Sales Manager – Ireland (NI & ROI)
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 & Ireland, Bridor are looking to appoint a Sales Manager to support future business across Northern & the Republic of Ireland.
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 Sales Manager Ireland, it will be your responsibility to ensure customers receive this high level of service expected, whilst maximising the opportunities to develop Bridor’s presence further.
Reporting directly into the National Foodservice Controller, you will be responsible for an established existing customer portfolio of Retailers, Distributors, Foodservice Wholesalers and Foodservice End Users such as Hotels, Restaurants, and Cafes. In addition to the management of these customers, you will be responsible with identifying and developing new business opportunities.
To be successful in this role you will need to possess a strong commercial acumen to effectively negotiate contracts, JBP’s and trade promotions, along with delivering budget and forecast reports. You will have a passion for food, understanding new trends, developing NPD ideas, so experience working with product development teams in the past is an advantage.
Requirements
The successful candidate for this position will have a proven track record of developing sales and building strong customer relationships across the mentioned customer channels. You will have a strong knowledge of the Irish market (NI & ROI) as well as having established relationships with the key operators.
Exposure to Foodservice & Retail customers within either a branded, private label food or drink environment is essential as well as possessing a real passion for premium food products. You will have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships internally and with your customers. 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 role with frequent travel to customers, the ideal candidate will be living between Belfast and Dublin.
Benefits
Highly competitive basic salary (D.O.E) company car, 20% bonus, pension 10% (employer), healthcare, laptop & mobile phone.
Contact
Should you have experience as outlined above, please apply below or contact with our retained consultant Aidan at FMCG Selection on aidan@fmcgselection.co.uk or 01943 667280. Please note all applications will be forwarded to FMCG Selection.
