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Business Development Manager - Food & Beverage
Job in
Derby, Derbyshire, DE1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-12
Listing for:
Merritt Recruitment Limited.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-12
Job specializations:
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Sales
Business Development, B2B Sales, Food Sales
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Business Development Manager – Food & Beverage UK-based with International Travel
Are you a commercially driven Food & Beverage professional with a passion for ingredients and customer-led growth? This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in expanding a high-quality botanical extract portfolio across global F&B markets.
Reporting to the Business Manager – Food & Beverage, you will be responsible for identifying, developing, and converting new business opportunities while nurturing long-term customer partnerships. You will manage a structured sales pipeline, lead commercial discussions and contribute directly to revenue growth and margin performance.
Key Responsibilities- Identify and develop new Food, Beverage, and Nutrition opportunities across agreed target markets.
- Build strong, sustainable customer relationships, driving repeat business and portfolio expansion.
- Manage pricing and commercial negotiations in line with profitability objectives.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and emerging customer needs, providing clear commercial insight.
- Represent the business at industry events, exhibitions, and key customer meetings.
- Collaborate closely with Technical, Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to ensure customer requirements are clearly defined and delivered.
- Maintain accurate CRM records, forecasts, and pipeline visibility.
- Proven experience in B2B Food & Beverage ingredients, such as botanical extracts, flavours, or functional ingredients.
- Strong understanding of ingredient supply chains and commercial negotiation.
- Experience working with brand owners, manufacturers, or ingredient distributors.
- Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Business, or similar (preferred).
- Fluent English; additional languages an advantage.
- Willingness to travel internationally.
- You must have a full UK driving license.
- You must have the right to work in the UK as our client cannot support visa sponsorship.
- A key role in a growing Food & Beverage business with clear strategic ambition.
- Competitive salary with performance-related bonus.
- Career development within an entrepreneurial, collaborative organisation.
- Exposure to a differentiated, technically supported botanical extract portfolio.
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