Business Development Manager
- Employer
- Advocate Group
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £27k - 28k per year + OTE £35K
- Closing date
- 3 Jan 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Our client is an independently owned, multi-award winning, speciality coffee roaster based in the heart of London, founded back in 2010 they now operate a number of marking leading brands and employ over 30 passionate people.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate sales person to join a growing team of Coffee enthusiasts,
The Role
In this role you will be responsible for generating new business from numerous channels in the speciality coffee industry including leading cafe's, restaurants, hotels groups within the emerging specialty sector. You will be active in planning your lead generation, working on your existing contacts within the food & beverage industry and networking to gather further contacts. You will work alongside various teams within the business and close the deals to deliver our target business growth. You will also be involved in industry such as trade shows & festivals across the year.
Occasional weekend work is required and occasional travel around the UK and Europe.
Desirable
- Sales experience within the coffee industry
- Sales experience within FCMG food or drink will be considered
- Understanding of the coffee industry
- Experience in relationship management and customer service
- Full understanding of the consumer goods market
- Full UK driving license
To apply, please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter to alex.drury@aspion.co.uk or, alternatively, submit your application via the link below.
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Company
We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.
As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function.
Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists.
Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.
What Do We Offer?
- 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.
That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.
- 96% employee retention.
Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.
- 92% right-first-time shortlists.
Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.
- 28 days average time to hire.
From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.
Our Recruitment Solutions:
Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping
Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:
📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/
- Website
- http://www.advocate-group.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0333 772 7200
- Location
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The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB
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