Area Sales Manager

Brakes; Hastings; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food service is seeking an Area Sales Manager to join their team. This home-based role requires building customer relationships, achieving sales growth, and adapting to new technologies. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated with a strong focus on customer service and the ability to develop lasting relationships.

Benefits

Company car or car allowance

Access to award-winning products at nearly cost price

Options to purchase additional holidays

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in delivering against sales targets.
• Confidence in adopting new technologies, including Salesforce (advantageous).
• Highly service-focused with a customer-centric mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build a strong customer relationship in the independent sector.
• Grow and retain customers while achieving profitable volume growth.
• Act as a brand ambassador for Brakes in the local market.

Skills

Customer Relationship Building

Sales Growth

Self-Motivation

Technical Adaptability

Job description

Job Description

Area Sales Manager – Homebased / Field Sales – Brighton/ Hastings

Up to GBP37,000 + great bonus, company car or car allowance & home–based contract

Here at Brakes, we have 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 against targets.
• Partner with your customers to understand their growth plans, add value, and offer practical solutions and products.
• Understand competitor activity & proposals, ensuring you always offer 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 are 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, and you have demonstrable experience of delivering against targets. You're self-motivated to develop yourself continuously, seeking improvement by leveraging and learning from a diverse range of skills and experiences, including various L&D programmes. There are opportunities to progress into a wide range of commercial roles to develop your career.

Confidence with our modernization programme and new technology adoption is essential, as it improves customer experience and performance (Experience with Salesforce is advantageous but not essential).

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

We seek individuals who help improve our culture. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We want you to bring your whole self to work and help define our culture.

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

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