Retail Channel Controller in Hampshire

REWARDS: Basic 58K-65K (OTE on personal objectives 65K), plus company bonus, company car allowance or car, laptop and company benefits.

LOCATION: National travel is required - London, Birmingham, Bristol, Oxford, Southampton, Leicester, Nottingham, Cambridge, Luton, Manchester, Leeds and other major cities are suitable locations to reside within.

THE COMPANY: We are a genuine market leader in the provision of food to go products to convenience retail/forecourts and Foodservice sectors. Over the last 30 years we have demonstrated rapid growth to enable us to provide full UK coverage to all areas of both market sectors. We provide bakery solutions including bread, patisserie, breakfast products and speciality bakery products. Our comprehensive range enables us to provide a one stop solution to cover all areas of our customers' requirements regarding bakery and food to go products. Due to sustained growth, we are seeking to add further personnel to our dynamic, successful sales team throughout the UK to manage our key Convenience retail and forecourt channel. We pride ourselves on having all of the benefits of a corporate employer combined with a family company feel to our value of all of our employees. If you feel that this may be the right challenge to head up a sales function within an established market leader we would be delighted to hear from you.

THE ROLE: This is a unique and exciting position that offers so much more than a traditional National Account Manager role. You will be fully responsible for strategy to develop sales within our convenience retailers and forecourt sectors. The role is exciting and varied and includes full account management responsibility for our major customers in this area including the leading convenience retailers and major national forecourt chains. In addition to this, you will lead the strategy within the sector by developing effective internal relationships. This will include working closely with marketing and NPD to ensure that the product range is innovative, on point and mirrors current and future trends within the sector. You will also be responsible for ensuring that promotions and initiatives with your sector are implemented on a regional basis via the field sales teams. This role presents an excellent opportunity for a Convenience retail and forecourt specialist to make a significant impact within an established market leader.

THE APPLICANT: We are seeking to attract candidates who are passionate about food and hospitality and have experience at managing national accounts at head office - buyer level. Candidates must have a proven track record of managing Convenience retail and/or Forecourt accounts at head office level. Previous experience in bakery products to this sector will be of great interest but other foods or food to go concepts are of strong interest such as pizza, coffee, hot dogs etc. Candidates with experience of other product ranges sold into this sector of a food or drinks nature will also be considered such as coffee to go, snacks, confectionery, chilled and prepared foods. Candidates must be effective team workers, strategic thinkers and be able to develop excellent internal relationships. Candidates that are currently a National Account Manager, Senior National Account Manager or even currently a Controller will be considered. Man-management experience is desirable but not essential.