When it comes to pastry, Pidy leads the catering world.
We combine baking expertise with innovation to bring ingenuity, imagination, and technical excellence to our products. Our aim is to provide inspiration in the form of quality pastry and sponge products which open the door to an exciting world of sweet and savoury creations. We use 100% natural ingredients to produce gourmet products with the taste and texture of homemade, but with the stability and consistency demanded by the professional kitchen.
This role is suited to someone with a catering background, that can help bring our products to life through presentation and recipe ideas. This role will report to the commercial manager and be supported by the operations director and operation assistants.
Full time role + Salary Competitive + Car Allowance + Commission & Bonus
Plan and implement sales and customer retention and development
Attend exhibitions, food shows, build relationships through networking events
Support the commercial team with culinary presentation and recipe ideas from their experience in catering, to promote the Pidy brand.
Collect and analyse sales data and trends
Stay up to date with internal and external developments and suggest new ways to increase sales
Effective communication skills both internally and externally, face to face, phone, and email
Support the commercial manager by undertaking any other reasonable duties required
Take a lead role in commercial negotiations with wholesalers
Introduce new products and implement gap analysis with upselling
You already have experience as an account manager and a catering background
You have an existing network in the food sector
Communication is key, both internally and externally, face-to-face, by phone and by email
You must be prepared to travel in the UK, France, and Belgium
Skilled at building and managing multiple relationships, internally and within our customer base