Meat & Poultry Specialist

Company Description

Job Description

Meat & Poultry Specialist

Brakes have a fantastic position for a Meat & Poultry Specialist to join our expanding team, helping to drive and deliver sales and margin growth of the specialist Meat & Poultry category within one independent repped team. You will be targeting customers serviced from our Ashford, Kent depot, competing against the local and regional catering butchers. 

It will be your job to assist the Independent sales team with new business leads. You will do this by working closely with internal departments, deep diving into their customer base and ensuring the right ranges are proposed.  Also offering training and basic knowledge to enable our teams to sell products and find larger opportunities.

This role is a remote based role but will supply to customers in the South East, so candidates need to be within a commuting distance to the Ashford area for weekly customer meetings.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• To help increase sales turnover and margin within Fresh & Frozen Meat & Poultry category by working closely with independent sales teams on all customer opportunities
• To build excellent working relationships with customers, presenting & demonstrating the Meat & Poultry range accurately and professionally to help build trust and gain credibility.
• Working closely with ASMs, AMs, BDMs and dedicated telesales specialists, to gain and develop new business & SOW
• Work closely with dedicated telesales to help sell through products at risk & reduce waste, plus assist with any product questions/knowledge/advice
• Actively participate/contribute to team meetings, to train and develop knowledge of Brakes sales teams, ensuring that they maximise all opportunities within their customer base
• Accurate completion of weekly/monthly administration (Top 5 opps, wins, losses, insight)
• Building and maintaining a robust pipeline, ensuring all details are captured through Salesforce, understanding ALL customers’ requirements, barriers, availability etc
• Maximise selling opportunity by analysis of customers’ requirements & gap fill
• Continually maintain competitor and market awareness
• To jointly own and manage your personal and career development with your line manager

About you:

We are looking for a confident individual who is people orientated and able to build relationships both internally and externally. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a similar Account Management/ Business Development role and ideally have a knowledge of the meat industry and be able to perform market research and competitor analysis. This role is suited to someone who has the passion and enthusiasm to succeed and have the tenacity to go out and win new business.

What you’ll receive:

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday allowance, with option to purchase up to 5 additional holiday days
• Pension scheme
• Hybrid working contract
• Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
• Discounts on Cinema tickets, shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
• Recognition awards and Incentives
• Career progression opportunities - being part of Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opens up a world of possibility

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Additional Information

At Brakes everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Brakes and we recognise that Brakes can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.