BDM Food Service (Seafood)

Business Development ManagerLondon based £40,000-£55,000Talent Guardian is working with a premium fresh and frozen foodservice supplier to find a driven Business Development Manager to grow their core strength: premium restaurant business across London. This is a hunting, new-business role for a commercial self-starter who''s equally credible at an independent restaurant pass and in a procurement boardroom. You''ll get a warm handover of a few accounts to start but the real prize is the book you''ll build. The role Grow the business across two motions: developing premium, established multi-site restaurant groups, and winning contemporary branded small-group concepts (sushi/Pan-Asian) as they emerge and scale primarily central London, with scope to branch further where the opportunity''s there. Protect and grow a warm base of accounts through regular visits, range extension and NPD Target premium, brand-led restaurant groups, building relationships with executive chefs, procurement and ops Open 3 4 new accounts a month, targeting circa £20k of new business per month Build a secondary pipeline across Mediterranean/European and other HORECA cuisines Lead tenders, pricing and supply proposals, and manage multi-site mobilisations when you win Keep an honest, disciplined CRM pipeline What we''re looking for Preferably 3 5+ years of foodservice field sales, ideally into premium/luxury multi-site restaurant groups A Pan-Asian/Japanese customer base is ideal; contract catering or ..... full job details .....