Position: Business Development Manager Field Sales Company: JK Foods Hours: 45 hours per week Salary: Competitive dependent on skills & experience company car, Laptop and Phone Start date: ASAP The opportunity: We are currently recruiting for additional Business Development Managers to join our Team. If you are an experienced sales professional with a good knowledge of Oriental & Ethnic food products, who thrives on achieving sales targets and building strong business relationships with their customer base this role is for you. You must be able to demonstrate longevity in your roles, a strong work ethic and commercial acumen and have good solid experience in B2B and B2C sales, preferably in food/wholesale. Key Responsibilities: The principal responsibility of the role is to acquire new business, both from a pre- defined prospect list of customers and from your own initiative Increase business with the current customer base. The candidate will also be responsible for developing customer accounts and maintaining good relations with the customer. The role will be predominantly field based requiring face to face contact with your customer base with the requirement to attend Head office (Nottingham) for meetings. Flexibility with working hours is required to meet the needs of the customer base and business needs. Skills/Experience required: The candidate will need to: Cantonese/Mandarin speaking advantageous have knowledge of the oriental & Ethnic food market range and current portfolio Prior sales experience Be self-motivated Be approachable and a strong communicator Have a flexible approach to working patterns Enjoy a field-based role Good organisation skills UK Driving Licence Benefits include: 30 days annual leave (Including bank holidays), Pro rata for part time employees Auto enrolment pension. If you have the skills and abilities to succeed in this role then we would love to hear from you. Please apply now with a cover letter with your current salary and a copy of your CV. Please note, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide feedback at this stage, therefore if you do not hear from us within four weeks, your application has not been successful. The Company: JK Foods is one of the UKs largest importers and distributors of foods from Asia and the Far East, selling and delivering across a wide range of markets including Chinese restaurants and Takeaways, wholesalers and major supermarkets. Each product (own label and branded) is carefully sourced from the country of origin capturing its unique richness and character and impeccable quality control ensures their products are leading the field across all categories. Our own brand, Tiger Tiger was launched to meet the growing demand for authentic premium Asian food. Tiger Tiger has a range of products allowing consumers to experience restaurant quality food in their own homes in a convenient and delicious manner. Tiger Tiger is widely sold in the UK and is also exported to the USA, Middle East and Europe. ADZN1_UKTJ