Company Description
Business Development Director - South
Competitive Salary + Highly Competitive bonus
* 38 Days holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
* Birthday additional holiday.
* 3 days volunteering days.
* 3 days grandparent leave.
* 24 weeks of enhanced maternity leave.
* Secondary carer leave.
* Wedding/commitment day leave.
* Free meals on shift.
* Bespoke development training.
* Pension and life insurance.
* Discounts available from the HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinemas.
* Wellbeing hub.
* Access to employee assistance programme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
Are you a business development professional keen to operate in a buoyant food service market?
Here at BaxterStorey we are currently on the lookout for a Business Development Director to generate new business bids to drive sales across the growing food service sector.
BaxterStorey specialises in the highest quality food and service for everyone that we serve. We give our clients a tailor-made service, attention to detail, expertise and innovation, along with superb service from a team that cares about what they do. We aim to deliver every day and exceed on yesterday. We invest heavily in training and development to give our people the confidence and industry knowledge to push the boundaries of hospitality excellence.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an inspirational and enthusiastic Business Development Director to make a name for themselves within the food service industry.
Job Description
More about the role:
As the Business Development Director, you will proactively represent BaxterStorey in all pipeline activity and geographical area growth. You will be responsible for managing all steps of the sale from first appointment to site survey, proposal compilation to presentation. Managing the bidding and internal approval procedures to ensure commercially sound, competitive and profitable financial deals. Youll proactively seek and identify sales to ensure maximum new business growth.
* Liaise with operational and support colleagues to ensure their positive input to proposals, presentations, and site visits.
* Build a strong pipeline and ensure excellent conversation rates.
* Ensure that all prospective business meets company requirements regarding minimum earnings.
* Ensure financial elements of tenders and proposals are accurate, achievable and represent commercial value for clients and customers.
* Produce timetables/progress dates for all proposals, ensuring that support colleagues are aware of their commitments.
* Day-to-day management of Business Development Managers within your team to include achievement of sales targets.
* Achieve personal and team sales target as agreed with Sales Director.
* Weekly reporting to Sales Director of performance and activity of the team.
* Development of a close working relationship with your Regional Managing Director and their team.
* Attend the first quarterly review meeting with new clients, join patch meetings and present sales updates on a regular basis.
Qualifications
Who you are:
* Strong and demonstratable sales background.
* Ideally experience working within Food service/hospitality.
* Proven experience of managing an end-to-end sales process and a proven track record of exceeding sales targets.
* Able to close both local and national bids.
* Keen to develop into a more senior role within a team.
* Strong organisational skills.
* Able to communicate clearly and confidently both verbally and written at all levels.
* Keen to make your mark in the sector by being at the heart of a regional team and leading sales opportunities.
* Excellent customer focused manner.
* Committed to delivering service excellence.
* Ability to manage time effectively.
Additional Information
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. To be who you are without judgement, no matter who you are or where youre from. Where individuality is a strength and you can be proud to be you. Find out more about us at www.baxterstorey.com
Ready to join us? Apply today!
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