Six Degrees Executive Hiring for Head of Sales – Foodservice and Ingredients at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Full Time

Our client is one of Australia’s leading food brands, with over 22,000 employees across 50 countries and 11 high profile brands, globally they are the largest in their sector and a true market leader. With a culture committed to quality, customer satisfaction and true supportive environment for all their employees, they thrive on passion for continuous investment and innovation.

Due to market growth, internal promotion and career opportunities, the opportunity for a new Head of Sales – Foodservice & Ingredients has been created.

About The Role

ing into the Head of Global Sales, you will effectively lead, manage, and grow the National Foodservice & Ingredients Business Unit. Through a small direct sales team, you will be responsible for driving market presence within Foodservice, Distributor/Wholesale, Corporate and Industrial industries.

In this role you will be responsible for leading and mentoring the sales team, building, and developing national capabilities and sales strategies which are in line with the global business goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage sales budget and other commercial metrics through customer portfolio as well as driving results/outcomes through a number of the large corporate institutions.
• To liaise with end-users, clients, contractors, and customers.
• Build strong customer and supplier relationships whilst providing advice and support to internal and external stakeholders.
• Undertake regular visits to major client/customers to verify the attainment of customer satisfaction.

To be considered for the role, you will need to demonstrate:

• A high degree of commercial acumen. (i.e. excellent communication skills, businesses development, contract negotiation, and marketing skills)
• Experience in a similar role, with demonstrated results identifying sales growth opportunities against objectives and implementing a plan to improve.
• Have an indepth understanding of the Foodservice Ingredients channel.

The culture is open, supportive and based on trust which allows for flexibility (WFH), autonomy, independence and a collaborative working environment – making all the “ingredients” for a high-performance team.

How To Apply

Click on the APPLY button or contact Phillip Ferreira on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipferreira/ for a confidential discussion.

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