Business Development Executive
Sales | Leeds | Full Time | Permanent
We are Dr. Oetker. Since our beginnings, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts at the core of our business, as well as digital platforms and services – we create the "Taste of Home" for millions around the world with you.
Are you ready for a new challenge? Then take your next step.
We’re looking for a driven and passionate Business Development Executive to help strengthen our foodservice presence across the Professional sector. In this field‑based role, you’ll support our Business Account Managers with both customer‑facing activity with essential cross‑functional administration, working closely with wholesalers, buying groups, and internal teams to meet customer needs. You’ll also help to identify new opportunities, support end‑user relationships and contribute to delivering sustainable sales growth through effective presentations, product demonstrations and reliable reporting.
As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All of our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the market place for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time!
A career at Dr. Oetker will provide you with:
1. A role offering wide‑ranging development opportunities, combining cross‑functional administrative responsibility with autonomy in the field to support customer needs and drive initiatives.
2. The opportunity to represent a trusted, well‑known food brand.
3. A collaborative and supportive team environment, working closely and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.
4. The chance to make a measurable impact on growth across the Professional channel by identifying new end‑user opportunities and supporting key relationships.
WHAT YOU BRING
5. Experience in sales, ideally within FMCG, with confidence working independently whether from home or in-field.
6. Strong communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to engage customers and internal teams effectively.
7. A commercially aware, proactive, and results‑driven mindset, with the confidence to identify opportunities and support growth initiatives.
8. Excellent organisation, attention to detail and reporting capability, with strong IT literacy (particularly with Excel and PowerPoint) to manage presentations, analysis, and administrative tasks.
The role will be home based with requirements to travel across the UK to attend customer events and meetings, therefore a full UK driving license is required. You do need to be able to commute to our Leeds Head Office, Leyland Production site and other external locations for face to face collaboration and to meet business requirements.
WHAT WE OFFER
The Business Development Executive role offers a competitive salary alongside many other benefits including;
9. Company Bonus Scheme (up to % of eligible earnings paid annually)
10. Company Car Scheme (or alternative car allowance)
11. days annual leave plus bank holidays
12. Free life assurance 4x annual salary
13. Salary sacrifice pension scheme (3% employee contributions, 6% employer contributions)
14. Private health care provided by Bupa (single cover)
15. Health Care Cash Plan Scheme (provided by Bupa)
16. Annual healthy heart MOT’s
17. Enhanced family friendly leave
18. Enhanced Company Sick Pay
19. State of the art office environment
20. Onsite free car park
21. Employee referral scheme (£ per referral, you’ll want to tell your friends and family all about us!)
22. Incentivised employee suggestion schemes
23. Employee loyalty scheme, recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5,,, years and beyond
24. Cycle to work scheme
25. Free eye test vouchers
We look forward to your online application. Just click the "Apply now" button, and you're good to go. Still have questions? Then please feel free to reach out to us directly.
Dr. Oetker is an equal opportunities employer. We continuously work to shape and live in a corporate culture where everyone feels welcome. At Dr. Oetker, your personality and qualifications are what count. Not gender, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation, and identity.
Dr. Oetker (UK) Limited