Field Sales Manager

Co. Kildare, Ireland

Major Recruitment is working alongside a food manufacturing business in the UK, which offers products across ingredients, meat, packaging, casings and machinery. We are looking to speak with candidates to join the team as a Field Sales Manager

As a Field Sales Manager, you will be responsible for expanding the company''s presence and selling solutions into the meat and meat processing industries

This is a hybrid role that will be based in County Kildare.

Key Responsibilities of a Field Sales Manager

• Manage and grow customer accounts, ensuring long-term partnerships

• Lead and/or facilitate trials in factory environments to propose ROI, yield improvements and overall product value.
• Responsible for managing the steps in the sales process from developing the initial brief with the customer, negotiation, sale, production set-up and demand planning.
• Sell the full suite of product solutions: seasoning, netting and twine, manufacturing machinery, packaging and consumables
• Build strong, long-lasting relationships with customers through visits, creating JBP''s, supporting customer trials in production environments and demonstrating products and meat manufacturing machinery.
• Forecast growth and manage long-term sales pipelines.
• Identify new prospects and convert to active customers.
• Maintain and develop the current customer portfolio.
• Responsible for managing pricing and gross margin.

Skills required to be a successful Field Sales Manager

• A talent for strategic critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Bachelor''s degree in a relevant subject and/or ability to display exceptional results.
• A collaborative approach to customer relationships, being able to look for and identify win-win solutions.
• A proven track record of sales growth, with a focus on value creation.
• Excellent time management, organisational and literacy skills.
• Experience in the sale of multiple products in a complex environment.
• Visiting customer sites is key for this role; therefore, flexibility to meet business travel needs is required.
• Experience working within the meat or butchery industry

What''s in it for you?

• Salary up to -35,000 to be increased to -38,000 after 6 months
• Company-branded van
• Company bonus
• Commission

Major Recruitment is an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straightforward. INDBD