Sales Controller - Food to go to Convenience Retail

PH1946 – Retail Channel Controller – Bakery to Convenience Retail and Forecourts


REWARDS: Basic 58K-65K (OTE 65K) company car allowance, laptop and company benefits


LOCATION: National - London, Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford, Southampton, Cambridge

Aspirations to further your sales career with a genuine market leading foodservice specialist?


THE COMPANY:
We are a genuine market leader in the provision of bakery products to convenience retail/forecourts and Foodservice sectors.
Over the last 30 years we have demonstrated rapid growth to enable us to provide full UK coverage to all areas of both market sectors.
We provide bakery solutions including bread, patisserie, breakfast products and speciality bakery products.
Our comprehensive range enables us to provide a one stop solution to cover all areas of our customer’s requirements regarding bakery and food to go products.
Due to sustained growth we are seeking to add further personnel to our dynamic, successful sales team throughout the UK to manage our key Convenience retail and forecourt channel.
We pride ourselves on having all of the benefits of a corporate employer combined with a family company feel to our value of all of our employees.
If you feel that this may be the right challenge to head up a sales function within an established market leader we would be delighted to hear from you.


THE ROLE:
This is a unique and exciting position that offers so much more than a traditional National Account Manager role.
You will be fully responsible for strategy to develop sales within our convenience retails and forecourt sectors.
The role is exciting and varied and includes full account management responsibility for our major customers in this area including the leading convenience retailers and major national forecourt chains.
In addition to this, you will lead the strategy within the sector by developing effective internal relationships.
This will include, working closely with marketing and NPD to ensure that the product range is innovative, on point and mirrors current and future trends within the sector.
You will also be responsible for ensuring that promotions and initiatives with your sector are implemented on a regional basis via the field sales teams.
This role presents and excellent opportunity for a Convenience retail and forecourt specialist to make a significant impact within an established market leader.


THE APPLICANT.
We are seeking to attract candidates who are passionate about food and hospitality and have experience at managing accounts at buyer level.

• Candidates must have a proven track record at managing Convenience retail and/or Forecourt accounts at head office level.
• Previous experience in bakery products to this sector will be of great interest.
• Candidate with experience of other product ranges sold into this sector of a food/drinks nature will also be considered.
• Candidates must be effective team workers, strategic thinking and be able to develop excellent internal relationships.
• Candidates with a National Account led background will be considered although Man Management experience is preferred


If you are a dynamic convenience retail sales professional seeking to develop your career with a market leading manufacturer then please forward your CV to me directly to the email address below.

All applicants send CVS to paul,haworth@midas-selection.com

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