Business Developer - Foodservice

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If you are looking for your next step in your ARYZTA journey, you are in the right place to explore new opportunities across our business.

ARYZTA is for people who are passionate about what they do and doing it well. We take pride in our high quality, delicious food and in our leading position as the world’s number one frozen bakery.

Our employees are one of our key ingredients, and together we play a critical role in driving the continued success of our business. We value the development and retention of great people in our business. If you are resilient, ambitious, a team player, and passionate about driving forwards your career with us, we would love to hear from you!
 

As part of our continued expansion, we are seeking self-motivated individuals with a passion for food and a talent for sales to join our Foodservice Business Development team. We currently have a vacancy in the Southeast Leinster region, encompassing Kilkenny, Wexford, Laois, Kildare, Tipperary, and Waterford.

Reporting to the Business Development Manager – Foodservice, the successful candidate will play a key role in consistently delivering an exceptional customer experience, achieving sales targets for the Foodservice division, and driving new business growth. This position is ideal for a commercially minded individual with a background as a chef or experience in hospitality/food and beverage, who is genuinely passionate about high-quality food and has a proven ability to bring products successfully to market.

Main Accountabilities include:

• Manage and develop new and exisiting food service accounts

• Maintaining a call pattern wth existing customers

• Provision of excellent customer service, product and industry knowledge

• Identify and target business opportunities with new food service accounts

• Expand current offering and propostion to existing customers

• Respond promptly to all customer inquiries, ensuring all issues are addressed and resolved as quickly and efficiently as possible.

• Continuously enhance product knowledge and actively share insights with customers to support and drive sales growth

• Offer new food solutions/concepts to customers

• Submit daily and weekly sales reports, including a weekly planner, to the Foodservice Commercial Sales Manager

• Analyse customer sales performance within the territory to assess current trading conditions and identify key accounts for regular visits

• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments such as National Accounts, Finance, Marketing, and HR to achieve shared business objectives

Skills & Qualifications: 
Essential:

• Proven experience within the Foodservice industry

• Strong ability to access, analyse, and interpret sales data

• Proficient in utilising sales reports to drive performance

• Solid understanding of sales and margin management processes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Results-oriented with a strong drive to achieve targets

• Strong numerical and analytical skills

• Full, valid driving license

Desirable:

• Background in food retail, culinary arts, hospitality, or beverages, with the ability to communicate effectively and confidently with chefs

In return to your experience we offer:

• Competitive remuneration including performance bonus and lunch allowance

• Fully maintained company vehicle

• Laptop/Tablet

• Great benefits including company pension plan

• 22+ annual leave days which increase with length of service

• Paid volunteering day 

• Paid wellness day 

• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave 

• Bike to work scheme

• Opportunity to join a leading, dynamic global food company

• Great team culture

Your Application

At ARYZTA our employees are our number one asset and one of our  key ingredients. If you are interested in applying for a position in ARYZTA please submit your complete application documents (CV and motivation letter).

We are looking forward to receiving your application on http://www.aryztacareers.com/

Each of our candidates throughout the world deserves to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity. 
We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to hiring, training, compensating, and promoting persons based on their individual talents and abilities. We embrace diversity and opportunities are extended to employees and prospective employees without regard to race, colour, gender, religion, age, natural origin, family status, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other criterion prohibited by applicable federal, state, local, or international laws.  

Your Application

At ARYZTA our employees are our number one asset and one of our key ingredients. If you are interested in applying for a position in ARYZTA please submit your complete application documents (CV and motivation letter). We are looking forward to receiving your application on http://www.aryztacareers.com/

Our aim is to promote equality of opportunity and fair treatment for all job applicants.