Business Development Manager - Food to Foodservice

Rewards: £34K - £40K Basic Salary, £50K OTE, Company Car, Fuel Card, Laptop, Mobile, Pension

Location: Oxford, Reading, Bicester, Slough, Aylesbury, Luton, Watford, Wembley, St. Albans, Stevenage, Milton Keynes, Bedford, Northampton, Banbury, Leamington, Newbury, Swindon, Cheltenham, Stratford, Chippenham


An excellent opportunity to join a genuine market leader and recognised brand name within the Foodservice sector.

The Company:

We are part of the world’s leading foodservice business and specialise in delivering fruit, veg and dairy to chefs across the country.

Our ability to meet the requirements of our customers is second to none as is our reputation for combining quality produce with excellent levels of service.

Over the last 20 years we have developed our reputation and grown our company within both profit and cost sectors to become a multimillion pound business.

By combining our family based service ethos with our fantastic reputation, our name is recognised for quality across the foodservice sector.

We are able to offer strong career prospects for successful candidates looking to make their mark within our company.

The Role:

Due to the success and growth of our business, we are now recruiting for a Business Development Manager to help us achieve our sales potential.

Within this position, you will be responsible for gaining new profitable business within our target market and negotiating long term agreements.

The target customer base would consist of large independent accounts, as well as groups and chains within foodservice end users and manufacturers.

Most of the contact will be at buyer level but may also include the likes of Business Owners and CEO’s depending on the size of the account.

The position offers a realistic commission scheme corresponding to the financial growth of the business.

The Applicant:

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and driven sales professional who is looking to progress into national accounts.

• Candidates should have proven success in winning new business and experience dealing with larger spending accounts.

• Candidates should either have experience working with food or have a strong passion for food. Applicants with experience working with fresh produce will be highly advantageous.

• Candidates who have sold other products such as catering equipment or catering disposables into the same level of customer will also be considered.

• Candidates must be ambitious, resilient and customer focussed with a strategic mentality.



Midas Selection Ltd specialises in recruiting Sales, Marketing and executive professionals across the Foodservice sector.

Midas Selection Ltd operates as an Employment Agency.

For further details about Midas Selection and our dedicated foodservice sales division, please contact me via linked in under Jemma Williams – Midas Selection.