Sales Manager

As waste and sustainability are such important aspects of today’s society, our client has developed solutions for food, catering, and hotel environments.

Now looking for a hungry and energetic sales manager to develop a strategic plan, new business and eventually recruit a team to work with them and grow the business.

Key Accountabilities

Identify leads and convert to new business

Setting up new business customers and overseeing and implementing their on-boarding

Develop new business and long-term account opportunities through prospecting and cold calling

Oversee, maintain, and upgrade existing accounts to ensure ongoing client satisfaction

Coordinate, manage and resolve account maintenance issues

Benchmark with a view to recommend profit and service improvements

Prepare market activity reports and understand trends and influences

Developing and growing new business in all sectors

Managing accounts, developing, and continuing relationships with new and existing customers to ensure long-term partnerships and collaborations

Personal Profile

Previous experience in a similar role, preferably within a sales development environment

Experience selling into catering and facilities management would be a huge plus.

You will be experienced with management of customer relationships

Strong commercial awareness with and ability to construct and deliver reports/ presentations

Numerate (financial plans, pricing, account profit, margins, etc.)

Strong negotiation skills with an ability to close deals effectively

Ability to work efficiently using own initiative to resolve issues

Effective verbal and written communication skills in English

Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales, prioritising as appropriate

PC literate with strong skills in MS-Office

Ref code: W40867LHF

To apply, please e-mail in strict confidence, with a comprehensive CV, including salary details, quoting the reference and for the attention of Lisa Fox

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