Business Developer, Italian food specialist F/M

Company

Répertoire Culinaire is specialised in the importation and distribution of high quality food products, either chilled, ambient or frozen.

We operates in the United Kingdom, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

Our customer base is composed of Restaurants, Hotels, Independent Delicatessens, Retailers and prestigious Food Halls.

Repertoire Culinaire is part of a family-controlled group whose origins lie in the production of premium Charcuterie, Foie Gras and other Delicatessen products in France.

Post description

Reporting to the General Manager, our future business developer Italian product specialist is a key member within the team. He represents the company, its history and its value, the ambassador of our products

He will be responsible for the day to day management of the business by driving a portfolio of clients. He takes part of a small team and can expect decisions to be made quickly, working with a great degree of autonomy to drive the business as well as offering personal career development.

Responsibilities :
• Manage the full sales cycle from new leads. Initiate, convince, and close deals to develop your portfolio
• Build a strong sales pipeline and develop new business opportunities through prospecting, targeted research, networking and effective calling of cold
• Develop short and long-term goals, objectives and execute against monthly, quarterly and annual sales plan
• Keep track of the targets and ensure the actions are in line with the pre-defined strategic plan
• Ensure all account information and activity is current and updated on CRM system
• Monitor and collect competitive information.
• Work closely with the team to maintain high customer satisfaction and take a solution focused approach to problem solving
• Ideally experience in a similar activity and good knowledge of the retail markets

Wanted profile

Qualifications :
• At least 5 years of work experience as a similar position with a strong customer service focus mindset
• Knowledge/expertise in Italian products are essential to be in success
• Good communication
• Solution-oriented and flexible, thinking out of the box
• Able to work under (time) pressure
• Fluent in Italian and English, ideally you speak French
• Microsoft Office Suite, Excel

Are you a passionate salesperson with a strong drive to outperform ?

Are you looking to take your career to the next level, with an inspiring employer ?

Do not hesitate to apply !