Business Development Manager - Seafood to Foodservice

PH1902 – Business Development Manager – Seafood to Food service

Excellent Seafood to Food service position in the North West

LOCATION
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Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Burnley

THE COMPANY
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We are a leading Food service seafood wholesaler with offices in the North West of England.

We have been established for many years and have a strong reputation with Food service operators for the quality and diversity of our product range, in addition to high levels of service.

Our customers cover a wide cross section of the Food service sector, with pubs, hotels, leisure and restaurants representing key focus areas.

Our pro-active procurement team have strong relationships with seafood suppliers globally allowing us to source specific products for our customers and gain the best pricing and quality on their behalf.

As a company we pride ourselves on our company culture – a family orientated business but within it’s fabric a wealth of experience of the seafood sector.

We have plans for steady growth over forthcoming years and are seeking to add talent to our team to assist with taking us to the next level.

THE ROLE:

This position is a key role within our sales structure which focuses on a geographical territory within which we have strong established Food service end user business but believe that there is significant growth potential.

You will inherit an account base initially and the expectation will be to demonstrate strong account retention and gain additional share of wallet through effective food costing and menu planning at chef level.

In addition to this you will be targeted with winning new accounts within the area to add to the area’s client base.

Pubs, restaurants and hotels will be key focus areas in this region.

The role is varied and we often work closely with high end establishments to source and locate specific seafood products which can be an exciting and interesting aspect to the role.

This is an excellent opportunity for a “Foodie” individual who would love to work autonomously with some great food service products and customers.

THE APPLICANT.

The successful candidate will be a strong food service sales professional with experience within the food service sector.

• Candidates must have a proven track record in Food service sales.
• Candidates with a background in Seafood will be of particular interest
• Candidates with a Chef background prior to Field Sales will be of strong interest.
• Candidates must be team players with an agile approach to working in a fast paced and ever changing sales environment.