National Account Sales Advisor

Bidfood UK; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading foodservice provider in Salford is seeking a National Account Sales Advisor for a term-time position. You will manage various customer accounts, take orders, and enhance sales while providing excellent customer service. Ideal candidates are friendly, outgoing, and possess strong communication skills. This role offers competitive benefits, including pension contributions and exclusive discounts, allowing for work-life balance aligning with the academic calendar.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Pension contribution matching

Health plan for the whole family

Life cover options

High street discounts

Qualifications

• Looking to continue or start a career in sales.
• Friendly and outgoing personality.
• Comfortable chatting with customers on the phone.

Responsibilities

• Manage national customer accounts and take orders.
• Maximise sales and assist customers.
• Maintain customer satisfaction in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Multitasking

Job description

About the role

National Account Sales Advisor

Please note: This is a term-time only position.

The successful candidate will work during school term times only, providing a great opportunity for those seeking a role that aligns with the academic calendar. This structure offers flexibility during school holidays, making it ideal for individuals with childcare or other term-time commitments. Salary will be pro rata, based on the number of days worked during the academic year.

About you

• 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.

Your role

Working in our new National Account Sales team, you’ll be managing 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! You’ll need to be comfortable multitasking—taking calls, thinking about the next upsell, and working on computers.

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

We’ll teach you everything you need to know about our fantastic food products, how to handle challenges, and help you reach your full potential.

About us

Our journey began back in 1929. Since then, we’ve built a strong and resilient business with a great future. That’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. You’ll get many benefits in return for your hard work, supporting your wellbeing and financial security, and providing peace of mind.

The essentials

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as a minimum, with 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 needed
• A health plan that covers everyday medical costs for the whole family, plus access to a digital GP

The extras

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

Join our journey

We’re committed to creating the best possible workplace. We’re building a diverse and caring workforce, filled with forward-thinking individuals who bring unique talents and skills. Whatever your life experience, we want you to join us—you can come as you are!