Area Sales Manager

Summary

Join Brakes' Independent Sales Team as an Area Sales Manager, covering Watford and Harrow, and enjoy a competitive salary (£33,000-£36,000) plus a great bonus, company car or allowance, and a home-based contract. This role focuses on building strong customer relationships, growing sales volume, and providing excellent customer service within the independent food service sector. You will work closely with customers to understand their needs, offer solutions, and stay ahead of competitors. The position requires a highly motivated and results-oriented individual with proven sales experience and a commitment to continuous improvement. Brakes offers a supportive environment with various development programs and opportunities for career advancement. The company values diversity and inclusion, creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong.

Requirements

• It goes without saying that you’re highly service focused, putting the customer at the heart of everything you do, providing the best solutions to support and enhance their business
• Tenacious and resilient you’re a self-starter with the drive and determination to succeed and demonstrable experience of delivering against targets
• You’ll also be self-motivated to enhance your own development, seeking continuous improvement by leveraging & learning from a diverse range of skills & experience and a range of L&D programmes
• You will have the opportunity to progress into a vast range of commercial roles to really develop your career
• You’ll also need to be confident with the adoption of our modernisation programme and the new technology we are adopting to improve the customer experience and optimise performance

Responsibilities

• Role model our Company Values / Purpose
• Build and leverage strong customer relationships through a natural curiosity in the independent sector
• Grow and retain customers delivering profitable volume growth Vs targets
• Effectively partner your customers to understand their plans for growth, adding value, offering a wide range of practical solutions and products
• Understand competitor activity & proposals, ensuring you are always offering your customers the best local solutions
• Work pro-actively with the Business Development Manager to understand new customer requirements and ensure a successful handover
• Act as a brand ambassador for Brakes in your local market

Preferred Qualifications

Experience of salesforce while not essential, would be advantageous

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Uncapped bonus potential
• Home- based contract
• Company car
• Additional holiday purchase options to top up your annual leave
• Award- winning products at virtually cost price