Business Development Manager

Job Details

Salary
From £28,000 per year

Job Type

• Full-time
• Permanent

Qualifications

• Degree Bachelor's (required)

Benefits

• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Company pension

Full Job Description

We are looking for an ambitious, driven Business Development Manager to join our dynamic B2B commercial team and support our vision of being the go-to supplier of ingredients in the UK food and beverage industry. Working across our varied ingredient divisions, the role will encompass all aspects of a sales role and give the successful candidate the opportunity and support to develop a commercial career within the business. This is a ‘people’ business with entrepreneurial values at its core, with the ideal candidate having a minimum of two years sales experience within food, beverage or FMCG, strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work under pressure and always operate with a commercial mindset.

If you’re passionate about food and beverage with ambition to develop a sales career within a successful, global business we would love to hear from you.

Role

• Responsibility for selling our range of ingredients B2B and driving profit within the business.
• New business hunter - identify and contact (including cold calling) potential customers across different sectors with aim of developing new accounts, enquiries and increase our presence in the industry.
• Account management – dealing with customers on a day-to-day basis handling phone and email enquiries, managing orders and assisting senior account manager on larger client accounts.
• Working closely with the senior sales team to support the department achieve its sales target and KPIs.
• Brand awareness – be able to identify new trends and emerging markets.

Experience/skills

• Proven sales experience within food, beverage or FMCG
• Degree or equivalent education
• Proven ability to work under pressure and achieve targets
• Comfortable cold calling and developing new leads
• Numerate
• Passion for food and beverage
• Entrepreneurial and commercially driven
• Adaptable
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Power Point
• Driving licence

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wirral: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Expand on your experience within the food, beverage or FMCG industry.

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• B2B sales: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person