Job Description Area Sales Manager - Homebased / Field Sales - Lake District/ Cumbria Up to £32,000 + great bonus', company car or car allowance & home-based contract Here at Brakes, we've got ambitious growth plans so if you're currently working in Field Sales or have the talent to match your ambition to thrive in the biggest and best Food Service sales force and are passionate to forge a career in sales, we have a fantastic opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join our Independent Sales Team. Key Accountabilities Role model our Company Values / Purpose Build and leverage strong customer relationships through a natural curiosity in the independent sector. Grow and retain customers delivering profitable volume growth Vs targets Effectively partner your customers to understand their plans for growth, adding value, offering a wide range of practical solutions and products Understand competitor activity & proposals, ensuring you are always offering your customers the best local solutions Work pro-actively with the Business Development Manager to understand new customer requirements and ensure a successful handover Act as a brand ambassador for Brakes in your local market. It goes without saying that you're highly service focused, putting the customer at the heart of everything you do, providing the best solutions to support and enhance their business. Tenacious and resilient you're a self-starter with the drive and determination to succeed and demonstrable experience of delivering against targets. You'll also be self-motivated to enhance your own development, seeking continuous improvement by leveraging & learning from a diverse range of skills & experience and a range of L&D programmes. You will have the opportunity to progress into a vast range of commercial roles to really develop your career. You'll also need to be confident with the adoption of our modernisation programme and the new technology we are adopting to improve the customer experience and optimise performance (Experience of salesforce while not essential, would be advantageous). In return we offer a competitive base salary along with uncapped bonus potential, a home- based contract, company car, additional holiday purchase options to top up your annual leave and award- winning products at virtually cost price. We're not just looking for a good fit, we want people who help to make us even better. We're passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. We don't want you to 'fit' our culture, we want you to define it. Bring your whole self to work. . Why Brakes? Our Purpose - Connecting the world to share food, and care for one another. With our commitment to ethical & responsible sourcing and sustainability coupled with our award-winning products you will have the might of the Brakes business behind you.
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
Job Description Area Sales Manager - Homebased / Field Sales - Lake District/ Cumbria Up to £32,000 + great bonus', company car or car allowance & home-based contract Here at Brakes, we've got ambitious growth plans so if you're currently working in Field Sales or have the talent to match your ambition to thrive in the biggest and best Food Service sales force and are passionate to forge a career in sales, we have a fantastic opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join our Independent Sales Team. Key Accountabilities Role model our Company Values / Purpose Build and leverage strong customer relationships through a natural curiosity in the independent sector. Grow and retain customers delivering profitable volume growth Vs targets Effectively partner your customers to understand their plans for growth, adding value, offering a wide range of practical solutions and products Understand competitor activity & proposals, ensuring you are always offering your customers the best local solutions Work pro-actively with the Business Development Manager to understand new customer requirements and ensure a successful handover Act as a brand ambassador for Brakes in your local market. It goes without saying that you're highly service focused, putting the customer at the heart of everything you do, providing the best solutions to support and enhance their business. Tenacious and resilient you're a self-starter with the drive and determination to succeed and demonstrable experience of delivering against targets. You'll also be self-motivated to enhance your own development, seeking continuous improvement by leveraging & learning from a diverse range of skills & experience and a range of L&D programmes. You will have the opportunity to progress into a vast range of commercial roles to really develop your career. You'll also need to be confident with the adoption of our modernisation programme and the new technology we are adopting to improve the customer experience and optimise performance (Experience of salesforce while not essential, would be advantageous). In return we offer a competitive base salary along with uncapped bonus potential, a home- based contract, company car, additional holiday purchase options to top up your annual leave and award- winning products at virtually cost price. We're not just looking for a good fit, we want people who help to make us even better. We're passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. We don't want you to 'fit' our culture, we want you to define it. Bring your whole self to work. . Why Brakes? Our Purpose - Connecting the world to share food, and care for one another. With our commitment to ethical & responsible sourcing and sustainability coupled with our award-winning products you will have the might of the Brakes business behind you.
Job Description Meat & Poultry Sales Specialist Central London Salary up to £45,000 per annum + attractive bonus + benefits An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a Meat & Poultry Specialist to join the Fresh Specialist team, location is London. We are looking for a strong individual, motivated by winning and one that thrives in a collaborative environment that is all about a can do will do approach. This role will help drive and deliver volume, sales and margin growth of specialist Meat & Poultry category, working closely with ASMs, BDMs and Sales Consultants. It will be your job to assist and maximise all sales opportunities within the Region, for both New business and share of wallet within this category, as well as finding potential new customers. You will do this by working closely with the teams, training basic knowledge to enable our teams to sell products and find larger opportunities. This role is a remote based role but candidates need to be within a commuting distance of the Region. What you'll be doing: To help increase volume, sales turnover and margin within Chilled & Frozen Meat & Poultry category by working closely with independent sales teams on all customer opportunities To build excellent working relationships with customers, presenting & demonstrating the Meat & Poultry range accurately and professionally to help build trust and gain credibility. To promote the Brakes chilled meat & poultry proposition Working closely with ASMs, BDMs and dedicated telesales specialist, to gain and develop new business & SOW Work closely with dedicated telesales to help sell through products at risk & reduce waste, plus assist with any product questions/knowledge/advice Actively participate/contribute to team meetings, to train and develop knowledge of Brakes sales teams, ensuring that they maximise all opportunities within their customer base Accurate completion of weekly & monthly administration Building and maintaining a robust pipeline, ensuring all details are captured through Salesforce, understanding ALL customers' requirements, barriers, availability etc Maximise selling opportunity by analysis of customers' requirements & gap fill Continually maintain competitor and market awareness To jointly own and manage your personal and career development with your line manager About you: We are looking for a confident individual who is people orientated and able to build relationships both internally and externally. The ideal candidate will have proven product knowledge of the category with the ability to perform market research and competitor analysis. This role is suited to someone who has the passion and enthusiasm to succeed and have the tenacity to go out and win new business. You will be able to demonstrate and cook our great steak range for customers.
