South Coast Restaurant Growth Lead

Deliveroo; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food technology company in Gloucester is seeking an individual to build relationships with restaurant partners and drive growth in the South Coast. The role requires a valid driving license and offers a diverse working environment, focusing on relationship building in a competitive market. Candidates should have strong negotiation and communication skills, and an interest in the food industry. This role is integral to the company's expansion efforts.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Parental leave

Generous annual leave

Qualifications

• Comfortable with targeting new business and hunting out hidden gems.
• Experienced negotiator capable of structuring win-win deals.
• Commercially knowledgeable in food delivery economics.
• Strong communication skills whether face-to-face or virtually.
• Ability to demonstrate product knowledge to clients.
• Ownership of targets and driving them to completion.
• Passionate about food and restaurant industries.
• Tenacious and motivated individual.

Responsibilities

• Map, prospect, pitch and close new restaurants.
• Communicate with restaurants to demonstrate technology.
• Oversee the restaurant onboarding process.
• Ensure restaurant success within the first eight weeks.
• Sample food from high-quality establishments.
• Attend restaurant and food meet-ups.

Skills

Targeting new business

Negotiation skills

Commercial knowledge of food delivery

Great communication

Product and industry knowledge

Ownership and work within targets

Interest in food and restaurants

Tenacity and motivation

Job description

A leading food technology company in Gloucester is seeking an individual to build relationships with restaurant partners and drive growth in the South Coast. The role requires a valid driving license and offers a diverse working environment, focusing on relationship building in a competitive market. Candidates should have strong negotiation and communication skills, and an interest in the food industry. This role is integral to the company's expansion efforts.