Location: East Anglia

Type: Permanent

Industry: FMCG

Job Ref: TGS1430

The Company:

A highly successful and established food supplier are seeking an experienced and ambitious Sales Manager for their Ingredients Department.  This is a B2B sales role, and you will have experience within the same industry, maintain and manage existing customers and have the ability to develop new clients and business. This is a great opportunity for a strong salesperson with future opportunities within the business and company direction.

The Role:

• Able to create new opportunities and negotiate on price
• Closing on deals for B2B customers including Manufacturing , Wholesale , and other types of industry clients
• Liaise with colleagues keeping them up to date with market activity to ensure purchasing and information can be communicated with existing and potential customers.
• Handling all enquiries and sales leads are followed up and actioned
• Agreeing sales volumes on contracts are forecasted to ensure the business is aware and can meet the customers demands
• Working with all company departments including ingredients team to ensure knowledge about the range of products provided are understood and knowledge gained
• Working to deadlines

Skills Required:

• You must have a minimum of 5 years within a similar role – sales management/account management
• Essential that you have worked with the Manufacturing markets – food or ingredients
• Strong business development skills
• B2B background is essential
• Communication skills with all stakeholders at a high level
• Fully PC literate – Word, Excel, Outlook, SAP & Reflex