Meat & Poultry Specialist

Brakes

5d•Remote

About The Position

An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a Meat & Poultry Specialist to join the Fresh Specialist team. We are looking for a strong individual, motivated by winning and one that thrives in a collaborative environment that is all about a can do will do approach. This role will help drive and deliver volume, sales and margin growth of specialist Meat & Poultry category, working closely with Area Sales Managers, Business Development Managers and Sales Consultants. It will be your job to assist and maximise all sales opportunities within the Region, for both New business and share of wallet within this category, as well as finding potential new customers. You will do this by working closely with the teams, training basic knowledge to enable our teams to sell products and find larger opportunities. This role is a remote based role but you need to be within a commuting distance of the Region.

Requirements

Proven product knowledge of the category
Ability to perform market research and competitor analysis
Ability to demonstrate and cook our great steak range for customers
Must be within a commuting distance of the Region

Nice To Haves

Strong individual, motivated by winning
Thrives in a collaborative environment with a can do will do approach
Confident individual
People orientated
Able to build relationships both internally and externally
Passion and enthusiasm to succeed
Tenacity to go out and win new business

Responsibilities

To help increase volume, sales turnover and margin within Chilled & Frozen Meat & Poultry category by working closely with independent sales teams on all customer opportunities
To build excellent working relationships with customers, presenting & demonstrating the Meat & Poultry range accurately and professionally to help build trust and gain credibility.
To promote the Brakes chilled meat & poultry proposition
Working closely with Area Sales Managers, Business Development Managers and dedicated telesales specialist, to gain and develop new business & SOW
Work closely with dedicated telesales to help sell through products at risk & reduce waste, plus assist with any product questions/knowledge/advice
Actively participate/contribute to team meetings, to train and develop knowledge of Brakes sales teams, ensuring that they maximise all opportunities within their customer base
Accurate completion of weekly & monthly administration
Building and maintaining a robust pipeline, ensuring all details are captured through Salesforce, understanding ALL customers’ requirements, barriers, availability etc
Maximise selling opportunity by analysis of customers’ requirements & gap fill
Continually maintain competitor and market awareness
To jointly own and manage your personal and career development with your line manager