About You
Do you love building relationships with customers? Is account management and development where you get your selling buzz? Do you love getting to know a customer and their business, and letting them get to know you? Do you like being part of a team that delivers together, where collaboration really matters and where you have the support you need to be your best?
If that sounds like you, we would love to speak to you.
About the role
This position joins our UK professional business, providing water filters and technology to equipment manufacturers and businesses in catering, coffee and hospitality. This role in particular focusses on the catering space, working with manufacturers and suppliers to develop and grow existing business and accounts, while also taking the lead in new customer acquisition. We help those businesses to deliver great quality to customers, while also reducing costs due to maintenance. This is a fast-paced and growing part of our business, with great development potential.
You will play a pivotal role in driving client success and business growth, you’ll own and manage customer relationships, developing strategic initiative and driving the sales process and progress in your accounts and sector. Your focus will be on building trust and growing our business, retaining existing clients while identifying opportunities for expansion. This role is probably 80% account management and development, with about 20% new business focus.
This post is field based, with a requirement to attend the Bicester office 1 day per week and for monthly sales meetings.
About BRITA
Here at BRITA we are at the forefront of sustainability and are passionate about changing the way people drink water. We are continuously striving to increase the efficiency and performance of our products with a primary focus to reduce our environmental impact!
BRITA are a forward thinking, family owned global business who care about our employees, creating career and advancement opportunities within an inclusive and diverse environment.
To be successful in this role
You will need to have experience and depth of knowledge in the catering sector, whether selling directly to commercial kitchens or working with equipment manufacturers and suppliers. You’ll be a salesperson with a track record of building great long-term relationships in the space, growing and retaining customers nationally. Your account management skills will need to be well-honed and provable, with a real understanding of how to develop and grow accounts. That means combining strong interpersonal skills with commercial acumen and the ability to really understand a customer and work with them to understand how our products can help them and improve their business.
Tenacity, focus and energy are always key to success in sales, but for us it is also about that ability to collaborate and work well with others to get results that matters as this is a close-knit team which works well together to deliver success. Managing priorities, being adaptable and concentrating your effort where it is most effective are going to make the difference in this role, and to us as we continue to grow and develop.
What’s in it for you?
Annual salary of £57,000 - £63,000
Bonus of £9,500 - £10,500
Car Allowance of £9,600
23 days leave per annum + bank holidays (increases with service)
Excellent pension scheme
Employee discount + monthly staff allocation for BRITA
Join BRITA UK and be part of a team that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to making our recruitment process accessible and supportive. If you're applying and need anything to help you feel prepared and comfortable during the process, just let us know – we’re here to help you succeed.
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