Chinese In Store Business Development Manager

• Salary up to £22,000 + benefits
• Salaried position - 45 hours per week, working 5 days Monday to Sunday

The Company

Hyperama plc are one of the leading importers and suppliers of Ethnic food in the UK. From small beginnings in Nottingham in 1976, the company now operates from 4 depots in the Midlands. The company is looking for two new Business Development Managers in Nottingham & West Bromwich to further build on the Chinese Restaurant and Fast Food customer base in-store.

The Role

• Your principle role is to drive the sales and service for our Chinese customer base
• You will be required to work from your portfolio of customers each month, to actively sell products to your customers and ensure they receive a great service.
• You will also be required on to work on cold calls / lapsed customer calls and developing customer accounts, maintaining good relations with the customer.
• You may also be required on occasion to support the operational team in tasks such as; merchandising, ensuring the section looks presentable, ensuring stock is available and so on.
   

The Person

The candidate will need to:

• Have excellent customer service skills with an approachable manner
• Have experience of working to targets and providing feedback to management following any comments/feedback from your customers to improve services.
• Be self-motivated with strong negotiation and communication skills
• Have a flexible approach to working patterns to meet the needs of the customer base
• Have knowledge of the Chinese restaurant and fast food market with a basic product knowledge in the wholesale industry
• Candidates must speak Cantonese and/or Mandarin

A range of benefits are available to the successful candidate, including: a full staff benefits scheme with retail discounts, discounted products and memberships. In addition there is also an employee assistance programme, staff discount in store, childcare voucher scheme, free uniform, NVQs and more!

Please note, due to the volume of applications we receive if you do not hear from us within four weeks, you have not been successful.