National Account Sales Advisor

Bidfood UK; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foodservice provider in Blackburn is seeking a National Account Sales Advisor. The role focuses on managing national customer accounts, maximising sales, and delivering exceptional customer service. The ideal candidate will possess great communication skills, a friendly attitude, and an eagerness to learn. This position offers extensive training, competitive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension matching up to 6%

Health plan covering everyday medical costs

Life cover options

Exclusive high street discounts

Qualifications

• Friendly and outgoing personality.
• Natural talent for building relationships.
• Willingness to learn and grow in a sales environment.

Responsibilities

• Look after a wide range of national customer accounts.
• Maximise sales and take care placing orders.
• Deliver excellent customer service while multitasking.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Multitasking

Job description

About the role

National Account Sales Advisor

Where has your journey taken you so far?

• Are you looking to continue or start a career in sales?
• Do you have a natural talent for building relationships with people?
• Are you friendly and outgoing?
• Have great communication skills and happy to spend most of the day chatting to customers on the phone?

If you’re looking for an opportunity where you’ll get training on the job and support to build on the skills you already have to support our customers…

Make our journey your journey.

Play an important part in our journey

Working in our new National Account Sales team, you’ll be looking after a wide range of national customer accounts, taking orders and supporting our customers. You’ll always be on the lookout to maximise sales and you’ll take care in placing orders on our systems and looking after our customers and their needs! So you’ll need to be happy multitasking both taking calls, thinking about the next upsell and working on computers.

You’ll focus on driving sales and growing accounts while also delivering brilliant customer service. It’s fast paced, so you’ll need to work swiftly and efficiently - but it’s also very rewarding!

And lastly, we’ll teach you everything you need to know about our fantastic food products, dealing with challenges and helping you to reach your full potential.

About us

Our journey began back in 1929. Since then, we’ve continued to build a strong and resilient business with a great future. It\'s why we believe we’re the best foodservice provider in the country.

A journey that gives back

We want your career with us to be as rewarding as possible. So, you’ll get lots in return for your hard work. That includes benefits that can support your wellbeing and financial security, and give you peace of mind.

The essentials

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum and the opportunity to buy more
• A pension - contribute 4% and we’ll match you (after year 1, we’ll match your contributions up to 6%).
• Life cover that you can increase.
• Access to confidential support and counselling, when you need it.
• A health plan that gives you money back on everyday medical costs for all the family, as well as access to a digital GP.

The extras

• Exclusive range of high street discounts including cinema, tech, travel, fashion, food and drink.
• Get paid as you earn - access to up to 20% of your pay before payday.
• Opportunity to buy dental cover and critical illness cover.

We want everyone to join our journey

We’re on a journey towards creating the best possible workplace. We’ve got some way to go, but we’re building a diverse and caring workforce. One that’s filled with forward-thinking people who each bring unique talents and skills. So whatever your life experience, we want you to join us - and you really can come as you are!