1485 Ltd
Business Development Manager (Food Ingredients)
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Location: Home-Based (England/Wales)
Salary: Guide of £60,000 - £65,000 + car allowance + bonus + private health
Not every ingredients supplier is built the same.
Some ask you to sell a handful of products with little flexibility. Others bury you in internal meetings, endless reporting and layers of approval that slow everything down.
This isn't one of those businesses.
Our client has built an excellent reputation with plenty of UK food and beverage manufacturers by doing something surprisingly simple: being easy to work with. They're responsive, commercially minded and genuinely collaborative, which is why many of their customers see them as a trusted development partner rather than just another supplier.
Despite that reputation, they're still one of the industry's best-kept secrets.
That's where you come in.
You'll be responsible for developing new business while growing existing customer relationships across the UK. With a broad ingredients portfolio covering sweet, savoury, beverage and sports nutrition applications, you'll have plenty of opportunities to solve different customer challenges rather than relying on one product or one market.
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Because the range is so diverse, you'll always have something relevant to talk about. Whether it's introducing an innovative ingredient, identifying a cross-selling opportunity or helping a customer solve a formulation challenge, you'll have genuine reasons to keep opening doors.
You'll also be trusted to manage your territory your way.
There's no micromanagement here. Your manager believes in giving good people the space to succeed, whilst being available when support is needed.
The UK team is close-knit enough that your success won't disappear into a spreadsheet somewhere. Strong performance is recognised, rewarded and celebrated, with an attractive bonus scheme designed to reward people who consistently deliver.
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Who could be a great fit?
The essential requirements are few, but non-negotiable:
- You must already be selling food ingredients into UK food and/or beverage manufacturers
- You'll have a positive, energetic approach and the confidence to deliver engaging presentations to customers
The role
This is a home-based position covering customers across the UK. Your focus should be where it belongs: with customers, not sat in an office. You'll need a full UK driving licence and be comfortable travelling across the country, including occasional overnight stays.
If you're looking for a role where you'll have the autonomy to make decisions, the support to succeed and a genuinely broad ingredients portfolio to take to market, we'd love to tell you more.
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