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Business Developer

Employer
Silven Recruitment Limited
Location
Homeworking
Salary
£20000 - £22000 per year
Closing date
11 Mar 2021

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Sales & Marketing
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Business Developer – Food Manufacturing

Mobile – Northern Ireland

C22K (3 days per week)

 

Overview

To grow business in NI by building relationships with existing customers and acquiring new customers across the channels

Promoting in NI trade arena, providing the extended team with frequent updates of the marketplace.

Work with the team to deliver on targeted new business opportunities outside of the NI.

 

Responsibilities

  • Canvass new customers to grow sales in line with the company growth strategy along with developing new sectors to realise new business opportunities
  • Develop sales of products within the retail and foodservice sector in the region
  • Take charge of tender opportunities, co-ordinate and present commercial bids for new & existing business
  • Responsible for ensuring all price & commercial agreements are agreed with key customers in the region and fully implemented with the customers
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key customers in the region with the aim of achieving key customer sale targets
  • Manage commercial margin in line with business targets
  • Use initiative in developing, planning & executing promotional activity to drive sales
  • Liaise with the Sales & Operations team to ensure customers are receiving the best possible service available to realise sales strategies
  • Market feedback on competitor activity, market changes and performance in the marketplace
  • Participate in the internal new product development programme

 

Candidates

  • Field sales experience
  • Experience in the food industry
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Dedicated to providing excellent customer service
  • Ability to meet targets
  • Great organisation skills
  • Interest in food and appreciation of current market
  • Full clean driving license

 

If you’d like to apply for this role then please send a copy of your CV with the reference bf/8725 to bobby.fiddaman@silven.co.uk

 

 

Company

The Silven team is full of passionate, committed and personable people, who have built their careers recruiting into their specialist markets.

We’ve developed many long standing client and candidate relationships along the way; mainly because we delight in helping companies to realise their plans and in assisting candidates to advance their careers.

If you are a client or candidate seeking advice and a service based on experience and knowledge of your market, we’d love to hear from you. Contacting us could be the best thing you do today.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0845 0036872
Location
Clarence House
4 Clarence Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M2 4DW
GB

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