Area Sales Manager

Overview

Area Sales Manager - Oxford Homebased / Field Sales. Up to £40,000+ with bonuses, company car & 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 food service 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 food service business in your area. If you love working out in the field and growing your career as part of a leading food service company, Kff is the place for you.

• Solely responsible for the success of your own territory by achieving targets: gain, grow and retain customers delivering profitable volume growth versus targets.
• Research your target audience and opportunities in your territory.
• Build and leverage strong customer relationships through constant selling, face-to-face meetings and understanding customer needs.
• Onboard new customers effectively and successfully while maintaining close working relationships with existing accounts and tracking activity.
• Partner customers to understand their growth plans, add value, and offer a wide range of practical solutions and products.
• Understand competitor activity and proposals, ensuring you offer the best local solutions.

• Ability to win new business and maximise sales through existing customers; experience in Field Sales or Account Management is preferred.
• Commercially astute with strong relationship-building skills.
• Proficient in Excel and comfortable working with data to inform decisions.
• Passion for sales; a food industry background is desirable but not essential.
• We value inclusivity and diversity and encourage candidates who bring their whole selves to work.