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We are looking for a London Field Sales Manager, who will report to the UK Sales Manager. The person will hire, coach, train and manage the team of field sales representatives based in London who are responsible for prospecting and signing new restaurants on TheFork network. The person will work closely with the leadership team to define and execute the London regional strategy. This role is ideal for a dynamic, ambitious individual that is passionate about making a difference in the hospitality industry and turning London into the top performing city in the business.
You will have a strong background in the hospitality tech / Saas sector, with a minimum of 3 years management experience with 5+ direct reports. You will have a solid understanding of the pain points of restaurants, with a value selling approach to sales aiming to achieve substantial growth in this market.

YOU MUST MEET THESE CRITICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• An ambitious, results orientated self-starter who does not only reach but exceeds targets
• Experienced sales manager with 3 years of people management of 5+ direct reports
• A high-performing professional with demonstrated business development experience, preferably in B2B and in restaurants/hospitality environments, CHR, comfortable in managing short-term and long-term negotiations
• Enjoy industry networking and will to travel to events, client meetings and for additional business opportunities.
• A customer-oriented person with a strong commercial mind-set and influencing skills, capable of convincing and engaging people.
• Motivated person with the ability and charism to unite one team to work towards company goals and country targets
• A curious and willing to learn enthusiast, who wants to grow and improve with us.
• Strong analytical skills, good knowledge of Excel and a numerical insight
• You naturally have excellent communication skills, and you will build a strong connection between the Sales Teams, TheFork and the restaurateurs.
• Knowledge of Salesforce is a strong advantage
• Strategic insight

Ensure the consistent achievement of your team’s targets:

• Identify new business opportunities in the sector, using creative out of the box thinking to create new outreach opportunities for the team.
• Drive, develop, monitor and train an 8 person field sales team to achieve and exceed ambitious sales targets
• Bring your expertise, dynamism, charism and leadership to achieve your regional and country targets
• Analyse market trends and restaurant needs to shape the sales process and success of your team and region.
• Proactively assist the team by attending meetings in the field, developing your understanding of the challenges and objections faced on a daily basis.
• Consistently meet and exceed sales and revenue targets for your region
• Collaborate cross functionally with other regional sales and marketing managers and central teams to optimise results, GTM strategy and daily tasks.
• Confidently present to senior management and ELT on team results, new ideas, strategies and proposed partnerships.
• Work with the Customer Success Manager to ensure that the onboarding process for restaurants is seamless and restaurants are retained.
• Lead the London sales team by example, setting clear ambitious targets that will drive London to become the highest performing city in the business.
• 3 days a week based in our head office, leading and participating in F2F sales meetings.