Company

Part of the privately owned Le Duff Group, Bridor is a leading supplier of premium continental pastries, bread and patisserie. The parent company, Le Duff Group, operate across 120 countries worldwide owning over 1600 bakeries and restaurants under brands such as Brioche Doree, Del Arte, Kamps and La Madeleine. Through organic growth and acquisition, the Le Duff group has doubled over the last 5 years.

Established in Brittany, France, in 1988, the business has become a recognised supplier to the retail, hotel, restaurant, end-user and travel sectors. Bridor has built a unique reputation in the world of gastronomy with its Le Notre range, used by some of the best chefs in the world, and is also a partner of prestigious events such as the Bocuse d’Or and the Roux Scholarship.  

Bridor represents a €800m share of their parent company, within the UK have successfully traded premium quality products with high-end customers across the Retail and Foodservice channels for over 20 years. Following strong growth and future growth plans both globally and within the UK, Bridor are looking to appoint a Business Development Manager to further drive their presence within the UK Foodservice market.

Role

At the heart of this role is a focus on first class service and account management, something which Bridor prides itself on and attributes its success to. As a Business Development Manager, it will be your responsibility to ensure customers receive this high level of service expected, whilst maximising the opportunities to penetrate the Foodservice market further

As a Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for driving profitable growth across our customers within the London region. Working closely with the National Account Managers as well as the wider Bridor sales and technical teams, you will be responsible for developing successful and profitable relationships with existing customers including Michelin Star Restaurants, Hotel Groups, Coffee Shops and Foodservice Wholesalers. In addition, this role will have a focus on developing new business opportunities within your region in line with the UK strategy.

Requirements

The successful candidate for this position will be operating in a field sales position within a leading Food or Drink business. You will have a proven track record of developing sales and building strong customer relationships within the Foodservice / Hospitality sector. You will have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills in order to build relationships internally and with your customers.  The successful candidate be an organised individual with the drive, motivation and passion to achieve sales and thrive on over delivering against targets. You will be a well organised team player with the drive, motivation and enthusiasm to achieve sales and delivering success for Bridor.  

Location

This is a home based field sales role with frequent travel to customers across London and Bridor’s head office in Camberley, Surrey.

Benefits – Salary dependent upon experience, company car, 20% bonus, pension 10% (employer), healthcare, laptop & mobile phone.

Should you have experience as outline above, please apply below or contact with our retained consultant Aidan at FMCG Selection on aidan@fmcgselection.co.uk  Please note all applications will be forwarded to FMCG Selection

Further reading

Bridor website – https://www.bridor.com/en-uk/

Groupe Le Duff website – https://en.groupeleduff.com/

Example customers within the portfolio

• Classic Fine Foods
• Ritter Courivaud
• LBP
• The Ritz
• The Dorchester
• The Langham
• Pan Pacific
• Arora Hotels
• Park Plaza Group
• Lavazza
• Gordon Ramsay Group
• Côte Brasserie
• Michel Roux’s group of restaurants