bristol, also looking after most of Wales

The ideal candidate will have a track record of sales of packaging, labelling or associated products into food grower/ packer markets, other types of food processing will also be beneficial.

Responsibilities:

  • To be responsible for a quality driven customer service within the territory, acquisition of new customers, territory planning, executing and monitoring of all measures necessary to guarantee achieving budget.
  • Driving growth in the territory through active and constant customer selection and engagement, targeted sales approach, acquisition across the territory generating growth and plan and execute on a quarterly and annual business plan.
  • Managing contracts and pricing agreements in the territory, working with the Sales Director to ensure this is within the desired company bands.
  • Assisting quoting and report as and when required.
  • The job holder is responsible for delivering key business goals through excellent team-working and self-coaching.
  • Clear communication is key to success as the role requires regular dialogue with all business functions and customers.

Key Skills:

  • Salesforce experience is useful but not necessary, any Excel or similar IT skills will be required.
  • Self-motivated with excellent organisational skills.
  • A good communicator, with good interpersonal relationship skills, throughout all levels of the company, suppliers, and customers.
  • The ability to work both as a team player and on their own using their own initiative.