Area Sales Manager

Job Description

Area sales Manager – Aylesford/Medway

£38,000 + attractive bonus, brilliant rewards and recognition scheme, company car & home-based contract

Kff, along with Brakes, is part of the Sysco global family meaning our customers benefit from global reach, economies of scale, worldwide insight and all the benefits of a highly successful and professional parent company.

Are you passionate about new business? Do you enjoy working to KPI’s and developing your team? This could be for you….

If you are ambitious and looking to progress your career within foodservice, this role could be for you! We have a fantastic opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join our KFF business, reporting into the Regional Sales Manager

 

As an Area Sales Manager, you will generate your own leads and win new business within the independent Hospitality sectors. You will be building cross functional relationships with prospect customers and building a pipeline for KFF to be their next supply partner.

What are we looking for?

It goes without saying that you are highly service focused, putting the customer at the heart of everything you do, having a passion and creativity when dealing with food. Providing the best solutions to support and enhance the customer’s business. Being creative with menu planning and designs, with ensuring the understanding of portioning control and finical costings. Tenacious and resilient you’re a self-starter with a drive and determination to succeed. You’ll need to be confident with the cold calling as well as face to face side of sales. Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise workload. Needing to be self-motivated to enhance your own development.

Ideally you will come from a sales background with a passion for foodservice. You’ll be working to KPI’s and budgets so experience in this would be great, along with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.

In return we offer a good basic salary, generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase more, pension plus huge discounts on award- winning products. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to further enhance your skills through our Learning & Development programmes.

People join us for the stability and security. But they stay for our fun and friendly culture that supports everyone to be the best they can be. Join us and discover all sorts of opportunities to develop your career with us, as well as a range of great benefits