National Account Manager – Foodservice

National Account Manager – Foodservice
London, NW10 (office/field based, with travel throughout the UK) 

Are you a passionate sales professional from a foodservice background? Want to progress your career as a National Account Manager with an award-winning business? 

Most importantly, does Italian food make your heart sing?

If so, we’d love to hear from you. 

The Company: 

We are La Tua Pasta, a leading UK producer of authentic artisan fresh pasta of the highest quality. We’ve grown from a small, family-run business into a highly successful provider of delicious food that restaurant chefs would be proud to serve as their own creation.  

Now, we’re looking for a National Account Manager to increase our sales and help us to bring a bite of Italy to even more people every day. 

The Benefits: 

- Salary of up to £40,000 DOE
- Commission 
- Company car
- Private healthcare 
- Pension
- Develop your career with a friendly and rapidly-growing business 

In this important role, you’ll have the chance to directly contribute to our ongoing success and promote a premium quality product to a promising market. 

Once you join our business, you’ll discover a collaborative and welcoming environment, as well as a highly-skilled team who share your passion for truly fantastic food. 

As our business is growing, there are plenty of opportunities to progress, making this the ideal role in which to carve out a rewarding and long-lasting career. 

The Role: 

As the National Account Manager, you’ll increase sales of our premium fresh-frozen pasta products throughout the UK. 

Striving to provide a world-class service, you’ll work closely with some of our key accounts, from national wholesalers and airlines through to restaurant and hotel chains. 

You’ll forge excellent working relationships with customers, build a strong understanding of the potential of each channel and identify sales opportunities. 

About You: 

To join us as a National Account Manager, you’ll need: 

- Sales experience in the foodservice industry 
- A full, valid driving licence 
- A strategic mindset 
- Strong organisational and planning abilities 
- Exceptional communication skills 

Ideally, you’ll have experience of working with restaurant chains or export or supermarket sales, but this isn’t essential. 

Other companies may call this role National Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Account Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, BDM, or Foodservice Sales Manager. 

Webrecruit and La Tua Pasta are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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