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Business Development Manager

Diamond Search Recruitment Ltd
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 24 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£48,000 - £57,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Diamond Search Recruitment is seeking a Business Development Manager for a food manufacturer in North Acton, offering a salary between £45,000 and £55,000, along with performance bonuses and additional benefits.
  • The role involves developing an Action Plan to achieve annual sales and volume targets and requires at least 3 years of previous sales experience.
  • Key responsibilities include exceeding sales objectives, participating in new product development, and identifying key accounts for business growth.
  • Candidates should have experience in the Wholesale and Convenience sectors and a strong understanding of the food industry, with excellent relationship-building skills.
  • The ideal applicant will possess a growth mindset and strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Diamond Search Recruitment are delighted to be working with a successful food manufacturer, based in North Acton, in their search for a Business Development Manager £45,000 - £55,000 together with performance bonus + Company Car, Laptop & Phone. Develop a comprehensive Action Plan, identifying key decision points, seeking Head of Sales approval for the overall and specific actions and proceed with the execution of the approved plans to deliver annual sales and volume targets. Responsibilities:
  • Achieve & exceed the annual volume/sales objectives committed and agreed during annual budgeting/forecasting processes for the existing account portfolio.
  • Actively participate and contribute to the process of successful and relevant new products identification, development and introduction, and achieve the specific new products budgets set for the team or on individual basis.
  • Identify accounts and prioritise efforts to provide high levels of relevant and specific actions plans to ensure achievement of the agreed targets and enhance the chances of further growth of the business of theses accounts.
  • Develop and maintain documents where key facts, summary of historical sales, important events, major planned activities, NPD listing cycles, and similar key data can be traced, analysed and communicated to relevant superiors and as a tool for providing continuous service to the customers.
  • Develop a new business pipeline in the Wholesale and Foodservice category with a specific focus on route-to-market customers such as Sandwich makers/ distributors, Wholesalers and C&C operators, resulting in new supply agreements across the UK.
  • Develop and maintain a simple, accurate and timely reporting system for fast communication of important NPD & Price changes.
Requirements:
  • Previous Sales experience 3 yrs +
  • Experience in sales within Wholesale/ Convenience/ C&C trade
  • Experience and understanding of the food industry with a strong ability to influence and build great working relationships with customers.
  • A growth mindset with excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.