Business Developer

ARYZTA, the global food company behind Cuisine de France and a great many delicious food offerings across the shops, delis, hotels and restaurants over Ireland and beyond, is seeking a self-motivated individual with a passion for food and a talent for sales to join our Foodservice Business Development Team.

We currently have an interim vacancy (approx. 12 months for maternity cover) in the South Dublin and Leinster region. Reporting to the Business Development Manager – Foodservice, the successful candidate will play a key role in consistently delivering an exceptional customer experience, achieving sales targets for the Foodservice division, and driving new business growth. This position is ideal for a commercially minded individual with a background as a chef or experience in hospitality/food and beverage, who is genuinely passionate about high-quality food.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manage and develop new and existing food-service accounts
• Maintain a call pattern with existing customers
• Provide excellent customer service, product and industry knowledge
• Identify and target business opportunities with new food-service accounts
• Respond promptly to customer inquiries
• Resolved customer issues as efficiently as possible
• Continuously enhance product knowledge
• Actively share insights with customers to support and drive sales growth
• Offer new food solutions, concepts and product offerings to customers
• Submit routine sales reports and plans
• Analyse sales performance to assess trading conditions and identify key accounts for regular visits
• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments such as National Accounts, Finance, Marketing, and HR to achieve shared business objectives.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

• Proven experience within the Foodservice industry
• Strong ability to access, analyse, and interpret sales data
• Proficient in utilising sales reports to drive performance
• Solid understanding of sales and margin management processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Results-oriented with a strong drive to achieve targets
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Full, valid driving license
• Proficiency in core Microsoft Office tools, e.g. Word, Outlook , Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable

Background in food retail, culinary arts, hospitality, or beverages, with the ability to communicate effectively and confidently with chefs

BENEFITS

In addition to the opportunity to join a leading, dynamic global food company with a great team culture, in return for your experience we offer:

• Competitive remuneration + 20% target-based bonus
• Lunch allowance of €12.50 per day.
• Fully maintained Company Car
• Laptop/Tablet and phone
• Company pension plan
• 22+ annual leave days increasing with length of service
• Paid volunteering day and a paid wellness day
• Death in service benefit
• Income protection insurance
• Paid maternity & paternity leave
• Bike to work scheme

Job Type: Specified-purpose
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: From €37,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bike to work scheme
• Company car
• Company pension
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Food allowance
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• Are you able to comfortably use PowerPoint, Word, Exel, Outlook Email and Outlook Calendar?

Experience:

• food industry or related: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• driving licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• Ireland (required)

Work Location: On the road