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:
1. Manage and develop new and existing food service accounts.
2. Maintain a call pattern with existing customers.
3. Provide excellent customer service, product and industry knowledge.
4. Identify and target business opportunities with new food service accounts.
5. Expand current offering and proposition to existing customers.
6. Deliver a prompt response to all customers.
7. Drive continual improvement of product knowledge and share this with customers to improve sales growth.
8. Offer new food solutions/concepts to customers.
9. Submit daily and weekly sales paperwork including weekly planner to the Food Service Commercial Sales Manager.
10. Analyse sales results by customers for the territory to establish current trading situations and identify key customers to visit on a regular basis.
11. 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:
1. A proven track record within the Food Service business.
2. Ability to assess, analyse and interpret sales data.
3. Experience in the use of sales report data.
4. Knowledge of sales and margins processes.
5. Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
6. Strong numerical skills.
7. Full driving license.
8. Food Retail, Culinary, hospitality or beverage education or experience, and the ability to communicate effectively with Chefs.
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