Territory Sales Manager in High Wycombe

Overview

Come and unwrap your sales skills as you join the field sales team at World of Sweets, the UK\’s leading confectionery distributor, where we believe that work should be sweet as sugar!

We love sales-oriented individuals whose sweet success will sprinkle a little magic into our vibrant and innovative internal and external customer base. Our growing product range continues to ‘treat’ our customers day in day out.

Valuing creativity, collaboration and a commitment to excellence, our salaries and unique benefits look to ensure our employees feel valued and inspired. If you\’re ready to make a sweet impact in the world of confectionery and roll with the best, apply now and help us delight customers everywhere – because here, every day is a candy-coated adventure!

We’re looking for a Territory Sales Manager to join our fantastic Field Sales Team who are based all over the UK. With this role there are achievable targets which could see you earn an OTE of up to £38,000. The basic is £28,665.

This role covers areas of Hertfordshire , Buckinghamshire and Berkshire so you will need to live somewhere in this region.

Responsibilities

The role is extremely customer orientated, delivering high quality executed plans by demonstrating leading edge market insight within our customer base. All this whilst also being able to develop strong relationships with our external clients. It is also key that there are strong relationships with internal departments to ensure customer needs are met.

What will our Territory Sales Manager do?

You’ll be responsible for the development of business within the geographical area outlined above, seeking to maximise territory value sales and profit by opening new ‘targeted’ outlets, as well as influencing opportunities in existing outlets to:

• Increase depth of core range distribution via Order Delivery
• Increase levels of products and other associated group product availability
• Increase channels promotional distribution and quality of shelf space supported through placements of stands
• Manage nominated local accounts to drive profitable volume
• Use technology to drive efficient territory coverage; utilising the new World of Sweets App/Website or telesales team where appropriate

You will deliver this by managing your time effectively, combining face to face customer visits including the taking of orders and telesales whilst primarily promoting the conversion to self-serve via the WoS App/Website. We are equally looking to further expand all of our geographical areas, so it will be critical that individuals continually seek out new business opportunities.

Qualifications / The right person

Who is the right person for this Territory Sales Manager role?

We are looking for individuals who have experience of working within a similar field-based role, ideally within an FMCG setting, however this is not essential. You must however have a love for sales, driving new business and building lasting relationships with your customers.

The role is hands on and will see you managing your time between our customers sites for the majority of your week as well as being effective in your time management to give the best service possible to your customers.

If you are looking for a new challenge in your sales career and want the chance to join a well-established business; if you get a buzz out of selling and want an achievable commission structure, then this could be the role for you. Please note this role requires regular travel by car so individuals must be able to drive . A company car will be provided.

What can we offer you?

At World of Sweets, we’re all about mixing great people with great opportunities and we think you’ll find our culture pretty sweet! We’ve got a relaxed vibe and a team full of flavour, bringing together a delicious blend of skills and personalities.

On top of a competitive salary and pension, we offer a pick ‘n’ mix of benefits: life assurance, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and not one but two Employee Assistance Programmes for you and your family (including free GP appointments and access to mental health professionals — no sugar-coating needed!).

You’ll also enjoy a health care cash plan, cycle2work scheme, paid volunteer days, and discounts at a variety of retailers and fitness/leisure outlets. We’re always cooking up ways to support our team, with regular in-house training on topics like mental health, menopause awareness, sexual harassment, and equality, diversity & inclusion — because we believe everyone deserves a fair share of support.

For many roles, there’s the flexibility to mix and match office and home working. We also offer opportunities to study towards relevant qualifications, including via the apprenticeship route — so whether you\’re looking to upskill or unwrap a new career path internally, we’ve got you covered.

As an equal opportunities employer, World of Sweets is committed to treating all current and prospective employees equally. We don’t condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We’re passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and join World of Sweets!

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