Business Development Manager

We are currently working closely with a fantastic owner-operated contract caterer who are growing at an exciting pace.

If you are currently specialising at Business Development level within the Foodservice Education sector, we would love to hear from you! 

This role will focus on contract acquisitions in Midlands to South East, so you will ideally be located in the Oxfordshire to Home Counties area.

As a proven Business Development Manager, you will be someone who already enjoys fantastic client relations, has strong influencing skills and is well-networked within the Education sector. You will be engaging, energetic, dynamic, self-driven and have a winning mind set.  It is also essential that you have a genuine passion for food and keep up with all the latest food trends, with a keen desire to join a collaborative and non-corporate owner-operated business.
We are inviting candidates who have:

• Significant experience within a sales focused role in education contract catering
• A non-corporate mindset – this role will form part of a creative and collaborative leadership team
• Proven experience in managing and directing the full sales process within contract catering
• Ability to listen and identify client needs
• A pro-active solution-focused approach
• Immaculate personal presentation
• A strong commercial mind and natural ability to present food service contract financials
• The ability to influence and win trust
• Experience within a hungry and fast-paced sales-focused environment
• Drive, determination and ability to work both alone and in collaboration with the leadership team
• A highly engaging, energetic, likeable personality
• Exemplary written skills
• Previous operational experience within education contract catering would also be hugely advantageous

If you have proven experience matching the above criteria, please apply, attaching your CV as a WORD document.
Please note, only candidates with suitable experience will be shortlisted for interview.