Jackson Hogg
Business Development Manager – FMCG
South East
We are delighted to be supporting the appointment of a driven Business Development Manager to support growth across the South East territory – covering London, Kent, Surrey across to Southampton, up to Ipswich and Cambridgeshire.
This is a customer-facing, field-based role focused on developing new business and growing existing accounts across the Foodservice Wholesale and Vending sectors.
What you’ll do
- Drive sales growth and increase gross profit across your territory
- Win new business and expand relationships within Foodservice and Vending customers
- Manage and retain existing customer accounts, ensuring long-term partnership value
- Identify and convert new opportunities through proactive, needs-based selling
- Maximise sales opportunities through understanding customer requirements and trends
- Maintain strong knowledge of product ranges across drinks, snacks, and consumables
- Monitor competitor activity and market trends to stay commercially competitive
- Collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to deliver value to customers
- Manage territory activity, including regular travel and customer visits
What we’re looking for
- Proven experience in a field-based sales or Business Development role (5+ years)
- Experience within Foodservice, wholesale or FMCG environments (desirable)
- Track record of delivering profitable sales growth
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to interpret and act on financial data
- Tenacious, driven, and proactive approach to winning and growing business
- Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to engage business owners
- Down-to-earth, persuasive, and customer-focused approach
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel and stay away regularly
Why join?
- Market-leading wholesale distributor with a strong industry reputation
- Established product portfolio across multiple high-demand categories
- Structured onboarding with field training and supplier exposure
- Clear opportunity for career progression and succession planning
Package
- Competitive salary + bonus
- Company car
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Company pension
- Laptop & mobile phone
- Additional brand-led incentives
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