We are seeking a passionate, self-motivated individual with a love for food and a flair for sales to join a growing Foodservice Business Development team playing a key role in delivering outstanding customer experiences, driving sales growth, and securing new business across the Southeast Leinster region. This opportunity is ideal for a commercially minded chef or hospitality professional ready to take their passion for quality food into a thriving commercial role.
Responsibilities:
* Manage and develop new and existing food service accounts.
* Maintain a call pattern with existing customers.
* Provide excellent customer service, product, and industry knowledge.
* Identify and target business opportunities with new food service accounts.
* Expand current offering and proposition to existing customers.
* Deliver a prompt response to all customer inquiries.
* Drive continual improvement of product knowledge and share this with customers to improve growth of sales.
* Offer new food solutions/concepts to customers.
* Submit daily and weekly sales paperwork including weekly planner to the Food Service Commercial Sales Manager.
* Analyze sales results by customers for the territory to establish current trading situations and identify key customers to visit on a regular basis.
* Work cross-functionally with other departments in the business, e.g., National Accounts, Finance, Marketing, and HR to deliver shared objectives.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
* A proven track record within the Food Service business.
* Ability to access, analyze, and interpret sales data.
* Experience in the use of sales report data.
* Knowledge of sales and margins processes.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* Results-driven individual.
* Strong numerical skills.
* Full driving license.
Desirable:
* Food Retail, Culinary, hospitality or beverage education or experience and the ability to communicate effectively with Chefs.
To apply, send your CV to jobs@peoplegroup.ie or through our website www.peoplegroup.ie.
For more information on this role call 01 661 9636.
Location: Southeast
Salary: Competitive
Job Ref: 9416PL
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