Uk Sales Account Manager - Food And Drink

Cambridge Commodities Ltd; Ely; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

Free fruit, tea & coffee

Cycle to Work Scheme

Pension scheme

Hybrid working

Job summary

Cambridge Commodities Ltd is seeking a UK Sales Account Manager to manage and grow a portfolio of food and drink customers across the UK. The role focuses on developing new business opportunities, qualifying leads, and building lasting relationships with clients, while meeting individual and company targets.

Role involves visiting customers around the UK with an initial office-based training period, followed by a hybrid work pattern. Strong sales experience in ingredients is required.

Qualifications

• You must have relevant sales experience within the food and drink manufacturing or ingredients industry.
• Strong relationship building and negotiation skills are essential.
• Able to communicate clearly and present ideas to clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and target new food and beverage manufacturers.
• Generate new business opportunities through prospecting, trade shows, referrals, and market research.
• Qualify leads and build a healthy sales pipeline.
• Arrange customer meetings (in person and online).
• Build long-term relationships with existing customers.
• Be the main point of contact for commercial enquiries.
• Conduct regular account reviews to identify growth opportunities.

Skills

Relationship building

Negotiation

Commercial acumen

Communication and presentation skills

Organisation and time management

Problem solving

Technical curiosity

Resilience and self-motivation

HubSpot CRM

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Job description

The Company:

Here at Cambridge Commodities, we are a leading supplier of nutritional ingredients and product solutions to the sports nutrition, food & beverage, animal nutrition and health & wellbeing industries.

People are at the very core of our business, whether they are our employees, our customers, or the end consumer. Our people focused culture promotes a friendly environment where employees enjoy coming to work.

Some other benefits of working for us include:

• State of the art facilities with electric car charging points,
• Personal development investment,
• L&D system (700+ courses),
• Free on-site gym,
• Free fruit, tea & coffee,
• Death in Service benefit (4 x salary),
• Wellbeing EAP App and hotline,
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme,
• Cycle to Work Scheme,
• Green Car Scheme,
• Optional Bupa Healthcare Scheme,
• Paid Time off for Charity and blood donations,
• Social Events, and more.

Protecting the environment and supporting sustainability is also hugely important to us and we are proud to be achieving zero waste to landfill with a highly energy efficient Head Office.

If you think you would like to be a part of Cambridge Commodities, keep reading for more details on the role.

Hours of work:

37.5 hours per week

Schedule:

Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:30

Salary:

£35,000 - £40,000 plus OTE potential

Location

Following a successful training period working full time in the office, you will be working in the office with some hybrid working from home available as well as visiting customers around the UK

The role:

We are looking for a UK Sales Account Manager to manage and develop a pool of accounts focussed around the food and drink sector, maximising sales to achieve individual and company targets.

Key tasks and responsibilities include:

• Identify and target new food and beverage manufacturers.
• Generate new business opportunities through prospecting, networking, trade shows, referrals, and market research.
• Qualify leads and build a healthy sales pipeline.
• Arrange customer meetings (in person and online).
• Build long-term relationships with existing customers.
• Become the main point of contact for commercial enquiries.
• Conduct regular account reviews to identify growth opportunities.

The requirements:

You must have relevant sales experience within the food and drink manufacturing or ingredients industry. You will also have the following skills;

• Relationship building
• Negotiation
• Commercial acumen
• Communication and presentation skills
• Organisation and time management
• Problem solving
• Technical curiosity (understanding ingredients and food manufacturing)
• Resilience and self-motivation

HubSpot CRM proficiency is also desirable but not essential.

Our commitment:

CC are proud to be an equal opportunities employer who is committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment. We will consider all applicants based purely on their abilities to fulfil the role.