Regional Sales Manager - South East

Bestpets is the UK’s leading pet product wholesaler offering over 8000 lines available in 17 depots nationwide. We’re looking for a customer-focused Regional Sales Manager to help drive and develop profitable sales from within the region and ensure the achievement of our sales targets. Covering the South East region, you’ll manage customer accounts within the area, maximising sales opportunities within the customer base as well as developing new business. Consistently promoting exceptional customer service, you’ll develop strong relationships with customers as well as our depot teams.

About Bestway

Bestpets is part of the Bestway Group, which is a diversified multinational family owned business with annualised turnover in excess of £4.5 billion.  Starting off as a chain of retail convenience stores, the Group has grown to become a diversified multinational business with interests across the wholesale, pharmacy, real estate, cement and banking sectors.  The Group is also the largest overseas investor in Pakistan. 

Owned by the Pervez, Choudrey and Sheikh families, Bestway Group was founded in 1976 by Sir Anwar Pervez OBE H Pk, who remains Chairman.  Serving over 12 million customers and employing over 28,000 individuals, the Group supports and serves communities through its operations across the UK, Pakistan and the Middle East

Responsibilities:

• Maximising profitable sales in the area whilst maintaining a high level of professional and ethical standards.
• Creating a core group of customers as key trading accounts in conjunction with the relevant General Manager.
• Managing a journey plan that covers all customers in the defined area.
• Ensuring customers are kept up to date with all Marketing communications, new lines etc.
• Work with key suppliers to develop sales and other initiatives with specific customer accounts within the area.
• Act as an ambassador for the brand, building customer relationships and growing market share.
• Supporting the Regional Operations Manager.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Demonstrable exceptional sales skills in the specialist pet market.
• Exceptional knowledge of product areas.
• Highly organised with great planning skills and the ability to manage and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Excellent communication skills, listening, verbal and written.
• Strong time management skills.
• Demonstrable effective and engaging relationship building skills.
• Commercially focused and committed to achieving targets.
• Enjoys a fast-paced environment with a hands-on approach.
• Ability to prepare monthly reports.
• Ability to give sales presentations to customers.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and bonus
• Company car
• Pension
• 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays

We understand that no applicant ever ticks every box so please do consider applying should some or most of the above apply.  Bestway Group is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We want strong, and diverse teams built from talented individuals with different backgrounds identities and experiences.

If this is of interest to you and you would like to learn more, please do get in touch, we are looking forward to hearing from you.