Fantastic opportunity to join fast growing, dynamic and exciting organisation - Pelican Buying Company, who are looking to recruit a Sales Manager, based in the South East, to lead, manage and develop the Education Sales team. This is a Sales Leadership role, so will suit a candidate with experience of leading a field based and internal sales team ideally within the Food Service sector, preferably with experience of developing business opportunities in the Education channel.
Some of your key responsibilities will include: - Lead the sales teams to meet business goals and maximise sales & profitability by delivering high levels of professional customer contact and service. - Establish a structured approach to managing the sales teams' activities by implementing regular performance monitoring activities. - Achieve necessary KPIs and business targets which maximise sales and profitability through close collaboration with the buying, marketing and central billing teams. - Develop and maintain effective relationships both internally, within the Company and externally, with suppliers and customers. - Set team and customer planning priori The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Proven track record in Sales Management within the Food service sector. - Experience of recruiting, training and performance managing a successful sales team - field based and internal. - Experience of selling into the Education sector. - Evidence of implementing effective Change Management initiatives. - Demonstrable understanding of the supply chain process. - Evidence of the successful implementation of the sales process and effective customer delivery. - Self motivated and results driven. - Proven ability to influence and persuade. - Full driving license. - Although this is a national role you will be based in the South East - ideally within an hour and a half commute from Godalming. The Pelican Buying Company began trading in January 1990 and today provides a professional purchasing service to a diverse range of organisations in the private and public sectors. As a business, they aim to provide their customers with a professional purchasing service suited to their own individual needs. From a professional purchasing service, full account and contract management services to bill payment and management information, Pelican has a well-deserved reputation for professionalism, honesty, integrity and value. Whilst saving money is one of the benefits of becoming a member of Pelican, their passion extends far beyond this, and Pelican's honest, customer-focused service is one of the reasons for their continual growth - at present around 3,000 hospitality businesses and 2,000 schools and colleges benefit from Pelican's services. As an employer, they seek to recruit and appoint the best available person for the job and to encourage the development of employees to their full potential, promoting good working relationships, encouraging high standards of conduct and work performance and providing fair rewards.
Competitive basic salary £50,000 - £55,000 depending on experience, Performance related bonus- up to 27,5% Company Car, Private Medical Insurance - family, Cash Health Plan, Contributory pension scheme.
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents.
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This job expired on 12/02/2012
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