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Food Trader

People First Recruitment
Posted 7 days ago, valid for a month
Location

London, Greater London NW2 2QA, England

Salary

£55,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A global raw materials trader is seeking a Food Trader to join their Trading Division in Central London, offering a salary of £55k plus a discretionary bonus.
  • The role requires a minimum of 2-3 years of experience in sales/marketing or procurement within the food industry, with a strong focus on business development.
  • Responsibilities include building customer relationships, increasing sales revenue, and extensive overseas travel of 30-40 days per year.
  • The company offers benefits such as private healthcare insurance, employee discounts, and flexible work hours after an initial 6-month in-office period.
  • Candidates must demonstrate a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, and a genuine passion for the food manufacturing industry.

Company Benefits:

  • Private healthcare insurance
  • UK season ticket loan
  • Employee discounts on groceries, cinema, and more
  • Training and Development
  • Flexible work hours

The Skills You'll Need:Trading, Food, Manufacturing, Business Development

Your New Salary:£55k + discretionary bonus

Location:Central London, 5 days a week in office for 6months, then hybrid 3 days in office

Start date:ASAP

Working hours:Monday to Friday, 8 hour shift between 8am to 6pm (35h p/ week)

Who You'll Be Working for:Global raw materials trader.

Food Trader - What You'll be Doing Each Day:

New business development is embedded in this companys 5-year growth plan. They enjoy a well-established range of core business activities focused upon packaging and food.

An opportunity has arisen within the Trading Division to add to their existing customer base by leveraging their purchasing strength in selected products.

They target FMCG manufacturers and ingredient distributors This recruitment seeks to increase their sales revenue across all core activities, whether through established customers or by developing new accounts.

The role will not be restricted food raw materials activities, but sales of dairy/supplements, pulses, oils, fruits, grains, nuts, and various technical grade semi- finished food substrates will form a significant element of the overall workload.

  • Sales and marketing: build our customers base and trading volumes.
  • Work alongside the companys overseas network to build robust enduring customer relationships to sustain year on year sales growth.
  • Extensive overseas travel.30-40 days on the road a year.
  • Active participation in ongoing marketing and brand building.

Food Trader - The Skills You'll Need to Succeed

  • An affinity with the food manufacturing industry, and with current market trends.
  • Sales/marketing or procurement background within food ideally
  • Understanding of trading or trade experience
  • The role will entail regular travel to both suppliers and customers.
  • Cultural empathy
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong work ethic. Persistent.
  • Reliable and flexible- a genuine team player
  • Results focused.
  • Relishes the challenge of forging new sales activity and building new relationships
  • Someone who shows progression or stability in a business
  • Propose new ideas and initiatives such as new products, new territory


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We would be grateful if you could send your CV as a Word document. If your application is successful, you will be contacted within 7 days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs. Please note that we can only consider candidates who are eligible to work in the UK and are able to provide relevant supporting documentation.

People First is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or whether or not they have a disability.

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