Bakery Ingredients Business Developer
This role will be a technical & sales position targeting in store bakeries & as a backup for Independent Bakeries.
Location: Leinster and Munster
What you will do:
- Proactively cold call to all Bakery & Food opportunities
- Increase business within existing clients through range expansion, NPD, training bakers both in-house and in their workplace, seasonal activity and customer support.
- Completion of any other duties as delegated by the Unifood Commercial Manager
- Sell the range of Odlums mixes & Unifood ingredients to all in store bakeries.
- Introduce best practice in store using production planning, stock control, range review, merchandising, hygiene, PIG guides, scaling weights, correct PLU scanning, reduce retarding where unnecessary.
- Promote bakery production planning to help the stores get the most from their plant and staff.
- Maximise seasonal opportunities i.e., Halloween (Brack), Easter (Sponge, Hot Cross Bun Pancake), Buns and Baps (BBQ weather).
- Assist the Unifood Team with technical expertise and backup.
What you will have:
- Ideally 2 years+ experience in Bakery Sales with a proven track record meeting and exceeding targets.
- Clear understanding of the Bakery industry.
- A strategy around New Business hunting and existing business growth.
- Strong presentation &negotiation skills.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- The ability to build and maintain strong customer relationship through commercial awareness and positive business attitude.
- A positive attitude to attending training sessions designed to upskill on -Bakery training & troubleshooting in existing and new customers.
- A passion for Baking and gaining new business.
- Excellent customer service ability.
- Full clean driving licence.
Who You are...
- Results Driven with a positive attitude and collaborative style.
- Experienced in cold calling and influencing growth through existing clients.
- Have an honest and respectful approach around all interactions with colleagues and customers.
- Demonstrate agility by being flexible and open to change.
- Contribute to overall team performance, including support and assistance to other team members and company departments.
