National Account Manager - Foodservice

Focus Management Consultants; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative food business is seeking a passionate National Account Manager to engage with chefs and culinary teams across the UK foodservice sector. This role offers the opportunity to work with a market leader in food solutions, providing a platform for career growth and development. Ideal candidates will have a chef background and experience in sales within foodservice channels, showcasing their flair for building relationships and delivering customer excellence. If you're ready to take your passion for food to the next level, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience selling food products into foodservice channels in the UK.
• Ability to present demo food solutions to chefs.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts and build relationships with chefs across foodservice.
• Work with culinary teams to provide innovative food solutions.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Presentation skills

Sales flair

Relationship building

Chef background

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. AJT51129