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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Employer
SmithCarey Recruitment
Location
North London
Salary
Up to £35,000 basic + bonus, car allowance + benefits
Closing date
13 Jul 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

FOODSERVICE CONTRACT CATERING SECTOR - NORTH LONDON

Up to £35,000 basic + bonus, car allowance + benefits

THE COMPANY

Our client is a highly successful, entrepreneurial, added-value, premium-branded and own-label chilled food business. Led by an inspiring MD, they have achieved substantial sales growth over the last 5 years and recently successfully completed a major new factory capital investment. The business has a huge focus on food quality and delivers outstanding customer service.

THE ROLE

Our client is now looking for a motivated, dynamic Business Development Manager to join their busy and vibrant team. Reporting directly to the Sales & Marketing Director, you will be responsible for developing new business within both existing and new account sites, with a focus on selling into Foodservice Contract Catering accounts managing range, display and building highly effective customer service relationships to ensure sales are maximised.

This appointment will provide the opportunity to really drive sales demonstrating what you can do. In return, our client offers first-class coaching, inspiring leadership and the future potential to develop up into a National Account Manager level role.

ABOUT YOU

You have developed your sales career up to Territory Manager or Business Development Manager level within the foodservice sector either selling food or drink products to London-based end user accounts or contract catering sites. alternatively, you have developed your sales career working for one of the leading catering companies and are looking to move into a dynamic and progressive, high quality food manufacturer.

You are a highly ambitious, driven individual with a personable style which enables you to work as a key member of a small, agile, fast-paced team. Your premium accounts will be very food quality-focused, so you will need to be passionate and fully up-to-date with the latest food trends.

If you feel you have the experience, together with the desire and commitment to succeed in this exciting new challenge, please apply now by sending your most up-to-date CV to Mark Smith, mark@smithcarey.co.uk , quoting MS/2069.  If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Mark for an initial, confidential discussion on 07747 847214.

Closing date for applications: 13th July 2019

Company

As specialists in Sales & Marketing Recruitment and Training, SmithCarey Ltd have extensive knowledge and experience of the FMCG market and all trade channels from the recruitment and corporate perspective, which together with face-to-face contact ensures that we understand both our clients and candidates needs. We are fully committed to building long-term client and candidate relationships based on trust and results, which ensures candidates can effectively manage their ‘career road map’ and get the right job, not just any job, as well as ensuring our clients select the best talent.

We are passionate and committed to helping ambitious, commercial talent achieve their potential in some of food and drink’s most progressive and respected companies.

Our services at SmithCarey embrace retained recruitment consultancy, interim management and training, with our FMCG clients ranging from major bluechips to medium and small companies across food, drink and non-food, branded and own label.

Spanning both the corporate and the recruitment viewpoint, our Consultants have an outstanding track record of knowledge and experience in the FMCG market – specifically Sales & Marketing, including; National Account Management, Category Management, Customer Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Field Sales, International Sales Management and Brand Marketing.

We take our relationship with you, the candidate - and you, the client - very seriously. What you can expect from us is honest advice and real assistance at an individual level. We understand your concerns, we can get on your wavelength, and we can produce the results you want – be it a major career move to steer you in the right direction with your future ‘career road map’ or simply some welcome guidance and support.

The SmithCarey team are passionate in their belief that companies who want to attract top talent need to invest and take a more proactive approach, even before vacancies arise, by creating an employer branding talent attraction strategy. We have invested heavily in both resource and new technology to embrace the LinkedIn/Facebook generation, through social networking tools and other media.

Everything we do is done with passion, professionalism and integrity. We operate with strict confidentiality and never send out CVs without prior consent, recommend candidates without thorough screening or market false positions to attract response.

Our message to people who have the drive and energy to be a success is to come and talk to us. We can help by advising you what’s out there, provide support with your ‘career roadmap’ for how you might progress, together with advice on how to make it happen and, who knows, we might have the perfect position for you right now!

Take a look at our current opportunities; then email with a covering letter, stating your current remuneration package and a copy of your CV to one of our Consultants.

For Recruitment:

Mark Smith - mark@smithcarey.co.uk - mobile 07747 847214

Maria Murphy – mariam@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07745 184922

For Training:

Paul Carey - paul@smithcarey.co.uk – mobile 07786 745165

Or for any other general enquiries call 01488 649360 or email: directors@smithcarey.co.uk or visit our website www.smithcarey.co.uk

We look forward to helping you manage your future ‘career road map’ and assisting you in building a successful Sales or Marketing career in the exciting world of FMCG.

Company info
Website
Telephone
01488 649 360
Location
SmithCarey Limited
PO Box 735
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
PE29 9PH
United Kingdom

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