Sales Account Manager + £24-26k basic + bonus + extra company benefits.
Our client is a food service provider based in Fleetwood and they have a fantastic opportunity for a Sales Account Manager to join them on a permanent basis. This will be an office based role and will be a mix of new business and existing business, covering the Lake District, across to Yorkshire, Down to Stoke and across to North Wales.
**Hours of work:**7am-3:30pm Monday - Friday (occasional Saturday 8am-12pm - paid at overtime and worked on a rota in a team of 8)
About the role:
- Telesales; cross selling/ upselling and getting the most from existing customer accounts
- Growing and developing the sales of existing accounts
- Using sales data to analyse customer spend and trends
- Managing customer prices and margins
- Processing orders via phone, email and online
- Dealing with customer enquiries and delivering great customer service at all times
- Customer retention; developing and building customer relationships
- Ensuring sales targets are met
Skills required:
- Previous telesales experience is a must (preferably within food service but it isn't essential)
- Commitment to learning the industry
- Proven ability to work in a targeted sales environment
- Highly organised with effective time management skills
- Proficient in Word/ Outlook/ Excel
- Great communication skills, both written and verbal. Much of the work will be telephone based
- Driven and motivated by targets
- Team player
- Flexible approach
- Willingness to learn
- Able to work well independently, enthusiastic and self-motivated
What is on offer:
- Healthcare cash plan that gives money back on everyday medical costs such as prescriptions, opticians, dentists, 24/7 access to a digital GP and more!
- Company bonus scheme, individual bonus paid quarterly/ team bonus paid quarterly, plus 4% sales margin bonus.
- Access to free confidential support and counselling
- Discount to a number of high street brands
- Employee saving scheme
- Pension scheme which offers 3% employer contribution and 5% employee with the option for you to increase your contributions