Sales Director - South

Our head offices based in the beautiful village of Hook Norton near Banbury. Here you will find our teams of finance, HR, purchasing, marketing & creative that support all of our locations across the Thomas Franks family. There is ample parking space available when visiting.

We are looking to appoint a Sales Director (South) to join our Thomas Franks Team, covering the southern region of the UK. You will be challenged with developing our brand in the South. Main responsibilities will include creating rapport with current and new clients, driving the development of new business, producing proposals and supporting new business from tenders to onboarding.

The role involves working directly to the Group Business Development Director and closely with the Senior Leadership Team and Business Development Team, building and developing current and future client relationships as part of the Thomas Franks growth & retention objectives. Our business has grown naturally in the UK and beyond and we need your support for that to continue.

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business. We are unique in every approach and our clients and our people are paramount to our daily success.

The role will encompass the following key responsibilities: -

• Working closely with current clients to maintain and enhance relationships and ensure Thomas Franks continues to deliver a client first service
• Building new relationships with potential clients
• Creating new opportunities to develop and expand the business
• Secure new contracts with potential and existing clients

Essential requirements for the position: -

• Have a strong understanding of both the independent school market and Business & industry market
• The ability to build strong, professional relationships with current and potential clients
• Have a genuine passion for fresh, locally sourced seasonal food and a commitment to sustainable environmental practices in the catering sector
• Proven excellence in building strong relationships with drive and enthusiasm
• Have experience of working at a senior level in either a business development or client facing role, ideally gained within a commercial and/or contract catering environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and able to articulate and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and use own initiative
• Leadership skills but also a team player, able to work autonomously and remotely
• To be able to work some evenings and weekends when required
• Outstanding organisational and time management skills
• Knowledge of office management systems and procedures and Hubspot
• Must be financially astute and be able to create budgets and costings primarily in Excel
• Experience of MS Office and Outlook

Desirable experience required for the position: -

• Experience of working in a multi-site/mobile/remote capacity or operations is an advantage
• Operational experience is preferred

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Car or Car Allowance
• Private Medical
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer 

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.