September 16, 2024

Service Foods Ltd

Upper Hutt

FULL TIME

Account Manager (Ethnic)

Do you have the skillset to be able to provide exceptional service to our Asian client base?
Do you consider yourself a team player with a positive attitude?

Service Foods Wellington is looking for a driven and experienced sales superstar to assist with growth within our Asian customer base across all categories and services.
This role offers a great blend of business development and account management. Most of your time will be spent prospecting for new business, leveraging your network to target a wide variety of different-sized Ethnic clients across the Wellington region. You will be supported by the wider team to succeed and be given the autonomy to use your initiative to develop your own pipeline and build ongoing customer relations. The rest of your time will be spent with your inherited portfolio of warm accounts to manage and grow, ensuring an active call cycle to support high levels of customer satisfaction.
Skills and Experience Required

As you will be playing a lead role in capturing sales opportunities, your passion for building rapport and long-lasting customer relationships is crucial!
You must be a confident communicator and be able to speak English and Cantonese/Mandarin.
You should have relevant trade/hospitality experience.
You must have the problem-solving skills employing a solutions-focused approach to partner with our clients and grow with them.
Lead generation and business development are key elements of the role, so your strong network of contacts will be advantageous.
Your analytical and product knowledge grasp is essential to deliver exceptional results.
You should ensure effective budgetary control over sales expenses, returns, and promotional expenses against sales targets.
You will work closely with Procurement and Warehouse Operations to ensure accurate product forecasting to meet sales trends and customer and supplier needs.

What's in it for you?
The potential of this role is huge. Being part of a market leader, you will have the opportunity as you go on developing your career and improving customer relations, enabling you to add real value to the business.
You will receive a competitive salary and bonus package as well as tools of trade and generous staff-purchasing privileges that come with being part of a well-regarded business that offers its staff genuine opportunities for career development.
To express interest, click apply and we will be back in touch soon!