Business Development Manager

The Sterling Choice; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus

Job summary

The Sterling Choice is seeking a Business Development Manager – Foodservice in Hampshire. This hybrid role involves UK travel and focuses on winning new business with end-users and multi-site operators in the foodservice sector.

You'll join a small, entrepreneurial team within a global food business, with the autonomy to shape growth strategies and markets. Travel across the UK to engage major chains and leisure/hospitality clients is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in foodservice, FMCG, or food manufacturing preferred.
• Proven track record in new-business development.
• Willingness to travel across the UK for meetings and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Win new business and open doors with end-users and multi-site foodservice customers.
• Develop and nurture relationships with key accounts across leisure, casual dining, and hotels.
• Identify opportunities to place products with major chains and multi-site operators.
• Work in a small, agile team within a global food business to drive growth.

Skills

Winning new business

Relationship building

Market prospecting

Hunters mindset

Job description

Business Development Manager – Foodservice

Hampshire Site/Office – Hybrid with UK Travel | £55,000 Salary + Car Allowance + Bonus

More hunter than farmer? This could be right up your street.

There's no large portfolio of established customers to look after or endless account reviews to work through. The focus here is on winning new business, opening doors with end-users and multi-site foodservice customers and finding opportunities to get some great products in front of the right people.

You'll be joining a small team within a global food business, but the approach is much more start-up than corporate. There's plenty of opportunity to make your mark, try different approaches and help shape how the business grows its foodservice customer base.

Your customers will mainly be larger end users across leisure, casual dining and hotels, including some major chains and multi-site operators.

What are they looking for?

• Someone with a genuine appetite for winning new business.
• You might already be a Business Development Manager, Customer Development Manager or Account Manager looking to move into a more new-business-focused position.
• You'll ideally have experience in foodservice, FMCG or food manufacturing, although the right personality and commercial approach are just as important as your sector background.

If you're someone who enjoys getting out into the market, building relationships from scratch and actually winning new business, this is well worth a conversation.

It's a chance to join a global food business but have the freedom and influence you'd usually associate with a much smaller operation.