Business Development Manager – South West – Position now fulfilled

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 €1bn 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 support future business growth.

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 base in the South West of England. Working closely with the National Account Managers as well as the wider Bridor sales and Technical team 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 food & drink manufacturer or wholesale 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 the South West of England. The successful candidate will be based no further east than Southampton, as far north as Cheltenham and as far west as Plymouth. We will also consider candidates based in South Wales.

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 Goodall at FMCG Selection for more details. Please note all applications will be forwarded to FMCG Selection