Meat & Poultry Specialist

Sysco GB; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foodservice supplier is seeking a Meat & Poultry Specialist to join their Fresh Specialist team. The candidate will focus on driving volume sales and margin growth while building strong relationships with customers. Responsibilities include training sales teams, promoting products, and identifying new business opportunities. Candidates should possess sales experience and ideally have knowledge of the meat industry. This role offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working contract.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Huge discounts on food products

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an Account Management or Business Development role.
• Knowledge of the meat industry is beneficial.
• Ability to perform market research and competitor analysis.

Responsibilities

• Increase volume sales turnover and margin within the meat category.
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with customers.
• Promote the Brakes chilled meat and poultry proposition.
• Work closely with sales teams to develop new business opportunities.

Skills

Sales Experience

Customer Service

Communication skills

Job description

Meat & Poultry Specialist

An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a Meat & Poultry Specialist to join the Fresh Specialist team location is (London area - within the m25)

We are looking for a strong individual motivated by winning and one that thrives in a collaborative environment that is all about a can do will do approach.

Whilst some product knowledge would be beneficial do not see this as a barrier. First and foremost we are looking for the right person with the qualities above to fill this position.

This role will help drive and deliver volume sales and margin growth of specialist Meat & Poultry category working closely with ASMs BDMs and Sales Consultants within Local and Framework.

It will be your job to assist and maximise all sales opportunities within the Region for both New business and share of wallet within this category as well as finding potential new customers. You will do this by working closely with the teams training basic knowledge to enable our teams to sell products and find larger opportunities.

This role is a remote based role but candidates need to be within a commuting distance of the Region.

What you'll be doing :

• To help increase volume sales turnover and margin within Chilled & Frozen Meat & Poultry category by working closely with independent sales teams on all customer opportunities
• To build excellent working relationships with customers presenting & demonstrating the Meat & Poultry range accurately and professionally to help build trust and gain credibility.
• To promote the Brakes chilled meat & poultry proposition
• Working closely with ASMs BDMs and dedicated telesales specialist to gain and develop new business & SOW
• Work closely with dedicated telesales to help sell through products at risk & reduce waste plus assist with any product questions / knowledge / advice
• Actively participate / contribute to team meetings to train and develop knowledge of Brakes sales teams ensuring that they maximise all opportunities within their customer base
• Accurate completion of weekly & monthly administration
• Building and maintaining a robust pipeline ensuring all details are captured through Salesforce understanding ALL customers requirements barriers availability etc
• Maximise selling opportunity by analysis of customers requirements & gap fill
• Continually maintain competitor and market awareness
• To jointly own and manage your personal and career development with your line manager

About you :

We are looking for a confident individual who is people orientated and able to build relationships both internally and externally. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a similar Account Management / Business Development role and ideally have a knowledge of the meat industry and be able to perform market research and competitor analysis. This role is suited to someone who has the passion and enthusiasm to succeed and have the tenacity to go out and win new business. You will be able to demonstrate and cook our great steak range for customers.

What you'll receive :

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday allowance with option to purchase up to 5 additional holiday days
• Pension scheme
• Hybrid working contract
• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
• Discounts on Cinema tickets shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
• Recognition awards and Incentives
• Career progression opportunities - being part of Sysco the worlds leading foodservice business opens up a world of possibility

Additional Information :

At Brakes everyone is welcome. We dont want you to fit our culture we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We dont just look at your CV were more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Brakes and we recognise that Brakes can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. Well do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.

Brakes

Built on a passion for food and feeding the nation we are the UKs largest foodservice supplier. Every day Brakes deliver the highest quality fresh and frozen food and ingredients from our nationwide network of distribution centres to some of the nations most famous pubs and restaurants as well as schools caterers care homes and hospitals. Our customers depend on us and our 8000-strong workforce is dedicated and proud to be part of this vital provision. And were growing!

Remote Work : Yes

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Sales Experience,Crane,Customer Service,Communication skills,Heavy Equipment Operation,Microsoft Word,Case Management,OSHA,Team Management,Catheterization,Microsoft Outlook Calendar,EHS

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1