At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive growth by promoting analytical testing services and building strong customer relationships.
- Company: Join Premier Foods, a leading UK food business with iconic brands.
- Benefits: Home-based role with occasional travel, competitive salary, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to lead and mentor teams.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the food industry while developing your business acumen.
- Qualifications: Experience in business development or technical sales is preferred.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Homebased - (Occasional travel to the High Wycombe office) Permanent, Full Time
Join Premier Foods - where people, brands and purpose come together. We're proud to be one of the UK's largest listed food businesses, with over 4,000 colleagues across 13 sites shaping the future of some of Britain's best-loved brands, found in 94% of households nationwide, making us one of the UK's top three ambient food suppliers.
As Business Development Manager at Premier Analytical Services (PAS), you will play a pivotal role in growing our analytical testing and laboratory services by developing new business opportunities and strengthening relationships with customers across the food and related industries.
This is not a traditional product sales role. Instead, you'll work closely with our laboratory and technical teams to understand customers' analytical requirements, promote our extensive laboratory testing capabilities, and develop tailored service solutions that help them meet quality, safety and regulatory requirements.
Working collaboratively across the business, you'll identify opportunities to expand our analytical service offering, deliver sustainable commercial growth, and support the successful delivery of our Sales and Marketing Plan.
If you're passionate about combining technical understanding with commercial development and enjoy building long-term partnerships, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
- Driving the growth of Premier Analytical Services by promoting PAS's analytical testing and laboratory services to existing and prospective customers.
- Developing and delivering new business opportunities aligned with our laboratory capabilities and strategic growth objectives.
- Building trusted relationships with customers, understanding their analytical testing requirements, and identifying solutions that add value.
- Working closely with laboratory, technical and operational teams to ensure customer needs are translated into effective service delivery.
- Developing and maintaining a sustainable five-year sales strategy aligned with business objectives and future laboratory capability.
- Identifying opportunities to expand PAS into new markets and industry sectors where our analytical expertise can provide value.
- Strengthening the PAS brand through targeted marketing and business development activities.
- Collaborating with the Customer Service Manager to ensure a seamless customer journey from enquiry through to service delivery.
- Leading, mentoring and developing the Customer Services Team to maximise customer engagement and business opportunities.
- Monitoring market trends, competitor activity and emerging analytical requirements to identify future growth opportunities.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a commercially focused professional who can confidently engage with customers and understands the value of technical and analytical services.
You’ll ideally have significant experience in business development, technical sales or...
Business Development Manager Premier Analytical Services in Aylesbury employer: Premier Foods
Premier Foods is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Worksop where you can grow your career in food safety and quality. With a strong commitment to inclusion and individuality, the company fosters a welcoming culture that values each employee's contributions while providing opportunities for professional development in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.
