Area Sales Manager – Central London
Up to £39,500+ with bonuses, company car or car allowance & home-based contract
Kff is a regional food wholesaler with around 250 colleagues based near Maidstone, Kent. We are part of Sysco, the world's largest foodservice provider with over 65,000 colleagues globally. kff has a family feel with a close-knit team, supplying both local pub and restaurant customers as well as delivering direct to the caterer.
Here at kff we've got ambitious growth plans and we are looking for Area Sales Managers who will be responsible for winning and maximising independent foodservice business in your area. So if you love working out in the field as well as having the opportunity to grow your own career as part of the biggest and best Foodservice companies, then kff is the place for you.
Responsibilities
•Gain, grow and retain customers delivering profitable volume growth vs targets
•Research your target audience and opportunities in your territory
•Build and leverage strong customer relationships within your territory and community through constant selling, face to face meetings and understanding the customer needs
•Onboard new customers effectively & successfully whilst ensuring close working relationships with existing accounts and track activity
•Effectively partner your customers to understand their plans for growth, adding value, offering a wide range of practical solutions and products
•Understand competitor activity & proposals, ensuring you are always offering your customers the best local solutions
Requirements
•Ability to win new business and maximise sales opportunities with existing customers
•Commercially astute with strong business awareness
•Technically proficient in Excel
•Skilled at building and maintaining strong customer relationships
•A genuine passion for sales
•Experience or knowledge of the food industry would be beneficial but is not essential
