Business Development Manager - Restaurants (Bristol)

Shoptalk; West of England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission

OTE £120k+

Staff discounts

Dining vouchers

Career progression

High autonomy

Market expansion

Job summary

EatClub in Bristol is seeking a driven Business Development Manager to build venue partnerships across the South West. You’ll spend most days in the field meeting restaurant owners, presenting the EatClub platform, and signing new partners to drive more customers and revenue.

You’ll own your pipeline, hit daily activity targets, and work with the team to refine approaches as EatClub expands across the UK and internationally, with strong autonomy and clear career progression.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in high-volume, target-driven roles.
• Comfort with outdoor, in-person meetings and cold outreach.
• Ability to manage a sales pipeline and close deals independently.
• Hospitality, SaaS, or marketplace experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting new restaurant partners through walk-ins, cold calls, and meetings.
• Meeting venue owners and operators face-to-face across Bristol and surrounding areas.
• Delivering clear product pitches showing how EatClub drives revenue.
• Building and managing a high-volume pipeline of opportunities.
• Negotiating and closing commercial agreements with venue partners.
• Onboarding new venues and supporting first campaigns.
• Tracking pipeline activity and maintaining CRM records.
• Hit 15+ outbound activities daily (calls, walk-ins, meetings).
• Know your numbers: conversion rate, activity, and pipeline value.

Skills

High outbound activity

Pipeline management

In-person closing

Negotiation

Job description

About EatClub

At EatClub, we believe restaurants and bars are the beating heart of every city’s culture. Whether it's discovering a hidden gem, grabbing a late-night takeaway, or meeting friends for a drink, our mission is simple: help the hospitality industry thrive through smart, powerful tech.

Our platform helps over 4 million customers discover top restaurants and access real‑time deals that save them up to 50% off the bill. We empower more than 8,000 venues to fill empty tables, increase foot traffic, and maximise revenue.

Recently ranked #11 on the 2025 Deloitte Tech Fast 50! #1 app in Food & Drink and awarded Australia's Fastest Growing Tech Company by the AFR in 2025. Now is an exciting time to join our team. Initially co-founded by Marco Pierre White and leaders in the food tech scene, we're now a 150+ person scaleup that's growing fast and making waves in the industry.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• Uncapped commission with strong earning potential - top performers make over £120 OTE
• Leave your own mark in the South West UK
• Uncapped commission with strong earning potential
• Clear career progression as EatClub scales in the UK and internationally
• Exposure to new market launches and international expansion
• High autonomy and ownership over your territory
• A collaborative, high-performance, results-driven culture
• Staff discounts and dining vouchers to enjoy through EatClub

A Day-in-a-Life of our BDM

As a Business Development Manager at EatClub, you will spend most of your time out in the market, meeting venue owners, building relationships, and growing the platform one partnership at a time.

Your territory is yours to build. You'll be walking into restaurants, calling operators, and scheduling meetings with the venues you believe will thrive on the platform. Some days start with mapping the neighbourhoods you want to focus on, identifying the venues that fit the product best, and planning how you'll approach them.

Most of your day is spent face‑to‑face with restaurant owners and managers. You're introducing EatClub, explaining how the platform works, and helping operators see how it can drive more customers through their doors. Conversations move quickly - some venues sign up after one conversation, others take a few follow-ups - but momentum matters and your pipeline moves fast. Average time from first walk‑in to signed agreement is under two weeks. You are not waiting on approval chains - you close and move on to the next one.

Between meetings, you're updating your pipeline, following up with prospects, and preparing for the next round of conversations.

You'll also work closely with the broader EatClub team, sharing insights about the local hospitality market, feeding back what venue owners are saying, and helping refine how we approach new cities as we expand across the UK.

This role suits someone who thrives working independently, does not need a manager to tell them what to do next, and gets genuine satisfaction from seeing a number on a board they built themselves.

On any given week, you will be:

• Prospecting new restaurant partners through walk-ins, cold calls, and scheduled meetings.
• Meeting venue owners and operators face‑to‑face across Bristol and the surrounding areas.
• Delivering clear, confident product pitches that show how EatClub helps venues drive revenue.
• Building and managing a high-volume pipeline of opportunities in your territory.
• Negotiating and closing commercial agreements with venue partners.
• Onboarding newly signed venues and supporting them through their first campaigns.
• Tracking pipeline activity and maintaining accurate CRM records.
• Hitting 15+ outbound activities daily - calls, walk‑ins, and booked meetings combined.
• Knowing your numbers: conversion rate, daily activity volume, and weekly pipeline value.

Type of projects you’ll be working on at EatClub…

• Launching EatClub into new South West cities: Building strong venue pipelines, identifying priority neighbourhoods, and helping establish EatClub’s presence in new markets.
• Refining the sales playbook: Sharing feedback from venue owners to improve outreach messaging, objection handling, and sales conversations.
• Support new city launches. As we continue to grow, you will have a chance to be part of the team that will kick off new cities.

You have….

• A proven track record in a high-volume, target-driven role - and the numbers to back it up. Not roughly. Specifically.
• Comfort with high outbound activity, including cold outreach and in‑person conversations.
• Experience managing a pipeline and progressing deals independently.
• Confidence in presenting solutions and negotiating commercial agreements.
• A background that has tested your resilience: high-rejection environments, door‑to‑door, car sales, sport or high-volume outbound all count.
• The ability to tell us your KPI attainment, conversion rate, and average deal cycle without having to look it up.

It would be extra awesome if you also had…

• Previously worked in hospitality, food tech, SaaS, or marketplace businesses.
• A strong network within the hospitality industry.
• Experience helping launch or grow new markets or territories.

You are…

• Driven and persistent - you stay motivated even when deals take time or conversations don't immediately convert.
• Competitive and performance‑oriented - you enjoy working towards clear targets and seeing the results of your effort.
• Curious and thoughtful - you ask good questions to understand how venues operate and what matters to them.
• Disciplined in your approach - you manage your time, territory, and pipeline with structure.
• Quick to learn and adapt - you take feedback onboard and apply it quickly.
• Committed to building a career in sales within a high-growth business.
• Able to flip between high-volume outbound activity and in‑person closing in the same day - without losing energy.
• Energised by building from scratch, not maintaining what already exists.
• Someone whose first instinct when a deal stalls is to go back to basics - not to escape.

Maybe this role is not for you if….

• You prefer desk-based or fully remote work.
• You're uncomfortable with cold outreach or face‑to‑face selling.
• You avoid targets, metrics, or performance accountability.
• You need highly structured days with little autonomy.
• You're not open to flexible hours tied to hospitality service times.
• You are looking for the stability and processes of a large tech company. We are not that yet - and that is the point.
• You cannot clearly articulate your performance metrics from your last role.

If you're curious about what we're building, you're welcome to explore EatClub ahead of your interview. First-time users who choose to give it a try can use the code "ECAPPLY5" for an optional $5 voucher to test the experience. This is entirely voluntary and has no impact on your application or interview process.

One last note: even if you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. Past work experience is not the only indicator of future success, and we are on the look out for hungry talent who wants to grow with us. So if you want to be a part of something remarkable, then we’re excited to hear from you.