Area Sales Manager

Sysco GB

3d•Remote

About The Position

Brakes is seeking an Area Sales Manager to join its Independent Sales Team, covering South London on a home-based contract with field sales responsibilities. The role supports the company’s growth plans by building and retaining independent-sector customers, delivering profitable volume growth, and providing practical solutions that help customers develop their businesses. The successful candidate will be customer-focused, resilient, self-motivated, and able to deliver against targets. They will represent the Brakes brand locally, work with the Business Development Manager on new customer handovers, and adopt new technology and modernisation initiatives. The position offers opportunities to develop through learning and development programmes and progress into other commercial roles.

Requirements

Demonstrable experience delivering against targets.
Strong customer-service focus, putting customers at the centre of decisions and providing solutions to support their businesses.
Tenacity, resilience, self-starting drive, and determination to succeed.
Self-motivation to develop and pursue continuous improvement.
Confidence adopting new technology and modernisation initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Salesforce.
Experience in field sales, or the talent and ambition to succeed in food-service sales.

Responsibilities

Model the company’s values and purpose.
Build and leverage strong customer relationships through curiosity about the independent sector.
Grow and retain customers, delivering profitable volume growth against targets.
Work with customers to understand their growth plans and add value through practical 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 by learning from diverse skills and experience and using learning and development programmes.