Associate Sales Manager

Food Service India; Agra District, Ranchi; On-site; INR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Food Service India is looking for a Sales Executive to grow its HORECA and Food Service business in Agra region. The role involves meeting customers, taking orders, and expanding the customer base through daily market visits.

You will engage Hotels, Restaurants, QSRs and caterers, explain products, arrange samples, and work with distributors to ensure product availability while chasing monthly sales targets.

Qualifications

• 2-8 years of experience in Sales.
• Experience in Hotels, Restaurants, QSRs, Catering or Institutional Sales will be preferred.
• Good knowledge of the local market.
• Should be comfortable with daily market visits and meeting customers.
• Good communication and customer-handling skills.
• Should be willing to travel within the assigned market.
• Should be comfortable working with sales targets.
• Freshers with strong interest in Sales may also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Visit Hotels, Restaurants, Cafs, QSRs, Cafeterias and other food service customers.
• Meet Chefs, Purchase Managers, Restaurant Owners and other customers.
• Find new customers and bring new business.
• Explain products to customers and arrange samples or product trials when required.
• Take orders and follow up with customers regularly.
• Maintain good relationships with existing customers.
• Follow up for payments and outstanding amounts.
• Achieve monthly sales targets.
• Check competitor products and prices in the market.
• Work with distributors to ensure products are available with customers.
• Share regular sales and market updates with the manager.

Skills

Sales

Customer Handling

Market Visits

New Customer Development

Order Taking

Customer Follow-up

Distributor Handling

Communication Skills

Target Achievement

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a Sales Executive to grow our HORECA / Food Service business.

The person will be responsible for meeting customers, finding new customers, taking orders and growing sales in the assigned market.

Key Responsibilities

• Visit Hotels, Restaurants, Cafs, QSRs, Caterers and other food service customers.
• Meet Chefs, Purchase Managers, Restaurant Owners and other customers.
• Find new customers and bring new business.
• Explain products to customers and arrange samples or product trials when required.
• Take orders and follow up with customers regularly.
• Maintain good relationships with existing customers.
• Follow up for payments and outstanding amounts.
• Achieve monthly sales targets.
• Check competitor products and prices in the market.
• Work with distributors to ensure products are available with customers.
• Share regular sales and market updates with the manager.

What We Are Looking For

• 2 -8 years of experience in Sales, preferably in Food, FMCG, HORECA or Food Service.
• Experience in Hotels, Restaurants, QSRs, Catering or Institutional Sales will be preferred.
• Good knowledge of the local market.
• Should be comfortable with daily market visits and meeting customers.
• Good communication and customer-handling skills.
• Should be willing to travel within the assigned market.
• Should be comfortable working with sales targets.
• Freshers with strong interest in Sales may also be considered.

Preferred Experience

Candidates from the following industries can apply:

Food | FMCG | HORECA | Food Service | Hotels | Restaurants | QSR | Catering | Food Distribution | Institutional Sales

Key Skills

• Sales
• Customer Handling
• Market Visits
• New Customer Development
• Order Taking
• Customer Follow-up
• Distributor Handling
• Communication Skills
• Target Achievement

Candidates who are willing to work in Sales, meet customers regularly and build a career in the Food Service business are encouraged to apply.