Business Development Manager

West Yorkshire - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Overview

We are recruiting on behalf of a premium food and drink importer based in West Yorkshire. Renowned for sourcing exceptional ingredients - our client supplies chefs retailers and food lovers across the UK.

They are seeking a highly motivated Business Development Manager to drive new customer acquisition and maximise sales is a fully sales-led role focused on winning new business and building long-term customer relationships.

Benefits

30000 basic salary per annum
Monthly commission on personal sales (up to 50k OTE)
28 days holiday including bank holidays (rising to 33 with length of service)
Monday to Friday working
Company pension

Responsibilities

Proactively identify target and secure new business opportunities
Manage the full sales cycle from outreach and pitching through to closing deals
Conduct outbound calls client visits and product presentations to build a strong sales pipeline
Develop tailored proposals using strong product and category knowledge
Build long-term relationships with chefs buyers owners and procurement teams
Represent the company at trade shows food events and customer demonstrations
Collaborate with the internal sales team to ensure smooth onboarding and account handover
Maintain accurate CRM records forecasts and weekly reporting
Monitor market trends competitor activity and customer insights to identify growth opportunities
Meet and exceed monthly quarterly and annual sales targets

Qualifications

Proven experience in field sales business development or account acquisitionideally within food drink hospitality or FMCG
Strong communication pitching negotiation and closing skills
Highly proactive target-driven and motivated by achieving KPIs
Ability to quickly build rapport and present products with enthusiasm and credibility
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a busy pipeline
Knowledge of premium food categories is desirable but not essential
Energetic tenacious commercially astute and driven to achieve growth

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Job DescriptionOverviewWe are recruiting on behalf of a premium food and drink importer based in West Yorkshire. Renowned for sourcing exceptional ingredients - our client supplies chefs retailers and food lovers across the UK.They are seeking a highly motivated Business Development Manager to drive...