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
Job Description Meat & Poultry Sales Specialist Central London Salary up to £45,000 per annum + attractive bonus + benefits An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a Meat & Poultry Specialist to join the Fresh Specialist team, location is London. We are looking for a strong individual, motivated by winning and one that thrives in a collaborative environment that is all about a can do will do approach. This role will help drive and deliver volume, sales and margin growth of specialist Meat & Poultry category, working closely with ASMs, BDMs and Sales Consultants. It will be your job to assist and maximise all sales opportunities within the Region, for both New business and share of wallet within this category, as well as finding potential new customers. You will do this by working closely with the teams, training basic knowledge to enable our teams to sell products and find larger opportunities. This role is a remote based role but candidates need to be within a commuting distance of the Region. What you'll be doing: To help increase volume, sales turnover and margin within Chilled & Frozen Meat & Poultry category by working closely with independent sales teams on all customer opportunities To build excellent working relationships with customers, presenting & demonstrating the Meat & Poultry range accurately and professionally to help build trust and gain credibility. To promote the Brakes chilled meat & poultry proposition Working closely with ASMs, BDMs and dedicated telesales specialist, to gain and develop new business & SOW Work closely with dedicated telesales to help sell through products at risk & reduce waste, plus assist with any product questions/knowledge/advice Actively participate/contribute to team meetings, to train and develop knowledge of Brakes sales teams, ensuring that they maximise all opportunities within their customer base Accurate completion of weekly & monthly administration Building and maintaining a robust pipeline, ensuring all details are captured through Salesforce, understanding ALL customers' requirements, barriers, availability etc Maximise selling opportunity by analysis of customers' requirements & gap fill Continually maintain competitor and market awareness To jointly own and manage your personal and career development with your line manager About you: We are looking for a confident individual who is people orientated and able to build relationships both internally and externally. The ideal candidate will have proven product knowledge of the category with the ability to perform market research and competitor analysis. This role is suited to someone who has the passion and enthusiasm to succeed and have the tenacity to go out and win new business. You will be able to demonstrate and cook our great steak range for customers.
Job Description Annual salary £43,622 Working Monday to Friday with additional overtime of 1 Saturday every 4 weeks 45 Hours per week Brakes is a top UK food business and a proud part of Sysco - the world's leading foodservice company. We're growing across the country and aiming to be the absolute best in our industry. So join us in Brakes Aylesford Depot as an HGV Class 2 Driver and help us deliver excellence far and wide. A satisfying role A key member of our driving team, you'll deliver our fantastic ambient, chilled and frozen products to customers across the local region. You'll make sure everything is delivered safely, on time and to the highest food hygiene standards. You'll also be responsible for maintaining accurate records, completing load plans and building positive relationships with your colleagues and customers. The customer base is very mixed, schools, pubs, restaurants, hotels, office canteens etc. The driver has to pick orders as they go to a customer, so is not as straight forward as the Logistics role. Some of the customers will be delivered to on a cage, some customers the order will have to be sack barrowed from the vehicle. The daily route will have a core number of customers, but any of these customers may order on any given day, so the route may change each day and there may be up to 20 customers on a route. What you bring to the mix A qualified Class 2 Driver with valid CPC cards and a proactive approach to your work, you have what it takes to excel: a commitment to providing the highest standard of service to customers an eye for detail strong communication and people skills the ability to follow processes and procedures the flexibility to work in a shift system Bags of benefits We take care of our people. On our team, you'll be able to take your pick from everything from a pension scheme and generous holiday to family-friendly flexibility and ongoing training. You'll get fantastic discounts on our delicious products too. Tempted to join the team? Apply today!
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
Job Description Annual salary £43,622 Working Monday to Friday with additional overtime of 1 Saturday every 4 weeks 45 Hours per week Brakes is a top UK food business and a proud part of Sysco - the world's leading foodservice company. We're growing across the country and aiming to be the absolute best in our industry. So join us in Brakes Aylesford Depot as an HGV Class 2 Driver and help us deliver excellence far and wide. A satisfying role A key member of our driving team, you'll deliver our fantastic ambient, chilled and frozen products to customers across the local region. You'll make sure everything is delivered safely, on time and to the highest food hygiene standards. You'll also be responsible for maintaining accurate records, completing load plans and building positive relationships with your colleagues and customers. The customer base is very mixed, schools, pubs, restaurants, hotels, office canteens etc. The driver has to pick orders as they go to a customer, so is not as straight forward as the Logistics role. Some of the customers will be delivered to on a cage, some customers the order will have to be sack barrowed from the vehicle. The daily route will have a core number of customers, but any of these customers may order on any given day, so the route may change each day and there may be up to 20 customers on a route. What you bring to the mix A qualified Class 2 Driver with valid CPC cards and a proactive approach to your work, you have what it takes to excel: a commitment to providing the highest standard of service to customers an eye for detail strong communication and people skills the ability to follow processes and procedures the flexibility to work in a shift system Bags of benefits We take care of our people. On our team, you'll be able to take your pick from everything from a pension scheme and generous holiday to family-friendly flexibility and ongoing training. You'll get fantastic discounts on our delicious products too. Tempted to join the team? Apply today!
