Sales Account Manager - LEVEL UP RECRUITMENT : Job Details

An opportunity for an accomplished Sales Account Manager to join an established food supplier who provide fresh, quality products to a variety of sectors within the food service industry including, contract caterers, restaurants, gastro pubs, bars, schools to Michelin star restaurants and 5 star hotels in North West England.

Reporting to the Sales Manager, they are looking for a Sales Account Manager to join their growing sales team.

Duties and responsibilities of a Sales Account Manager:

• Processing orders via phone, email and online
• Dealing with customer enquiries and delivering great customer service at all times
• Customer retention; developing and building customer relationships
• Growing and developing the sales of existing accounts
• Using sales data to analyse customer spend and trends
• Managing customer prices and margins
• Cross selling and upselling, getting the most from your accounts
• Ensuring sales targets are met

Main skills required:

• Previous sales and customer service experience preferably within foodservice
• Commitment to learning the industry
• Proven ability to work in a targeted sales environment
• Highly organised with effective time management skills
• Proficient in Word/Outlook/Excel
• Great communication skills, both written and verbal. Much of your work will be telephone based.
• Driven and motivated by targets
• Team player
• Flexible approach
• Willingness to learn
• Able to work well independently, enthusiastic and self-motivated

On offer is a basic salary of £24,000 - £26,000, an uncapped OTE of £4,000 - £8,000, company pension scheme, employee discounts and store discounts.