Business Development Director

COREcruitment; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Business Development Director in the UK to enhance market position and drive financial growth in contract catering. This role requires strong leadership, sales process understanding, and the ability to build client relationships. The ideal candidate is organized, ambitious, and experienced in bid writing. Competitive salary up to £90,000 plus commission offered.

Qualifications

• Proven Contract Catering Business Development experience.
• Strong leadership and successful track record.
• Ability to work under pressure and stay organized.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to improve market position and financial growth.
• Foster excellent client and consultant relationships.
• Oversee the tender process and bid writing.

Skills

Leadership

Sales Process Understanding

Bid Writing

Client Relationship Management

Organizational Skills

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12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Business Development Director – Contract Catering B&I – National - Up to £90,000 + commission

We are looking for a proven Contract Catering Business Development Director to lead this team to continued success.

About the position:

Your overall responsibility will be to improve the market position and financial growth of the company. You will be strategic in your approach and will work alongside your support team to deliver the best results.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent client and consultant relationships, have a pipeline ideally, and be comfortable working alongside the senior leadership team both from a sales capacity and an operational standing. You will have excellent technical ability and be confident in bid writing and all aspects of the tender process including HR and presentation.

You will come from a contract catering background and ideally have experience in B&I, although if your background lies in other areas of Contract Catering business development, this will be considered too.

Ideal Business Development Director:

• You will be able to demonstrate leadership and success
• You will come from a proven Contract Catering Business Development background
• Ambitious and hungry to succeed
• Must work well under pressure, be extremely organised, and willing to go the extra mile
• Polished and well presented
• Excellent understanding of all sales processes including tender and bid writing