Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager - Homebased / Field Sales– Hull, North Yorkshire, East Coast

Up to £33,000 depending on experience + great bonus, company car or car allowance & home-based contract

Here at Brakes, we’ve got ambitious growth plans. If you’re currently working in Field Sales or have the talent to match your ambition to thrive in the biggest and best Food Service sales force, and are passionate about forging a career in sales, we have a fantastic opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join our Independent Sales Team.

Key Accountabilities

• 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 versus targets
• Effectively partner with your customers to understand their plans for growth, adding value, and 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 proactively 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

You’re highly service-focused, putting the customer at the heart of everything you do, providing the best solutions to support and enhance their business. Tenacious and resilient, you’re a self-starter with the drive and determination to succeed, with demonstrable experience of delivering against targets. You’ll also be self-motivated to develop yourself continuously, leveraging and learning from a diverse range of skills & experiences and various L&D programmes. You will have the opportunity to progress into a wide range of commercial roles to develop your career.

You’ll need to be confident with our modernisation programme and the new technology we are adopting to improve customer experience and performance (Experience with Salesforce, while not essential, would be advantageous).

In return, we offer a competitive base salary, uncapped bonus potential, a home-based contract, a company car, additional holiday purchase options, and award-winning products at nearly cost price.

We’re not just looking for a good fit; we want people who help us become even better. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates diversity. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture; we want you to define it. Bring your whole self to work. #BelongAtBrakes.

Why Brakes? Our Purpose - Connecting the world to share food, and caring for one another.

With our commitment to ethical & responsible sourcing and sustainability, coupled with our award-winning products, you will have the support of the Brakes business behind you.