sales manager Redruth, England
Job description
Job Description
The Cornish Food Box Company has an ambitious strategy for growth over the next 5 years. You'll be central to this as you build relationships and sales with corporate clients as well as substantially growing our base of subscription customers.
We are looking for an individual who is ambitious, positive, proactive, a natural ‘people person’ who loves to network and grow strong relationships both with customers and our team, to achieve, and exceed, the required sales targets.
This role reports to the Company Directors, and the ideal candidate will relish the opportunity to get involved in a growing company in a fast paced and evolving sector of e-commerce and local food delivery.
Key Responsibilities and Role Objectives:
- Contact by phone and email potential new domestic and corporate customers across Cornwall and the UK using qualified leads.
- Develop relationships and sales from existing and new corporate clients.
- Represent the company at a variety of events, generate new sales leads and sign up new customers.
- Manage, support & train staff members in sales roles including at events, face to face, and on the phone.
- Work with the company directors to ensure that sales targets are met and report on performance against targets and budget.
- Answer customer queries and take phone orders.
- Identify potential key opportunities, trends, customers and contacts within the identified growth markets.
- Develop existing relationships with customers to maximise sales potential.
- Manage and develop sales within the business and with external partners covering events, telemarketing and other sales opportunities.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
- At least 3 years’ experience in a similar sales role.
- Proactive networker with a passion for hunting down new opportunities.
- Positive 'can-do' attitude and great team player.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills representing the brand at all opportunities.
- Organised self-starter who is able to prioritise and maximise sales results.
- A clean driving license and own vehicle.
- You must be passionate about local seasonal food.
Perks
- Free staff veg box each week plus 30% website staff discount
- 28 days holiday per year (inc. bank holidays)
- Fantastic opportunities for personal & professional development
- Great earning potential with a good basic salary and an OTE of £35-40k
- Free parking onsite
- Company pension scheme
This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person to help take a well loved and respected brand to the next level, and deliver Cornish food to the world.
Based in Redruth, Cornwall. Full time hours with some weekend and occasional evenings as required. Flexitime and some remote working available.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Redruth TR15 1SS
