Sales Account Manager

Simply Jobsworth; Worcester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Company pension

Employee discount

Discounted or free food

Company events

Free on-site parking

Canteen

Job summary

Simply Jobsworth in Pershore, Worcestershire, is seeking a Sales Account Manager to grow a local portfolio within the Midlands foodservice sector. The role blends new business development with managing existing accounts, building lasting customer relationships, and delivering strong sales performance.

The ideal candidate has field sales or account management experience in hospitality/foodservice, with a proactive, customer-focused and target-driven approach.

Qualifications

• Face-to-face sales or account management experience is required.
• Experience selling into hotels, restaurants, catering or wider foodservice sector.
• Fresh produce, dairy, or food distribution experience is advantageous.
• Proven ability to generate new business and develop existing accounts.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially-minded with a strong focus on targets.
• Excellent organisation and follow-up skills.
• Independent and flexible approach to managing customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business by identifying and visiting prospective customers.
• Manage and grow an established portfolio of customer accounts.
• Build strong relationships to maximise retention and repeat business.
• Work towards individual sales and revenue targets.
• Identify opportunities to increase spend and grow existing accounts.
• Deliver high levels of customer service.
• Respond promptly to customer enquiries and sales requests.
• Track sales performance against targets.
• Stay informed on new products, ranges and market opportunities.
• Participate in ongoing sales and product training.

Skills

Face-to-face sales

Account management

New business development

Customer relationships

Hospitality/foodservice experience

Target-driven

Excellent organisation

Job description

Sales Account Manager

Pershore, Worcestershire
From £32,000 per annum + £6,000 Car Allowance + Bonus
Full-time, Permanent

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Sales Account Manager to join a successful and growing fresh produce, dairy and fine foods supplier based in Pershore.

Operating throughout the Midlands, the business supplies customers across the catering, hospitality and foodservice sectors and has built an excellent reputation for product quality, reliability and customer service.

This is a varied, customer-facing sales role combining new business development with the management and growth of an existing portfolio of customers.

If you're commercially driven, enjoy getting out and meeting customers face-to-face and have experience selling into the hotel, restaurant, catering or wider foodservice sector, this could be an excellent next move.

What's On Offer?

• Salary from £32,000 per annum
• £6,000 per annum car allowance following qualifying period
• Bonus scheme following qualifying period
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Discounted or free food
• Company events
• Additional leave
• Free on-site parking
• Canteen

The Role

Reporting to the Sales Manager, you'll take responsibility for developing sales across your territory while building strong, long-term relationships with both new and existing customers.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing new business by identifying, approaching and visiting prospective customers
• Managing and developing an established portfolio of customer accounts
• Building strong relationships to maximise customer retention and repeat business
• Working towards agreed individual sales and revenue targets
• Identifying opportunities to increase spend and grow existing accounts
• Delivering consistently high levels of customer service
• Responding promptly to customer enquiries and sales requests
• Tracking sales performance against agreed targets
• Developing your knowledge of new products, ranges and market opportunities
• Participating in ongoing sales and product training

About You

We're looking for someone who is confident, proactive and genuinely enjoys building relationships with customers.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Previous face-to-face sales or account management experience
• Experience selling into hotels, restaurants, contract caterers or the wider hospitality/foodservice sector
• Fresh produce, fine foods or food distribution experience would be a strong advantage
• A proven ability to generate new business as well as develop existing accounts
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• A commercially minded and target-driven approach
• Excellent organisation and follow-up skills
• The confidence to work independently and manage your own customer relationships
• A professional, reliable and flexible approach
• This role would particularly suit someone who enjoys being out in the market meeting customers, rather than working in a predominantly telephone or remote sales environment.

This is a great opportunity to join an established and growing business where you'll have the chance to develop existing customer relationships, win new accounts and make a genuine impact on continued sales growth.