Job Title: New Business Development Manager
Sales Director
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5pm
Salary: An attractive package including a highly competitive salary, performance-based bonus, and car allowance.
Joseph Heler Cheese, a mission-driven organisation dedicated to delivering high-quality cheese products, is actively seeking a talented and experienced Senior National Account Manager to join our dynamic Sales department.
This is a 100% New Business Development role, fully dedicated to identifying and securing new, high-value opportunities within the UK retail sector, with no responsibility for managing existing accounts or maintaining current relationships. The focus of this role is singular: to win a few highly targeted, big-ticket business deals within the cheese category that will significantly impact the company’s growth.
This individual will need to be a self-starter, working autonomously while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align operations, logistics, and financial planning with new business initiatives.
New Business Strategy : Develop and execute a strategic plan for securing new business in the targeted retail sectors.
Relationship Building : Cross-Functional Work : Coordinate with internal teams, including Operational teams for packaging and forecasting, and logistics for cheese production.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
Demonstrate successful development and execution of a clear business strategy, with measurable progress.
A dynamic and highly motivated individual capable of achieving targeted business wins.
Demonstrated history of significant business wins, particularly with UK retailers.
Emotional Intelligence : Proven success in delivering significant new business within the chilled food sector.
Extensive experience in the chilled food sector, ideally dairy.
Relationships with senior retail personnel, particularly in chilled food.
Passion for food and the food industry.
Strong networking skills internally and externally.
Acts as an ambassador for Joseph Heler, using category insights to drive business.
Joseph Heler Ltd has ambitious growth plans and we are building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth.