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Midas Selection Ltd; London, Crawley; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established market leader in the catering supplies sector as a Business Development Manager. This exciting role offers the opportunity to manage a diverse portfolio of foodservice accounts, focusing on both account management and new business. You will engage with clients in the hospitality, education, and healthcare sectors, ensuring their needs are met while driving revenue growth. The company prides itself on providing a positive working environment with excellent career opportunities and a strong benefits package. If you have a thorough, tenacious approach to sales and a passion for the foodservice industry, this role could be your next big step.

Benefits

Fully expensed car

Mobile phone

Pension plan

Career opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong field sales experience in the foodservice sector is essential.
• Candidates should have a structured approach to account management.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of foodservice accounts to increase revenue.
• Build relationships with National Account customers and independent sites.

Skills

Field Sales Experience

Account Management

Strong IT Skills

Reporting Skills

Sales in Hospitality Sector

Catering Equipment Knowledge

Job description

Business Development Manager - Catering Equipment (#1561118-PH1707)

Reference #: 1561118-PH1707

Location: Crawley, London

Type: Permanent

Posted On: 09/12/2024

Contact: Paul Haworth

Salary: £43,000 - £50,000

Rewards: £43k - £50k basic; (£65k OTE) + Fully expensed car, phone, pension

Location: London, Crawley, Sittingbourne, Tunbridge Wells

THE COMPANY:

We are a well-established market leader across the UK within the catering supplies sector. We provide a full range of catering supplies to the foodservice sector including heavy catering equipment and tabletop catering equipment and products. Our extensive product range enables us to offer a one-stop solution for our customers – and we work with all of the leading manufacturers across the catering equipment sector. As an employer, we pride ourselves on being able to offer a stable and positive working environment to our employees. We also offer fantastic career opportunities and a strong benefits package.

THE ROLE:

This position is a key role within our sales structure and involves elements of both account management and new business. You will be responsible for a portfolio of end-user foodservice accounts across your geographical area, with the focus of the role to increase revenue across your area. The account base is varied and comprises mostly of National Account customers with which our company is on a framework of suppliers. You will build a journey plan which enables you to meet these customers frequently to ascertain their short and long-term requirements. In addition to this, you will target large independent sites across your area. The account base is varied and includes Hotel, Education, and Healthcare establishments. This is a fantastic opportunity for an account manager who takes a thorough and tenacious approach to their role.

THE APPLICANT:

We are seeking to speak to candidates with strong Field sales experience within the Foodservice sector.

1. Candidates must have Field Sales experience selling to the hospitality sector.
2. Experience of sales within catering equipment or disposables will be of particular interest.
3. Candidates with a background in Food wholesale or Food manufacturing to end users will also be welcomed.
4. Candidates must have experience selling to end users as opposed to purely via distribution.
5. Candidates must have a thorough, structured approach to account management and strong IT and reporting skills.

All applicants send CVs to [e-mail]