Business Development Manager – Food Ingredients

Redfox Executive; Essex; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food industry solutions company based near Stansted Airport is seeking a results-driven commercial operator. This role involves capitalizing on opportunities in food ingredients and manufacturing to drive growth. The ideal candidate will possess negotiation skills, industry knowledge, and a proven sales record. The company offers an excellent salary, bonuses, and unique benefits including birthday off, onsite parking, and the chance for genuine career growth.

Benefits

Excellent salary plus bonuses

20 days paid holiday + bank holidays

Birthday off without using annual leave

Company pension

Free onsite airport parking

Use of a pool car for customer visits

Occasional seats at Tottenham Hotspur

Easy access to London

Career growth opportunities

Fun team environment

Qualifications

• Proven track record in food ingredients sales.
• Capable of building strong supplier and customer relationships.
• Comfortable negotiating with senior decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Hunt for new contacts and opportunities in food ingredients.
• Turn interest into sales quickly.
• Collaborate with MD to shape growth strategy.

Skills

Commercial negotiation skills

Dynamic personality

Industry knowledge in food manufacturing

Fearless attitude

Job description

Stansted Airport, UK | Excellent Salary + Bonus + Benefits

Be the closer. Drive growth. Own the results.

Are you a dynamic, tenacious and results-driven commercial operator who lives to make deals happen? Do you have the energy, grit, and skill to not just open doors but close them hard – and walk away with the win?

This is not a seat-warming role. It’s an opportunity to partner closely with the Managing Director of a high-performing food industry solutions business that has seen 3x growth year-on-year – and is still only getting started.

Based with a small but mighty team right next to Stansted Airport, you’ll be the driving force for new business across the UK and beyond. Our client is already the sole supplier to several top global manufacturers for their raw food ingredients – now they want a closer to take it to the next level.

The Person We’re Looking For

• Lives and breathes food ingredients – you speak the language of food manufacturing
• A first-class closer – you don’t just pitch, you seal the deal
• Tenacious and fearless – you’ve got a “can do” attitude and aren’t afraid to say NO to customers when needed
• Top negotiator – confident in front of senior decision-makers
• Industry-savvy – you know the key ingredient manufacturers across the UK, Europe – and even further afield
• Proven track record – you’ve been in this field and your CV shows you’ve delivered

What’s on Offer

• Excellent salary plus a strong profit-per-sale bonus structure
• 20 days paid holiday + bank holidays
• Birthday off without using annual leave
• Company pension (outsourced)
• Free onsite airport parking (for work AND your holidays!)
• Use of a pool car for customer visits
• Occasional seats at Tottenham Hotspur
• 5 mins from Stansted Express – easy access to London
• Genuine career growth – this role is built to grow into something bigger
• And crucially… a team that has fun and enjoys what they do (yes, even the technical manager!)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Hunting down new contacts and opportunities across food ingredients & manufacturing
• Turning interest into sales – fast
• Building strong supplier and customer relationships that drive profitable expansion
• Working side by side with the MD to shape strategy and deliver real growth

This is your chance to join a seriously growing business, work with great people – and have the freedom and support to go and win.