Field Key Account Manager - Food Ingredients | Scotland & North East
- Recruiter
- RecruitmentRevolution.com Ltd
- Location
- Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
- Salary
- £40,000 - £45,000 + Excellent Benefits Package + Car
- Posted
- 09 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 07 Jul 2018
- Ref
- 11416
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Field Key Account Manager - Food Ingredients | Scotland & North East
Scotland & North East
£40,000 - £45,000 + Excellent Company Benefits Package + Car
We currently have a great opportunity for a Key Account Manager within our UK Food business. The successful candidate will be responsible for sales into North East / Scotland customers and will have ownership of delivering the GP AOP for this region
About Us:
We are the Food Ingredients division of an a leading $10 billion global product distributor spanning chemicals, speciality consumables, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics serving more than 80,000 customers across 100 countries.
The person talking on this role will manage an existing customer base and will be expected to develop new business and deliver targeted growth.
We are looking for someone with a strong work ethic and someone who wants to sell and who can deliver self-determined growth
An ability to understand the functional aspects of our portfolio is essential
Key Account Manager Key Tasks:
+ Ability & desire to sell value and work as ‘one team’.
+ To maintain the base business, control customer sales attrition and grow the business via new sales opportunities
+ Open new accounts
+ Activity management – demonstrates a desire to want to be in front of customers as much as possible
+ Be able to build relationships with our customers
+ Carry out specific sales projects
+ Salesforce (CRM sales tool) update and maintenance.
+ Q (Pricing tool) update and maintenance.
We Are Looking For:
A passion for selling, a desire to be successful, and the ability to build strong relationships internally and with customers. Willingness to work hard and to make a real difference.
If you are the successful candidate you will show the necessary desires to learn to be a highly skilled sales person. Ideally you will have experience of managing existing accounts and identifying and gaining new business.
The ability to work effectively within all levels of the organisation is essential. Having the flexibility & positive attitude towards team work is also a fundamental requirement. You must be organised and able to prioritise with effective time management skills. The individual must also be proficient at handling multiple tasks with a high degree of accuracy & attention to detail.
What we offer in Return:
+ 33 days holiday including bank holidays
+ Generous pension scheme
+ Life insurance option
+ Discounted childcare vouchers
+ Discounted private healthcare
+ Discounts with 1,000+ retailers
+ Company Car
We are a great team of people, a great place to work and offer all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s #1 at what we do. Come and join us in a business with a global focus where your quality can make a real difference!
You may have worked in the following capacities:
Food Development Manager, Product Manager (Food), Food Ingredients Sales Manager, Food Ingredient Sales, Food Category Area Manager, Sales Account Manager, Technical Sales Development
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