Area Sales Manager

Sysco GB

9d•Remote

About The Position

Brakes is hiring an Area Sales Manager for its Independent Sales Team, covering North London. The role is home-based with field sales responsibilities and focuses on growing and retaining independent-sector customers while delivering profitable volume growth against targets. The Area Sales Manager builds strong customer relationships, understands customers’ growth plans, and provides practical solutions and products that add value. The role also involves monitoring competitor activity, coordinating with the Business Development Manager to support new-customer handovers, and representing the Brakes brand locally. The role offers opportunities to develop through learning and development programmes and progress into other commercial roles.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience delivering against targets.
A customer-service focus, with the customer at the heart of decisions and solutions.
Tenacity, resilience, self-starting ability, drive, and determination to succeed.
Self-motivation to develop and learn from a diverse range of skills and experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in field sales, or the talent and ambition to succeed in field sales.
Salesforce experience is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

Model the company’s values and purpose.
Build and leverage strong customer relationships in the independent sector.
Grow and retain customers while delivering profitable volume growth against targets.
Partner with customers to understand their growth plans and offer value-adding solutions and products.
Understand competitor activity and proposals, and offer customers suitable local solutions.
Work proactively with the Business Development Manager to understand new-customer requirements and ensure successful handovers.
Act as a Brakes brand ambassador in the local market.
Adopt the company’s modernisation programme and new technology to improve customer experience and optimise performance.
Pursue continuous improvement and personal development.