Technical Sales Manager

SRG; West Midlands Combined Authority; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food ingredient distributor in the West Midlands is looking for a Technical Sales Manager to drive business growth and engage with food and beverage manufacturers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in consultative sales and be qualified in Chemistry or Food Science. This role offers a competitive salary of £45,000 - £65,000, a company car, and benefits including a 20% performance-based bonus.

Benefits

Company car

20% bonus based on performance

Private healthcare

Qualifications

• Experience in technical sales of food ingredients.
• Degree level qualification in a related field.
• Willingness to travel extensively.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Promote innovative food ingredients.
• Grow existing customer relationships.
• Travel across the UK to meet customers.

Skills

Consultative sales

Technical sales of food and beverage ingredients

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Chemistry, Food Science or related

Job description

Overview

Experienced Food/Flavours Technical Sales Manager looking to further develop their career required for a well-established chemical distributor in the West Midlands.

Title: Technical Sales Manager - Food & Flavour Ingredients

Location: Remote, occasional requirement on site in West Midlands office

Salary: 45,000 - 65,000 (dependent upon experience) + benefits

Term: Permanent

SRG is exclusively partnering with a leading food ingredient distributor in the West Midlands, who offer a wide range of innovative raw materials to manufacturers and brands in the UK food, beverage and nutritional markets. With a big focus on in-house recipe development and manufacturing, collaboration and customer centricity, they have a well-known reputation for success in the market.

Our client believes that delivering value starts with their people. By placing Employee Development at the heart of everything they do, they empower teams to grow, innovate and excel in their roles. This commitment not only enhances individual potential but also drives the exceptional service and solutions their customers deserve, ensuring they consistently exceed expectations and set new standards of excellence.

Adopting a value-based sales approach, you will travel extensively across the UK, regularly meeting customers to continually build, develop and grow customer relationships across food and beverage manufacturers and brands.

The role is suited to a business development hunter, with a target customer base of around 50 - 100.

Benefits: Company car, 20% bonus (purely based on individual performance), company credit card and private healthcare amongst other benefits.

Role / Description

• Identifying, contacting and developing new business using a variety of methods
• Promoting the company's range of innovative food ingredients
• Growing market presence across the UK food and beverage industries
• Growing existing customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and ultimately look to increase account spend
• Travelling approximately 1/3 of your time across the UK to visit customer sites
• Generating leads to identify new potential UK personal care customers
• Maintaining and updating the database to build a national customer pool
• Keeping abreast of product development & trends in the food and beverage industries.

Requirements

• Direct experience in consultative and technical sales of food and beverage ingredients (experience with flavours specifically would be a benefit)
• Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Food Science or a closely related subject
• Experience with delivering technical presentations on food speciality ingredients
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Willing, and excited, to travel 1/3 of your time across the whole of the UK
• Full, clean UK driving licence
• A proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service.

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