Business Development Manager - Durban, South Africa - Kerry

Kerry Durban, South Africa

1 day ago

Permanent

Description

Requisition ID 51158
Position Type FT Permanent
Recruiter #LI-TS1
Posting Type LI

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the Role:

The Business Development Manager will focus on identifying opportunities and creating sustainable profitability for Kerry within the food service market with specific focus on Da Vinci Gourmet.

Kerry's approach to the foodservice market requires a push and pull philosophy with both direct and indirect sales to support the Key accounts and Distribution partners. The successful candidate will lead this activity in their market, working with appointed distributors to drive growth in the independent sector as well as utilising a complete menu management approach with applications and marketing support.

The ideal candidate will be highly developed in influencing and communication skills that can develop and maximize relationships in key customers to secure long term business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Achieve budgeted targets

Be Kerry's DaVinci Gourmet expert in the market and capable of sharing trends and market insight both internally and externally

Identify and deliver a portfolio of quality growth projects

Work closely with the marketing and beverage teams

Ensure the consistency and growth of Kerry's existing business within the assigned region

Develop strong, strategic relationships within the appointed distributor

Learn and proactively apply Kerry's "Insight Sales" methodology

Uphold utmost compliance to Kerry's processes, systems and tools

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

Matric with a Bachelors Diploma/Degree with a minimum of 2 years sales experience in the food service/beverage industry

Prior experience working with Food Service Distributors is highly beneficial

Ability to travel locally for business

Familiar with Microsoft Office applications

Basic forecasting skills is required

Competencies:

Strong negotiation skills

Highly developed influencing and communication skills

Ability to build multi-level relationships within a customer

Strong presentation skills

Able to think outside the box

Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a "starter kit," investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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