Business Development Manager
- Employer
- b3 jobs
- Location
- Greater Manchester
- Salary
- To £40,000 + commission
- Closing date
- 9 Oct 2024
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Sales & Marketing
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
Business Development Manager
To £40,000 + Commission
Greater Manchester
Food Manufacturing
Job ref: 8749
The company
The company has firmly established itself as the UK's leading retail brand in its sector, consistently growing from strength to strength. Known for their exceptional quality, their products are not just popular in the UK, but are also exported worldwide, earning a reputation as one of the truly great British food brands. They’re globally admired and celebrate and continue to represent the finest in British taste and tradition, setting the standard for excellence both at home and abroad.
About the Business Development Manager job
We are seeking a dynamic professional to drive growth in the Foodservice and Wholesale channels on behalf of our valued client. This role focuses on building and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with key clients, maximising sales opportunities, and consistently meeting revenue targets. You will play a crucial role in identifying new business opportunities, expanding existing partnerships, negotiating contracts, and ensuring customer satisfaction across their celebrated product lines.
Key tasks
- Drive new business development in Foodservice and wholesale markets whilst managing and growing existing customer relationships.
- Respond promptly to inquiries, proactively target new customers, and ensure exceptional order fulfilment.
- Oversee multiple projects, prioritise tasks, manage deadlines, and support sales through customer visits, presentations, and sample arrangements.
- Collaborate with senior managers on marketing strategy, monitor retailer systems for trends, and always adhere to GDPR guidelines.
About You
The successful candidate will have a track record in sales, ideally within the food or FMCG industry, with strong commercial awareness and initiative to exceed customer expectations.
- Confidence, professionalism, and tact in customer interactions, alongside excellent account management and organisational abilities.
- Exceptional accuracy, time management, and the ability to prioritise workloads independently.
- Experience with Sage Line 50/200, Microsoft Office, and Excel.
- A valid driving license is required.
More details
The Business Development Manager job is based in Greater Manchester and is paying up to £40,000 + commission.
The package includes 28 days holiday, Healthcare scheme, Long service awards starting from 5 years.
The working hours are Monday to Friday, office hours.
Alternate job titles
Food Manufacturing Commercial Jobs | Sales Manager | Commercial Manager | Key Account Manager | National Account Manager | Food Industry Sales Jobs
Company
Since 2000, b3 jobs has been helping to further 1000s of people’s careers within the food manufacturing industry, throughout the whole of the UK. As one of the leading specialist food manufacturing recruitment agencies, b3 jobs cover all disciplines both permanent and interim and from graduates to MD’s,
Our core values are always:
- to find the very best job for you - not us!
- to give you friendly, ethical, honest and expert recruitment services
- to advise and not pressurise, so that you can make the right decisions for you
We genuinely strive to provide you with what you want – a job that not only offers the salary you’re after, but also the career progression and job satisfaction that makes going to work all the more worthwhile. Enough trumpet blowing though – visit our website to read just some of our happy previous candidate testimonials - we are more than happy to let our reputation precede us!
For a full up to date list of our jobs, visit www.b3jobs.co.uk
Food Industry Graduates
If you are graduating soon and looking for your first job in food manufacturing, have a look at our Graduate Resource Hub on the b3 jobs website.
https://www.b3jobs.co.uk/graduates
Here you will find everything you need to get started on searching for a new position, from CV and cover letter writing tips, sample food industry job descriptions, informative and entertaining blog posts, useful links and even live graduate vacancies you can apply for.
- Website
- https://www.b3jobs.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 01435 866000
- Location
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Heffle Buildings
33a High Street
Heathfield
East Sussex
TN21 8HU
GB
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