Food Sales Representative (No Sales Experience Required – Full Training Will Be Given)

Job Title: Food Sales Representative (No Sales Experience required – Full Training will be given)
Location: Covering the whole of Dorset region and across to Exeter
Salary: £26,000 per year plus commission
Hours: 9am – 5:30pm (Flexibility is required due to nature of the business within hospitality)
Company Car – Depending on salary requirements, possibly included in package)

Our client is a producer and distributor of speciality foods and they are currently looking for an enthusiastic Food Sales Representative to join their sales team. The successful candidate will have a real passion for food as well as a hunger to succeed. A hospitality background will be most welcomed.

Objectives:

To be responsible for maintaining and building business, at agreed margins, in your designated customer portfolio.
Customers – identify and target list of customers and potential customers, set priorities and increase penetration of that market.
Budgets – prepare and agree with Area Sales Manager a detailed annual budget for sales, gross margins.
Strategy & Planning – keep abreast of market developments and new ideas.
Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Identify and target list of customers and potential customers, set priorities and increase penetration of that market.
Plan and manage customer orders into production, warehouse and distribution.
Maintain and build business with existing customers.
Respond to customer issues.
Develop marketing strategy.
Keep abreast of market developments and new ideas.
Bring through new products with commercial development relevant to market needs.
Jointly with Purchasing and Production, ensure purchasing carried out in relation to forecast demand.
Prepare and agree with the Area Sales Manager a detailed annual budget for sales, gross margins.
Review and keep Area Sales Manager informed of likely outcomes.
Work in conjunction with Customer Service Team.
Maintain communications with staff.
Ensure company compliance to regulatory requirements and guidelines for food safety, food hygiene, Good Manufacturing Practice and quality
Ensure required reports on activity are completed as required
Ensure customer information is regularly updated on Operating System
Complete training/demonstrations with customers to add valueHealth and Safety / Security

To work in accordance with the company Health & Safety policy
To take reasonable precautions to protect the Company’s property
To challenge any unauthorised personnel on the premises
To report and investigate any incident of theftCandidate Specification

NO SALES EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AS FULL TRAINING WILL BE GIVEN, ALL YOU NEED IS LOADS OF ENTHUSIASM AND A REAL PASSION FOR FOOD!
The right candidate will already be based in Bournemouth or the surrounding area
Experience within the food industry, hospitality or within the sales field would be ideal
Would suit a chef or deli owner who would like to change industries
You will need have a hardworking, tenacious and proactive character
Happy to work out of hours as you will be dealing with the hospitality sector, must be flexibleTo apply for this position, please email a copy of your CV together with an explanation of why you think you would be a perfect fit for our client (Applications will not be accepted without a passionate cover letter, we look forward to hearing from you)

We receive a high number of applications on a daily basis so we can only respond to successful applications. If you do not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has not been taken forward on this occasion. We may contact you in the future about other suitable positions.

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