Area Sales Manager

Midas; West of England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or allowance

Laptop

Benefits

Job summary

Midas is seeking a Territory Sales Manager for the foodservice wholesale sector in the UK. You will manage a geographic account base, act as the main field contact for customers, and collaborate with a support team to grow share of wallet across Frozen, Chilled and ambient lines.

The role rewards your success with a strong commission and offers a basic salary of 40k–45k with an OTE of 55k, plus a company car or allowance and laptop as part of the benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Field Sales with Foodservice wholesale.
• Experience in fresh produce, butchery or seafood is a plus.
• Passionate about food and hospitality.
• Effective team player with high activity rate and strong new business skills.

Responsibilities

• Full management of accounts with a geographical area.
• Main field-based contact for customers in your area, supported by an experienced customer service/telesales team.
• Account base consists of a variety of accounts across all foodservice areas, mostly independent or regional chains.
• Opportunity to grow share of wallet with Frozen, Chilled and ambient lines.
• Generate new customers in the local area and manage them thereafter.
• Realistic and strong commission scheme to reward growth of the area.

Job description

Territory Sales Manager – Foodservice Wholesale

REWARDS: Basic 40K-45K (OTE 55K) company car or allowance, laptop and company benefits

LOCATION

South Wales, Bristol, Chepstow, Swindon, Bath, Weston-Super-Mare

Great Foodservice opportunity with strong financial package and career potential

THE COMPANY:

We are an established Foodservice wholesaler with a turnover of over £100 Million and a strong reputation in the UK. In terms of product range we comprehensively supply Frozen, Chilled and ambient lines, but also have a strong reputation for fresh produce. We are known for our strong quality of product and level of service. Our customer base spans across all of foodservice - but we have particular success within travel, hotel, pub, leisure and restaurant sectors. We are proud of our positive and teamworking culture and our supportive and experience management team. Following a successful last 12 months of training, we are seeking to add dedicated field based Foodservice Sales professionals to our team to support further growth with our existing customer base and add further new companies to our client portfolio.

THE ROLE:

• This role involves full management of accounts with a geographical area.
• You will be the main field based contact for customers in your area, supported by an experienced customer service/telesales team.
• The account base consists of a variety of accounts across all foodservice area - but mostly of an independent or regional chain nature.
• Many of the accounts are currently customers purely on the Fresh produce side of our business - so there is an exciting opportunity to further grow share of wallet with Frozen, Chilled and ambient lines.
• You will also utilise your knowledge of Foodservice in the local area to generate new customers, which you will subsequently manage.
• There will be a realistic and strong commission scheme in place to reward success in growth of the area.

THE APPLICANT.

• We are open to speaking to candidates from a Foodservice wholesale background, excited by an opportunity to further develop their career in the sector.
• Candidates must have a proven track record in Field Sales with Foodservice wholesale
• Candidates with experience in fresh produce, butchery or seafood will be of particular interest although this is not essential.
• Candidates must be passionate about food and hospitality
• Candidates must be effective team workers with a high activity rate and strong new business skills.