Business Development Manager - Foodservice
About Our Client
A award-winning manufacturer and supplier of sustainable packaging and tableware, selling into the catering, retail and leisure sectors.
Business Development Manager - Foodservice
Job Description
The Business Development Manager - Foodservice will support and develop existing wholesalers and develop new business with catering operators. They will manage and develop an existing portfolio of customers from a range of industry sectors including leisure and sustainability and will develop new business by introducing innovative products such as self-destruct cups, trays made from recycled materials, home compostable paper cutlery and reusable plastic tableware.
The Successful Applicant
The Business Development Manager - Foodservice will come with the following skills and experiences:
- previous sales and business development experience in a similar role
- knowledge of the foodservice, catering and leisure sectors and selling into these
- experience of managing wholesalers and catering operators e.g stadia/events & others
- ability to negotiate at a senior level
- strong numeracy skills, presentations skills and highly commercial
- innovative thinker, strong on right solutions for the right customers
- creative, thinker, problem solver, and barrier jumper!
- strong team player
- self-starter, able to work autonomously with ease, hit the ground running
Candidates ideally need to be in the South of England. In and around London and the M25 corridor would be very beneficial but open for the right candidate.
What's on Offer
£50,000 to £60,000 depending on experience, car allowance on top, bonuses based on performance, pension, healthcare, 24 days holiday plus BH's plus other standard benefits.