Seven Search and Selection Ltd
Business Development Manager - Coffee
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Category Leading Coffee Business
Business Development Manager – Coffee
Location: Manchester + NW
Salary: £50k + £8k car allowance + Bonus
Field Based Contract
Client:
- Category-leading premium coffee business with a strong reputation across the Away from Home market.
- Significant investment behind both brand growth and customer development.
- A high-performing and collaborative culture that empowers individuals to make an impact.
- Experiencing continued growth across HORECA, Multi-site operators, and foodservice channels.
- Now looking to appoint a Business Development Manager to support the next phase of growth.
Role:
- Manage and grow a portfolio of HORECA customers across Manchester and the NW.
- A balanced role combining approximately 40% account management and 60% new business development.
- Work closely with the sales teams to unlock opportunities with regional and national customers.
- Target larger multi-site operators across hospitality and leisure, including pub groups, hotel chains, café groups, office coffee solutions, and leisure operators.
- Drive sales of both coffee products and equipment solutions.
- Build strong joint business plans, deliver growth initiatives, and identify new routes to market.
- Highly customer-facing role with regular time spent in trade.
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They Require:
- Proven experience in B2B sales, account management, or business development.
- Background within coffee, foodservice, hospitality, drinks, wholesale, or FMCG.
- Experience managing distributor, wholesale, or indirect customer relationships.
- Strong relationship-building and new business skills.
- Energetic, proactive, and comfortable managing a field-based territory.
- Full UK driving license.
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