Sales Representative

This role suits someone who enjoys both opening doors and building the trust needed for repeat sales.
What you will do

• Build and manage a healthy pipeline of prospective customers, from first contact through proposal, negotiation and close.
• Develop relationships with buyers, operators, distributors and other relevant partners across the food and beverage market.
• Understand each customer's needs and present a clear commercial case for the products or service offering.
• Grow existing accounts through regular contact, strong service and well-timed opportunities for additional business.
• Prepare forecasts, track activity and use customer feedback and market insight to guide sales priorities.
• Work closely with internal teams to support onboarding, resolve commercial issues and deliver a reliable customer experience.

What we are looking for

• At least three years of relevant sales experience, including hands-on experience in food and beverage.
• A track record of winning new business and growing customer accounts, with confidence managing a sales cycle independently.
• A practical understanding of how customers in the sector buy, evaluate and work with suppliers.
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills, with good organisation and follow-through.
• Comfortable using sales data and a CRM or similar tools to manage opportunities and report progress.
• Fluent professional English. (another language like italian or spanish will be a plus)

Package and application
The package is a £38,000 annual base salary plus a £10,000 annual bonus linked to agreed performance objectives.