Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Location: Field-based - Connacht and surrounding areas
Salary: €40,000 per annum + bonus and benefits

Staffline Recruitment Ireland is recruiting a commercially minded Territory Sales & Business Development Manager on behalf of an established Irish food manufacturing business.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced food sales professional to take responsibility for an established territory, strengthen existing customer partnerships and drive further growth through new business development and increased product distribution.

The role will focus primarily on Connacht, with some coverage of neighbouring territories as required. You will be out in the field for most of the working week, engaging directly with customers and identifying opportunities to grow the business.

About the Business

Our client is a well-established Irish food manufacturer supplying a diverse range of products to customers across the retail, convenience and foodservice sectors.

With a strong market presence and a continued focus on product quality, customer service and growth, the business is looking to appoint a proactive sales professional who can build on existing relationships while identifying new commercial opportunities.

The Role

You will be responsible for driving sales performance across your territory, growing customer accounts and improving the availability and visibility of the company's product range.

Key duties will include:

• Taking ownership of sales activity across Connacht and agreed neighbouring territories, working towards sales, distribution and new-business targets.
• Managing and growing relationships with existing customers, including key contacts across retail, convenience and foodservice.
• Proactively identifying prospective customers, generating leads and converting new business opportunities.
• Driving product distribution by securing new listings, increasing existing product ranges and introducing new products.
• Monitoring customer needs, local market developments and competitor activity to identify opportunities for growth.
• Supporting promotional campaigns and marketing initiatives, ensuring agreed pricing, product positioning and availability are maintained.
• Planning customer visits and maintaining accurate records of sales activity, pipeline opportunities and performance.
• Working collaboratively with internal departments, including Commercial, Marketing, NPD, Logistics, Production and Administration, to ensure customer requirements are met.

What We're Looking For

• Ideally, 5+ years' experience in food sales, preferably within the chilled food sector.
• A proven ability to manage customer accounts while actively developing new business.
• Previous exposure to chilled food products, with a good understanding of use-by dates, stock rotation and product availability. Experience in a similar sales role or retail environment would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of retail, convenience and/or foodservice customers and how these channels operate.
• Strong commercial judgement, with confident negotiation, communication and presentation skills.
• A self-motivated and organised approach, with the ability to plan and manage a large territory independently.
• A full, clean driving licence.

Salary & Benefits

• €40,000 annual salary.
• €16.29 daily tax-free meal allowance.
• 3% pension contribution.
• Tracked company commercial vehicle.
• Fuel card.
• Company phone and laptop.
• Weekly pay.
• Tiered bonus structure.