Business Development Manager

MCS Group are delighted to be partnering with a leading and highly successful food manufacturing business to recruit a Business Development & Account Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to join an established organisation with a strong reputation across retail, food manufacturing, and food service sectors, supplying a diverse range of fresh and prepared food products throughout the UK and Ireland.

The business continues to invest in growth, innovation, and product development. This role will play a key part in driving that growth, particularly within the ready meal manufacturing and cooked food sectors.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Drive new business growth within the food manufacturing sector, with a particular focus on ready meal producers and bulk ingredient customers
• Identify, develop, and secure new customer opportunities while expanding revenue streams within existing accounts
• Manage and develop relationships with two key strategic accounts, ensuring exceptional service and long-term partnership growth
• Work closely with internal teams including NPD, Procurement and Production to deliver innovative solutions and customer-focused outcomes
• Attend customer meetings, industry events, and benchmarking visits to identify emerging market opportunities and industry trends
• Collaborate across departments through regular operational meetings to align customer demand, production capacity, and new product opportunities
• Develop a strong understanding of customer requirements and market dynamics within fast-paced food manufacturing environments
• Contribute directly to the company's ambitious growth strategy through a combination of proactive business development and effective account management
• Occasionally travel throughout the UK as required to support customer relationships and business development activity

Essential Criteria

• Minimum of 5 years' experience within a sales, business development, account management, or commercial role
• Proven track record of winning new business and delivering sustainable revenue growth
• Experience within the foodservice industry
• Strong understanding of short shelf-life products and the commercial and operational challenges associated with them
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple internal stakeholders and departments
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify and convert growth opportunities
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel as required

Desirable Criteria

• Experience selling into food manufacturing, ready meal production, prepared foods, or food service sectors
• Knowledge of chilled, fresh, or short shelf-life food categories
• Experience managing key customer accounts alongside new business development responsibilities
• Established network within the UK and Irish food manufacturing market

What's On Offer

• Base salary of up to £55,000
• Annual performance-related bonus of up to £5,000
• Company car or car allowance
• Opportunity to join a growing business with significant investment and ambitious expansion plans
• Exposure to some of the largest food manufacturing and food service customers across the UK and Ireland
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture with excellent staff retention
• Long-term career development opportunities

How To Apply

• To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Charlie Plant, Associate Specialist Consultant at MCS Group on 02896935491 .
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