New Business Manager - Field Sales (Surrey)
£40,000 per annum + Generous Bonus Package
Company Car + Mobile Phone
Field‑Based - Surrey Region
Full‑Time | Permanent | Advertised by Stafforce
Are you a commercially driven, strategic sales professional with a passion for winning and growing profitable foodservice business? Stafforce is seeking a Business Manager - Foodservice to join a rapidly expanding operation within the catering and hospitality supply sector.
This is a high‑impact, field‑based role focused on new business acquisition, account retention, gross profit delivery, and commercial performance. You will play a pivotal part in driving revenue growth while ensuring strong, sustainable margins across your territory.
About the Role
As the New Business Manager, you will identify, win, and retain profitable customers across the region. You'll take full ownership of the sales cycle - from building your pipeline and securing new accounts, to overseeing account performance and ensuring margin targets are consistently achieved, selling to independent restaurants, takeaways, pubs, hotels, care homes, schools, caterers, hospitality groups, and foodservice operators across the region.
This role suits a confident, analytical, and results‑orientated salesperson who thrives on autonomy, relationship building, and commercial ownership.
Key Responsibilities
* New Business Development: You will proactively hunt for new foodservice opportunities, build a strong sales pipeline, lead negotiations, and develop commercially sound proposals that convert prospects into profitable customers.
* Account Retention & Growth: You will manage relationships to ensure high retention, regularly review performance, identify growth areas, deliver value, and secure renewals that protect and enhance profitability.
* Gross Profit Management: You will take full responsibility for margin delivery across your accounts, set and maintain pricing strategies, analyse cost structures, and implement margin improvements through upselling, cost control, rebate analysis, and supplier terms.
* Commercial Reporting & Performance: You will track revenue and margin targets, monitor pipeline conversion, utilise data to guide decisions, and deliver consistent performance updates to the senior leadership team.
* Market Insight & Strategy: You will stay ahead of market movement, competitor activity, pricing trends, and emerging opportunities, ensuring your commercial strategy is aligned with operational capability and customer demand.
What We're Looking For
We are seeking a driven sales professional with preffered strong foodservice background, excellent commercial understanding, and proven success in business development, GP control, and relationship management. The ideal candidate has exceptional negotiation skills, strong financial awareness, and the ability to convert insight into action.
Why Apply?
* £40,000 basic salary
* Generous performance‑based bonus
* Company car & mobile phone
* Field‑based autonomy
* Real opportunity to influence growth and shape your region's success
* A supportive, high‑energy environment where commercial performance is recognised
How to Apply
If you're a confident, results‑driven foodservice professional ready to take ownership of a high‑potential territory, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and a member of the Stafforce team will be in touch.
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About Us
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Nicholas Associates Group of companies.
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