Regional Sales Director Foodservice Wholesale

Midas; Bristol; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK Foodservice wholesaler is looking for a Regional Sales Director to head the sales team and drive sales strategy across multiple locations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Foodservice wholesale, experience managing sales teams, and a commercial mindset. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work within a growing company with ambitious plans.

Benefits

Company Car/Car allowance

Full company benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Senior Sales Management within the Foodservice Sector.
• Experience managing Sales teams within Foodservice.
• Experience at Director level.
• Ability to drive business directly.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sales team and develop sales strategy across multiple depots.
• Build key internal partnerships with procurement, operations, and marketing.
• Drive volume of sales while ensuring strong margin and customer retention.

Skills

Senior Sales Management

Commercial mindset

Strategy implementation

Direct sales driving

Foodservice knowledge

Job description

Regional Sales Director – Foodservice Wholesale

REWARDS: Basic 75K-85K (OTE 110K) Company Car/Car allowance, Full company benefits

LOCATION: Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Weymouth, Bath

Senior leadership position within the Foodservice Sector

THE COMPANY

We are a leading UK Foodservice wholesaler, established in the South West and with ambitious plans for further growth.

With a turn over of almost £100 Million we have developed a strong reputation for being able to provide a one stop product range to chefs in alongside a high level of customer service.

We operate with a high degree of flexibility on cut off times for ordering and minimum deliveries as we fully appreciate the importance to chefs of agile service in these areas.

As part of a wider foodservice group – we also benefit from strong procurement enabling us to not only keep in touch with Foodservice trends with a diverse product portfolio, but also to provide products at competitive prices.

We also pride ourselves on being a great company to work for, proving a positive and supportive management style and offering candidates a great deal of autonomy in their roles.

THE ROLE

This position is a key part of our Commercial team – heading up the Sales side of our business.

You will lead the sales team for our company – with involvement in strategy for sales across multi depots.

This will involve key internal partnerships with areas including procurement, operations and marketing to ensure that our proposition to our customers is as strong as possible.

You will have over 20 indirect field sales based reports channelled into RSMs who report directly into you at Director level.

In addition to this, you will also be responsible for directly driving sales yourself via Key Account and Multi site operators within our area.

The focus of the role is to drive volume of sales alongside strong margin and customer retention.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone in a Foodservice Sales leadership role seeking to progress their career with an ambitious growth player in the market.

THE APPLICANT

We are seeking to speak to candidates with a proven track record in Senior Sales Management within the Foodservice Sector.

• Candidates with a background in Foodservice wholesale will be of strong interest
• Candidates must have managed Sales teams within Foodservice
• Candidates with experience at Director level will be of particular interest
• Candidates must be of a commercial mindset and be able to implement strategy at a Senior level.
• Candidates must also be able to drive business directly