Business Development Manager

3 weeks ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom PT Executive Full time

Re Location- The candidate could be based in the Midlands or parts of the North of the UK.


The Client

As one of the UK's fastest growing Food Businesses our client is part of a wider Global Group. Their strategic goals are to grow through both strong organic development combined with “Smart Acquisitions” on both a UK and potential International basis. In order to achieve this they commit strong levels of investment into both NPD and Leading Edge Brand & Category solutions. Operating within the Branded arena, their Leading Brands are-

  • Foodie
  • Foodservice Focused
  • Have high levels of NPD


The Role

As the Business Development Manager you will take accountability several Leading Regional Foodservice Buying Groups. You will also act as the Business Lead in an effort to take the category and customer to new levels of growth performance with the Midlands. Having close involvement with range management and merchandising, you will also feel the stretch of your intellectual capabilities as you find new ways of understanding your customer and end consumer.

  • Win & Managing New Business
  • Direct customer contact across all relevant functions.
  • Drive distribution of existing and new products.
  • Manage product mix to maximise margin.
  • Negotiate all elements of pricing, terms and promotions within Business guidelines.
  • Deliver price increases.
  • Pre- and post-evaluate promotional activity.
  • Ensure that activity supports central brand direction where applicable
  • Exercise Trade Spend control and process adherence
  • Manage effective communication of Brand plans to the Customer Base


Whilst you will be fully supported by the Sales Director to whom you report; the emphasis will very much be on you to show how you can deliver and grow the Business. The category in which the role operates brings both challenges of leading NPD and Category initiatives requirements and also a real “tough trading” environment where strength of character is key. The Business offers successful employees a clear structured career path which they can follow across the several divisions they operate.


Candidate Requirements

The ideal candidate will have gained strong experience in Regional Accounts Management or Business Development/Key Accounts for a leading FMCG Branded Business. However the client is also open to candidates from a Private Label background.

For this role- you could have gained channel experience across any of the following:

  1. Leisure- OOH
  2. Foodservice Wholesale
  3. Foodservice- End User


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