Regional Account Manager - Fabulous British Premium Foods Business – 18 Month FTC

Regional Account Manager - Fabulous British Premium Foods Business – 18 Month FTC
Open to profiles from Hospitality Background
£30,000 - £35,000
Company Car & Fuel Card
25 days annual leave
Bonus
Private health care
Pension
About the Business:
This is a smashing role with a top class, family owned, historic, British premium food company. If you are a foodie, then this is without a doubt one for you. This is a business and set of people who leave no stone unturned in delivering unwavering quality to our supermarket shelves & to us the consumers.
A business that has been in operation for a century with nostalgic brands and some phenomenal new success stories across retail are looking at their next stage of growth. They have already invested significant capex in a new factory, further warehousing & infrastructure. In the last 6 years they have grown by a third to north of £45million turnover, delivering significant profit which has led to this self-funded, seven figure investment keeping this business debt free.
The next port of call, now the infrastructure is in place, is to add to their brilliant team who boast resumes from the likes of, Unilever, Brakes, & AB World Foods. They are a great bunch who enjoy the thrill of the commercial chase, growing sustainable & robust businesses and empowering people to really deliver best in class consumer products.
As a result of all of this great stuff, we are hiring a top notch new, Regional Account Manager.
The Role:
Regional Account Manager – On-trade & Foodservice.
We are quite open on background for this one. We will look at people coming from the hospitality or foodservice sectors wanting to move into regional sales or a Regional Account Executive or Territory Sales Executive want to make that step up.
This is an all-encompassing role in this dynamic and multi branded business.
We require a Regional Account Manager to continue to drive the On-Trade & Foodservice channel. The growth will come from increasing distribution through the current product portfolio as there has been some under trading however the relationships are there to be nurtured and new doors are there to be opened.
This role is all about driving volume distribution, identifying, and securing new customers and managing accounts regionally.
You must have a passion for food and beverage and want to really drive the agenda and be part of this exciting journey.
About You:
To be successful we need a passionate team player who exudes positivity and a can-do attitude. This is a business focused on strong values and sustained growth so the focus on doing the right thing is a must.
This is a business of foodies who have some of the most fantastic products in their categories sold to Tesco and Michelin starred restaurants. Category data and insight led working is key to continuing the customer success story they have here too and remember this is not a big business it’s more like a start up in nature, agility, speed and being able to don more than one hat is key here.
What you need to bring:
Record of building superior customer relationships and building a strategic contact strategy and network.
Structured selling skills combined with strong drive and energy.
Experience of the food and beverage categories is essential.
Ability to take initiative, explore and deliver new business opportunities.
Positive team player.
Strong relationship skills, both internally and externally to entice people.
SME mindset - don multiple hats.
Most importantly, this is about your style, this is a business that puts the customer, and its employees front and centre of everything they do. We need team players who want to have fun and genuinely enjoy what you do.
If you want a food focused, family owned, genuinely nice bunch of people with a cracking brand portfolio then get in touch.