About The Job
National Sales Manager
Job Details
Hours: Full-time, Monday-Friday
Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands - Flexible working arrangements, with regular office attendance and national customer visits as required.
The Role
- Maintain and grow sales within our existing customer base while establishing new accounts within the wholesale, cash and carry and discount sectors.
- Identify and secure new business opportunities, developing strong relationships with national and regional customers.
- Negotiate pricing and commercial agreements to achieve profitable sales growth.
- Monitor customer performance, competitor pricing and market trends.
- Identify opportunities to increase distribution, sales and profitability.
- Report monthly on sales activity, revenue, profitability and sales forecasts.
- Work closely with the company directors to achieve agreed sales and profit targets.
The Candidate Should
- Have proven sales experience, ideally within the soft drinks, food and beverage or FMCG sector.
- Have experience working with regional and national accounts, including independent wholesalers, cash and carries and discount retailers.
- Demonstrate a successful track record of winning new business, achieving sales targets and developing customer relationships.
- Have strong commercial awareness, including an understanding of pricing, margins and profitability.
- Be proactive, self-motivated and capable of working independently.
- Have excellent communication, negotiation, organizational and numerical skills.
- Hold a full UK driving license.