Area Sales Manager - Northern Ireland

Syscoireland; Ireland; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foodservice company is seeking an Area Sales Manager in Northern Ireland to deliver sales targets and build relationships with customers. This role requires 3-5 years of field sales experience in the foodservice sector and a proactive approach to addressing customer needs. You will have the opportunity for flexible working, a competitive salary, and substantial career progression opportunities. Join a team dedicated to making an impact in the industry while valuing customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Flexible working

Competitive Salary

Enhanced Annual Leave

Company Pension

Wellbeing Day

Tuition Reimbursement Scheme

Sick Pay

Strong Career Progression Opportunities

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of the hospitality, food & catering market.
• Proactive approach to customer needs.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Ensure consistent delivery of sales, profit, and volume targets.
• Build effective relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Grow the customer base and market share.

Skills

Strong credit control skills

Analytical skills

Flexibility

Team player

Computer literacy

Education

3-5 years field sales experience in foodservice

Full clean B Driving License

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

Join Our Team at Sysco – Exciting Opportunities Await

At Sysco, our success is powered by passionate, dedicated people who go above and beyond to deliver every day.

• We deliver opportunities to our colleagues ensuring that we can all thrive in work and beyond.
• We deliver the potential of food and drink to our customers, supporting thousands of cafes, restaurants and bars to thrive every day.
• We deliver new thinking, technology and talent to our industry.
• We deliver support and commitment to our communities, making a lasting impact.

Be Part of Something Big – Sysco’s New Chapter in Northern Ireland

We are expanding our presence in Northern Ireland with the opening of our brand-new, state-of-the-art “Sysco Belfast” facility at Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim.

This is a transformational step for our business in Northern Ireland, bringing enhanced capacity, efficiency, and career growth opportunities. We are looking for talented individuals to join us on this exciting journey.

Join Us and Grow Your Career

We are seeking passionate, ambitious, and driven individuals who want to be part of a team shaping the future of foodservice across the island of Ireland.

Whether you are an experienced professional or looking for your next challenge, now is the perfect time to join us.

Area Sales Manager - Northern Ireland

As part of our recipe for growth and opening of our new Belfast facility, we are looking for an Area Sales Manager - NI to join our team in the Belfast Area. This is a fantastic opportunity for a leader looking for a rewarding career experience within an industry renowned, global organisation.

We are looking for energetic candidates who are comfortable with developing and leading collaborative teams to drive performance in line with our Purpose and Vision. This role will play a key part in the overall growth of the organisation along with helping to maintain our core ethos here at Sysco – keeping the customer at the heart of everything we do.

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for consistent delivery of sales, profit and volume targets for your assigned area
• Responsible for role modelling and building effective relationships with key customers and stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Advocate and drive consistent use of all available system tools.
• Maintain and strategically grow the customer base and market share in your assigned area making us the partner of choice for solutions and range.
• Be responsive and flexible to your customers’ needs.
• Develop and implement sales plans for your area in line with our Recipe for Growth strategy.
• Delivery off and increasing current and new customer’s use of the Sysco Online ordering platform.

Requirements:

• An in-depth knowledge of the hospitality, food & catering market
• Strong credit control skills
• Desired 3 -5 years field sales experience within the foodservice sales market
• High level of flexibility
• Be a team player with the ability to work on own initiative
• Have a proactive approach to customer needs
• Strong analytical skills and computer literacy
• Use of Salesforce CRM desirable
• Full clean B Driving License

On Offer:

• Flexible working
• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Annual Leave
• Company Pension
• Group Life Scheme
• Wellbeing Day
• Service Recognition
• Learning & Development Programmes
• STAR Award
• Sysco Discounted Staff Purchase Scheme
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Lifestyle Savings Platform on a number of well known brands and retailers
• Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement Scheme
• Sick Pay
• Strong Career Progression Opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme

The duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are neither definitive nor restrictive and may change in detail from time-to-time to meet the changing needs of the business.

Sysco is an equal opportunity employer.