New Business Manager in Bicester

Department: Commercial - Fresh Group Business Development

Salary: £45k-£50k (dependent on experience) Plus Uncapped Commission OTE £65-£70K. Company Car or Car Allowance + Excellent Company Benefits.

Do you have an interest in food and enjoy driving sales growth and building long term relationships? This could be for you!

We are looking for a Key Accounts New Business Manager to identify and secure Corporate and Local accounts, driving sales growth. Your ability to understand client needs, coupled with your passion for food, will be key in delivering tailored solutions that exceed expectations.

What you’ll be doing:

• Win Commercial new business, with customers whose fresh food spend is £250,000 per year via active prospecting and by managing a pipeline of prospect opportunities.
• Build cross functional relationships with prospect customers on your pipeline so that they see Fresh Direct and Sysco GB as their next supply partner and approach you when looking to review suppliers.
• Achieve and exceed sales and margin targets in line with the Fresh Direct New Business budget.
• Liaise and influence your cross functional matrix team colleagues to deliver high quality tender submissions & business proposals within the guidelines of the approvals and procedures process in place.

What we are looking for:

• Ideally you’ll come from a similar background within sales and have a successful track record in winning new business.
• Superb customer relationship and rapport-building skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both internally and externally.
• High level of structured solution selling and negotiation skills.
• Good commercial acumen and knowledge of the key profit levers.
• High energy levels and the ability to perform in a fast-moving and pressured environment and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Proficient with all aspects of technology when building presentations and evaluating tenders using PowerPoint and Excel.

At Fresh Direct everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Fresh Direct and we recognise that Fresh Direct can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.

Fresh Direct is built on a passion for food and feeding the nation. We are dedicated to making life as easy and efficient for the chefs, cooks and caterers we serve across the country. We are the leading specialist supplier of locally and globally sourced fresh produce and dairy across Great Britain, bringing the best of the seasons to chefs’ menus.