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This Account Manager role sits within the Food and Beverage sector and is ideal for someone with strong experience in food, beverage or dairy manufacturing and plant sanitation. The role combines sales responsibility with technical service and consultation, supporting customers across food, beverage and dairy manufacturing environments. You will work closely with customers as a trusted business partner, helping to improve food safety and product quality, enhance sustainability and drive operational efficiency. This includes developing sanitation plans and programmes, evaluating processes and procedures, troubleshooting technical issues and identifying opportunities to optimise performance. Covering a defined territory across South UK, this is a field based role offering a high degree of autonomy, where you will plan your own schedule and manage long term customer relationships.
Job Responsibility:
Build a strong understanding of products, customer plant operations, business objectives and relevant regulatory requirements
Develop and execute strategic work plans to meet sales targets and deliver service and consultation visits for new and existing customers
Prepare and deliver sales presentations on products, equipment and services
Provide technical and industry expertise covering sanitation, safety, quality and operations, including sanitation programmes, standard operating procedures, process evaluation, efficiency improvements and employee training
Manage products and equipment, including supporting installations, monitoring performance, making adjustments, carrying out basic repairs, setting chemical concentration levels and managing inventory and ordering
Deliver agreed corporate account commitments and proactively communicate results, challenges and initiatives to relevant stakeholders
Build strong relationships and communicate effectively with all levels of customer plant staff
Adhere to safety guidelines and incident reporting requirements at all times
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in food, dairy or agricultural science, engineering, chemistry or a related field
Minimum of two years’ technical sales experience within meat, processed food, dairy and poultry, or beverage and brewing sectors
Full UK driving licence with an acceptable motor vehicle record
Willingness and ability to travel throughout the territory, including occasional overnight stays and on call support when required
Right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available for this role
Nice to have:
Ability to sell value added solutions rather than commodities
Confidence working with large national and multinational customers
General mechanical aptitude
Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Self starter with the ability to work independently and take initiative
What we offer:
Work with leading food, beverage and dairy manufacturing customers
Be recognised for delivering expert advice and comprehensive cleaning and sanitation solutions
Build a long term career path across sales, service, corporate accounts or management
Competitive benefits package aligned with market and industry standards
Flexible and independent working environment
Access to best in class tools, resources and technology
Company vehicle provided for business and personal use
Structured, paid training programme with ongoing development support
Opportunity to grow your income by driving sales performance