Technical Sales Executive

Step into a vibrant business as a Technical Sales Executive, commanding up to £ 40,000 plus up to £5,000 discretionary bonus, pension and benefits, in Billericay, Essex! Are you ready to challenge yourself to help drive sales in a business that will allow you to develop and demonstrate your appreciation of how great seasonings make for great food products?

Primary Objective - Working within a strong team, the role is sales focused geared at supporting the needs of our existing customers, whilst looking to seek out and nurture potential business opportunities.

You'll be involved within a thriving team, working with multiple customers to deliver on their goals. Your mission - To maintain the gold standard of supplying our valued customers and future ones with a premium service.

You will be an ambitious self-starter, willing to go that extra mile to show why our customers choose us. You will also have a good understanding of the workings around the supply chain relating to food ingredients and production.

This role is more than ticking boxes and following protocols. It's about innovation and growth and being able to demonstrate your negotiation skills. You'll understand the technical importance of seasonings in the context of food processing, leveraging your experience to deliver results.

From meeting customers face to face and providing strategic guidance to them on suitable options for their needs, every day presents a new challenge and opportunity for growth. Are you ready to make your mark in the food industry? Join us on this exhilarating journey and let's create something extraordinary together.

The Location

Hybrid working with office based in Billericay, Essex, and travel across predominantly South-Eastern England.

Your Background

You ll be an ambitious team player, having experience within the food ingredients sector. Ideally you'll be armed with the knowledge from within the industry and expertise to make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

• The ability to communicate at all levels with stakeholders at all levels
• Develop and strengthen existing relationships with key decision makers by working closely to understand their primary drivers and seek solutions
• Collaborate with internal departments to ensure that needs of customers are addressed
• Look to take charge of any complaints that arise, and to track and resolve in a professional manner
• Collect and analyse data about consumer behaviour and use research tools to help enhance the offering
• Demonstrate sales techniques to help the business thrive by driving growth whilst working on retention
• Being prepared to challenge existing concepts both internal and external, to push boundaries
• Produce progress reports including notes from meetings and collate action points pointing to the way forwards
• Be able to present confidently to customers at meetings, discussing in detail options that are available
• Represent the company at professional groups and events and provide insights to the business regarding departmental matters

Skills

Negotiation, Communication, Technical Sales, Food Processing, Food Manufacturing, Microsoft Office, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), New Business Development, Account Management