Area Sales Manager - Homebased / Field Sales – Manchester

Up to £33,000 + great bonus, company car or car allowance & home-based contract

Here at Brakes, we’ve got ambitious growth plans. If you’re currently working in Field Sales or have the talent to match your ambition to thrive in the biggest and best Food Service sales force, and are passionate about forging a career in sales, we have a fantastic opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join our Independent Sales Team.

Key Accountabilities

• Build and leverage strong customer relationships through a natural curiosity in the independent sector.
• Grow and retain customers, delivering profitable volume growth against targets.
• Partner with your customers to understand their growth plans, adding value by offering practical solutions and products.
• Understand competitor activity and proposals, ensuring you offer your customers the best local solutions.
• Work proactively with the Business Development Manager to understand new customer requirements and ensure a successful handover.
• Act as a brand ambassador for Brakes in your local market.

It goes without saying that you’re highly service-focused, putting the customer at the heart of everything you do. You are tenacious and resilient, a self-starter with the drive and determination to succeed, with demonstrable experience of delivering against targets. You’ll be self-motivated to develop yourself continuously, leveraging learning opportunities and development programs. There is potential to progress into a wide range of commercial roles to develop your career.

You’ll also need to be confident with our modernisation programme and new technology adoption to improve customer experience and performance. Experience with Salesforce is advantageous but not essential.

In return, we offer a competitive base salary, uncapped bonus potential, a home-based contract, company car, holiday purchase options, and award-winning products at nearly cost price.

We’re looking for people who help us improve and who help define our inclusive workplace culture. We celebrate diversity and want you to bring your whole self to work. #BelongAtBrakes.

Why Brakes? Our purpose is connecting the world to share food and care for one another. With our commitment to ethical sourcing, sustainability, and quality products, you will have the support of a strong and growing company.

Additional Information

At Brakes, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone has a voice and equal opportunity. We support all applicants during the recruitment process and are happy to make adjustments as needed.

Brakes

As the UK’s largest foodservice supplier, we deliver high-quality food and ingredients daily from our distribution centres to pubs, restaurants, schools, and more. Our dedicated workforce of 8,000 is proud to be part of this vital service, and we are growing!