An opportunity for an accomplished Sales Account Manager to join an established food supplier who provide fresh, quality products to a variety of sectors within the food service industry including, contract caterers, restaurants, gastro pubs, bars, schools to Michelin star restaurants and 5 star hotels in North West England.

Reporting to the Sales Manager, they are looking for a Sales Account Manager to join their growing sales team.

Duties and responsibilities of a Sales Account Manager:

* Processing orders via phone, email and online

* Dealing with customer enquiries and delivering great customer service at all times

* Customer retention; developing and building customer relationships

* Growing and developing the sales of existing accounts

* Using sales data to analyse customer spend and trends

* Managing customer prices and margins

* Cross selling and upselling, getting the most from your accounts

* Ensuring sales targets are met

Main skills required:

* Previous sales and customer service experience preferably within foodservice

* Commitment to learning the industry

* Proven ability to work in a targeted sales environment

* Highly organised with effective time management skills

* Proficient in Word/Outlook/Excel

* Great communication skills, both written and verbal. Much of your work will be telephone based.

* Driven and motivated by targets

* Team player

* Flexible approach

* Willingness to learn

* Able to work well independently, enthusiastic and self-motivated

On offer is a basic salary of £24,000 - £26,000, an uncapped OTE of £4,000 - £8,000, company pension scheme, employee discounts and store discounts