Sales Development Representative

Sales Development Representative

About Food Alert
Based in central London & Wellingborough operating throughout the UK and internationally, Food Alert is a leading food safety and health & safety consultancy. Our clients span many sectors including retail, leisure and education, but hospitality is where our expertise and passion lies. We work with some of the UK's most innovative, exciting and high-profile restaurants, hotels and pub groups such as Brewdog, The Ivy Collection, Dishoom, Citizen M, and Harbour Hotels.

We are also part of The Citation Group whose portfolio of companies proudly deliver compliance support services to more than 45,000 clients. Our mission is to be the company that colleagues and clients want to work for and with.

Job Description
Location: Home with occasional travel to the office and client premises
Full time: 37.5 hours
Reporting to: Head of Sales

Key Responsibilities
In this exciting and varied role, you will:
* Identify new business opportunities, including new markets, new clients, new partnerships or new products and services
* Create strategies to successfully reach new business opportunities
* Build relationships with new clients, gauging their needs and developing proposals to address these needs
* Pitch sales and products to new and existing clients
* Attend conferences and events to build relationships with industry partners and staying up to date with new trends
* Create sales forecasts and actively working towards reaching them
* Possess a strong understanding of the company's products, the competition in the industry and positioning
* Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to ensure that the requirements are met

The Person
You will be able to:
* Demonstrate a track record in new business sales, ideally in a consultative environment.
* Handle your own leads and opportunities, closing deals and ensuring the administration of the process is up to date
* Sell ideas, products, and services
* Manage your time effectively and multi-task
* Demonstrate a strategic and creative mind
* Demonstrate strong customer service skills
* Understand and propose products or solutions by focusing on the client's requirements
* Demonstrate strong IT skills and knowledge of necessary software applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other statistical analysis software.
* Motivate yourself and others
* Show a solid understanding of business and marketing principles

What you get in return
* Lots of support/exposure / on-the-job training & development
* Commission base structure
* Ability to work flexibly from home/office
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and 3 'gift days' between Christmas and New Year
* Additional holiday enhancements (e.g. a week off if you get married, time off on the birth of a grandchild etc)
* Enhanced sick pay
* Employee Assistance Programme including face-to-face counselling sessions
* Healthcare cash plan incl discounted gym membership
* Life insurance
* Referral bonuses and vouchers
* A fun, sociable team… and working in the hospitality industry we know how to throw a good party!

Apply now. Come join us.