UK Foodservice Growth Lead – Multi‑Site Contracts

Bestway-Group; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car

Pension

22 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Job summary

Bestway Group is seeking an ambitious Foodservice Development Manager to drive growth across the UK. You will identify, win, and develop new foodservice business, delivering significant year-on-year growth with large contract customers, multi-site operators and group accounts.

You will report to the Head of Foodservice Contracts and lead the business development strategy in target markets, building relationships with customers and expanding Bestway's presence in hospitality, leisure, healthcare,

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of foodservice sector including contract and multi-site operators.
• Proven sales/business development experience.
• Commercially driven with a results orientation.
• Ability to work with data and drive data-led decisions.
• Continuous improvement mindset and customer-first approach.
• Knowledge of tender propositions and framework agreements.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prospect, and secure new contract and multi-site group foodservice customers in the agreed sectors/geographies
• Develop relationships with customers with a view to long-term opportunities
• Create business development plans for new geographies and/or market sectors that identify opportunities and what Bestway needs to do to be successful
• Maintain updates to the sales pipeline providing tangible updates on actions taken and opportunities identified and forecasts against sales target
• Develop commercial proposals for customers covering price, operational capabilities tailored to their requirements
• Work with the buying team to review the range to identify opportunities that will support growth
• Review competitor activity and provide summaries of what they are doing, opportunities and threats to Bestway activity via support through tender portals.
• Negotiate pricing and contract terms aligned to company policy.

Skills

Foodservice sector experience

Sales / business development

Data-driven decision making

Customer-focused

Tender/procurement knowledge

Job description

Bestway Group is seeking an ambitious Foodservice Development Manager to drive growth across the UK. You will identify, win, and develop new foodservice business, delivering significant year-on-year growth with large contract customers, multi-site operators and group accounts.

You will report to the Head of Foodservice Contracts and lead the business development strategy in target markets, building relationships with customers and expanding Bestway's presence in hospitality, leisure, healthcare,