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SalaryJob Title: Sales Executive - Food and Drink Industry
Location: London
Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 basic + 35k Commission
Position: Full Time, Permanent
Since the early 1900’s our client was inspired by a passion for French food and culture. Today, a global brand still offering beautifully presented products of exceptional quality and provenance.
Key Responsibilities:
Your focus will be growing their existing sales through a combination of increasing current customer orders and bringing on board new customers - reporting into the Head of Business development you will be responsible for driving month on month sales growth.
Existing Business:
- Managing customer service to ensure delivery of outstanding service, processing orders and billing.
- Building on their regular customers and encouraging them to buy more lines.
- Ensuring they are kept up to date of special offers and promotions.
- Introducing New products
- Suggesting new ideas
- Supporting Key accounts
New Business:
- Following up with lapsed customers to re-engage spend.
- Attending trade fairs /consumer events - meeting new customers and following them up after the event.
- Working with marketing dept to attract new customers via social media and Linked In and following up new connections
About you:
- Experience of a B2B sales role
- An Interest and experience in Food Industry (Preferred)
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of Building relationships
- Experience Presenting and Influencing
- Planning and Organisation, used to using a CRM system to maximise opportunities.
- Hard working, resilient and reliable
- IT literate - including use of Social media / LinkedIn
- Willing to help out around the office when required
