Retail & Foodservice BD Lead – Plant-Based Growth

Rival Foods; Nederland; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget

Laptop

25 holiday days

Pension scheme

Job summary

Rival Foods is seeking a Business Development Manager for Retail & Foodservice to own and grow a portfolio of retail and foodservice customers across Europe, turning listings into volume and building long-term partnerships.

Based in Amersfoort, Netherlands with a hybrid model (1 day from home) and regular customer visits, you will work closely with marketing, operations and pricing to deliver growth and meet targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (HBO/WO level) in business, commerce or food.
• 5 years of B2B sales or account management experience in the food industry.
• Hands-on experience selling to retail and/or foodservice in the Benelux.
• Proven track record hitting targets and negotiating with buyers.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills; comfortable with sell-out data and Excel.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; driver’s licence and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow a portfolio of retail and foodservice customers.
• Negotiate terms, pricing, promotions and listings within frameworks.
• Monitor sell-in and sell-out data; spot opportunities and act on underperformance.
• Keep CRM, sales forecasts and account plans up to date.
• Represent Rival Foods at trade shows and industry events.
• Collaborate with marketing, operations and product development to deliver results.

Skills

Fluent Dutch

Fluent English

Negotiation

Analytical skills

P&L familiarity

Excel

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree (HBO/WO) in business/commerce/food

Tools

Excel

Job description

Rival Foods is seeking a Business Development Manager for Retail & Foodservice to own and grow a portfolio of retail and foodservice customers across Europe, turning listings into volume and building long-term partnerships.

Based in Amersfoort, Netherlands with a hybrid model (1 day from home) and regular customer visits, you will work closely with marketing, operations and pricing to deliver growth and meet targets.