Overview
Technical Sales Manager – Food & Flavour Ingredients. Remote with occasional on-site requirement in West Midlands. Permanent role with SRG client in the West Midlands, focusing on value-based sales to UK food and beverage manufacturers and brands.
Role / Description
SRG is partnering with a leading food ingredient distributor to source talent. The role involves developing new business, promoting innovative food ingredients, building UK market presence, and growing existing customer relationships. Travel is approximately one third of your time across the UK to visit customer sites. The position suits a business development hunter with a target customer base of around 50–100.
Responsibilities
* Identify, contact and develop new business using a variety of methods
* Promote the company’s range of innovative food ingredients
* Grow market presence across the UK food and beverage industries
* Develop and maintain relationships with existing customers to increase satisfaction and account spend
* Travel approximately 1/3 of the time to visit customer sites across the UK
* Generate leads for potential UK personal care customers
* Maintain and update the database to build a national customer pool
* Stay abreast of product development and industry trends
Qualifications / Requirements
* Direct experience in consultative and technical sales of food and beverage ingredients (flavours experience is a benefit)
* Degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Food Science or a closely related subject
* Experience delivering technical presentations on food speciality ingredients
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Willingness to travel ~1/3 of time across the UK
* Full, clean UK driving licence
* Proactive approach and drive to deliver exceptional customer service
Benefits
* Company car
* 20% bonus (individual performance-based)
* Company credit card
* Private healthcare
* Other benefits
How to apply
If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, email a copy of your CV to Amy.Hallworth@srgtalent.com. For more information, call Amy on 07979 020974. For other vacancies, visit www.srgtalent.com.
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