Sales and Business Development Manager About the business Heres your chance to work for an exciting food business that is truly going places Their products are deliciously yummy and sold in supermarkets caf s hospitality foodservice and retail outlets around the country and their exports are growing rapidly The team are a dedicated bunch who have true passion for the product and business and delivering great service to the customers About the role Due to strong growth they need a driven salesperson to further develop the food service and hospitality channel to build on current customers and seek out new ones through great research and understanding the market approaching new potential customers assisting at industry events and delivering excellent service Youll build the sales pipeline by identifying opportunities developing sales propositions presenting NPD and closing the sale Your well honed customer management will see you following a regular customer call cycle both in person and on phone And you will be brilliant at providing insightful monthly reports on sales new business and potential opportunities Skills and experience Highly motivated with energy passion initiative and a strong desire to drive sales and exceed targets Ideally have previous experience working with premium food or beverage products Strong planning and organisational skills A total professional excellent communicator and have great customer service skills Previous experience with the Salesforce CRM or similar would be great Experience selling into food service cafe and hospitality markets Must hold a full NZ driver license and the right to work and live in New Zealand permanently Benefits and perks This role comes with a great salary phone tablet and company car and the opportunity to grow you career Call Erin Kirk 09 300 6791 Convergence Partners is a highly experienced team offering Search Selection for Permanent Appointments Executive Contracting roles across the areas of Finance Legal Risk Technology Transformation Change Sales Marketing Supply Chain Operations Procurement convergencepartners co nz