National Account Manager - Foodservice

Focus Management Consultants; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking food business as a National Account Manager, where your culinary passion meets sales expertise. This innovative firm seeks a dynamic individual to work closely with chefs and culinary teams across the foodservice sector. You'll leverage your background in the food industry to drive sales and foster long-lasting relationships. With a focus on customer excellence and a commitment to food trends, this role offers a unique opportunity to grow within a market-leading company. If you're ready to make an impact in the foodservice industry, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in selling food products into foodservice channels.
• Strong ability to build relationships with chefs.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts and build relationships with chefs.
• Present demo food solutions to clients.

Skills

Sales Skills

Relationship Management

Presentation Skills

Commercial Acumen

Culinary Knowledge

Job description

Job Description

National Account Manager – Foodservice

Hybrid working - Northwest or Yorkshire, Midlands, Home Counties or North London

£45,000 - £50,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus

Join this great food business as a National Account Manager to work with Chefs and culinary teams across the foodservice channels.

We are working with an innovative food manufacturing and ingredients business that are looking to add to the team due to an internal promotion. The business are part of a large European food ingredients and finished good manufacturer. As such there is great scope to grow and develop your career in a business like this.

The role of National Account Manager is within a UK business unit who are a market leader of innovative food solutions designed by Chefs for Chefs. They have a wide range of products used across all aspects of foodservice including casual dining/restaurants and pub groups, hospitality, education authorities, and healthcare. The team are made up of people with culinary backgrounds that are passionate about food trends, providing customer excellence, and building long lasting relationships across the sectors.

Criteria for success in this role is…

• Ideally a Chef background with current experience selling food products into foodservice channels in the UK
• The ability to work with Chefs to build relationships and manage accounts but also present a demo food solution
• A natural passion for the food industry
• Commercial acumen, good presentation skills, and a natural flair for sales
• The ability to travel to customers across all regions in the UK

The role is home based but due to the locations of business it would best suit someone based Northwest or Yorkshire, Midlands, Home Counties or North London.

If this role suits your skills, experience and food passion please apply today with your CV or contact Abbi to discuss further.

REF. AJT51129b