Business Development Manager
- Employer
- Advocate Group
- Location
- Regional role - Buckinghamshire / Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire
- Salary
- Up to £34,000 with benefits
- Closing date
- 29 Aug 2021
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- National Accounts, Sales
Job Details
Business Development Manager
Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire/Buckinghamshire
Up to £34,000 with benefits
We are looking for a driven salesperson to join one of the industries biggest players!
This company have a long list of developed brands in the market and are looking for someone to join the team with a focus on developing sales within Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire area. You will join an incredibly supportive team of 12 BDM's headed by some very experienced leaders
Ideally, you'll come from a food or drinks background with 2-3 years of sales experience directly into mid to high-end venues. You'll have a passion for food and drink and be able to clearly demonstrate the ability to build and maintain solid relationships.
You will have a client base of circa. 250 customers and will be expected to be visiting 30 or so of these a week and be responsible for thinking of innovative ways to grow your portfolio. We are looking for people who are wanting to build a career in one of the biggest players in the industry.
Responsibilities
- Identify partnership opportunities with outlets.
- Develop new relationships in an effort to grow business and help the company expand
- Maintain existing business and grow where possible
Qualifications - 2-3 years prior food or d business development experience
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven knowledge and execution of successful development strategies
- Focused and goal-oriented
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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