Sales Manager

Ref: AS3885834

London, England

£56,000

• Permanent
• Food & Beverage Sector
• Strategic Account Development
• Customer Relationship Management

About the candidate

A commercially minded sales professional with a strong background across the food and beverage sector, covering account management, business development and customer growth. They have worked with food manufacturing and beverage customers, managing both commodity and value-added product portfolios while building trusted, long-term relationships.

They are analytical, confident in negotiations and comfortable using market insight to shape pricing, positioning and customer engagement. Available to start in 2 weeks, they are looking for a permanent opportunity where they can help drive sales performance and add real commercial value.

What makes them great?

• Proven sales growth: Delivered a 20% increase in sales revenue over two years through strategic account development and tailored customer engagement.
• Customer-focused improvements: Helped reduce response times by 15% by implementing process improvements that enhanced service levels and client satisfaction.
• Strong commercial communicator: Confident in negotiations, stakeholder management and cross-functional working to keep customer needs aligned with business goals.

Areas of expertise

• Account management: Experienced in managing key customer relationships across food manufacturing and beverage sectors, with a focus on retention, service and growth.
• Business development: Skilled at identifying new opportunities, onboarding customers and supporting market expansion through targeted sales activity.
• Market and pricing insight: Strong understanding of commodity products, market trends and commercial positioning to support effective decision-making.