## Job Description
**Area Sales Manager - Homebased Field Sales - LondonSt
AlbansWatfordStevenage**
**£Attractive+ with bonuses, company car & home-based contract**
KFF is a regional food wholesaler with around 270 colleagues based near
Maidstone, Kent.
We are part of Sysco, the world's largest foodservice
provider with over 65,000 colleagues globally.
kff has a family feel with a
close-knit team, supplying both fantastic local pub and restaurant customers
as well as delivering direct to the caterer.
At KFF, we've are recruiting for an ambitious Area Sales Manager.
You will be
responsible for achieving the Sales targets within a defined geographical
area.
This will involve selling a range of chilled, ambient, and frozen
products from our KFF range.
Area Sales Managers are expected to generate
their own opportunities and develop business in both existing and new business
sectors.
You will report directly into the Regional Sales Manager.
**Key Accountabilities**
* To exceed both sterling sales target and the company profit margin target.
* Maximize business for the company through existing customer base using intelligent and efficient call coverage.
* Generate own new business opportunities with customers matching KFF's target profile.
* Track daily, weekly, and quarterly performance against agreed KPI's and targets.
* Make sure all administration is up to date and acted upon.
It goes without saying that you are highly service focused, putting the
customer at the heart of everything you do, having a passion and creativity
when dealing with food.
Providing the best solutions to support and enhance
the customer's business.
Being creative with menu planning and designs, with
ensuring the understanding of portioning control and finical costings.
Tenacious and resilient you're a self-starter with a drive and determination
to succeed.
You'll need to be confident with the cold calling as well as face
to face side of sales.
Strong time management skills with the ability to
prioritise workload.
Needing to be self-motivated to enhance your own
development.
You will also need the ability to create great results from a sale's driven
career.
PC literate with all Microsoft packages, specifically excel.
An
excellent understanding of the principles of a start to finish selling process
along with exceptional customer service skills.
Whilst a desired experience of
a minimum 2 years of sales in the food sector would not be essential.
We're not just looking for a good fit, we want people who help to make us even
better.
We're passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates
and values diversity.
We don't want you to 'fit' our culture, we want you to
define it.
Bring your whole self to work.