Foodservice Customer & Local Supplier Officer
Salary: £26,250 annually
Annual Leave entitlement: 25 days (plus 10 bank holidays)
Working hours: Full time
Contract: 24 months - Temporary contract
Location: Based full time at Bidfood offices with the requirement to attend team meetings at SF&D offices in Edinburgh approximately 1 day a month. There will be opportunities for hybrid working after initial training/induction period.
Closing date for applications: 12/05/2024
1st stage in person interviews for this role will take place on 12/06/2024
Please send CV and covering letter to: humanresources@foodanddrink.scot with the title of the job you are applying for in the subject line.
Prior to any employment commencing with Scotland Food & Drink you will be asked to provide documents to demonstrate your right to work in the UK.
JOB SUMMARY
This is an important project which requires an enthusiastic individual, eager to learn. The successful candidate will work with the foodservice business customers and sales teams to help develop the trading capabilities of suppliers, through effective product ranging, promotions and marketing to help both the suppliers, and the foodservice business, to significantly grow sales.
The ultimate objective of the post is to support the foodservice business by building a strong core of local SMEs who understand the requirements and opportunities within foodservice and who adopt an ethos of continual improvement and innovation, exploring new markets and products, and make full use of local provenance.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Your day-to-day responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Support the delivery of a commercial growth strategy unique to the foodservice business
- Reporting to Head of Commercial Growth Initiatives UK to grow sales through analysis of sales performance, waste and margin data and delivery of effective product ranging (including new product development) and promotions
- Working with the Sales function, to grow sales through delivery of effective consumer communications, promotions and events
- Support Marketing Team with delivery and content, including promotional collateral
- Provide support to suppliers to develop capabilities in performance and data analysis, business planning and reporting, product ranging and promotional planning
- Support the department administration; from managing sales trackers, to meetings and event and exhibition set up
- Support the department administration; pricing, invoice queries and product listings
- Key liaison between suppliers, and all other departments e.g. sales teams & e-commerce
- Work to agreed targets, monitor progress and deliver regular reports
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Skill and experience in a marketing and sales roles (desirable)
- Graduate qualification (desirable)
- Knowledge and market awareness within food service
- Skill and experience at building strong relationships
- Organisation and project management skills
- Excellent selling and influencing skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Experience at working and negotiating throughout all levels of an organisation
- Key behaviours and skills: Decisive, consultative, commercial, creative, inspirational, leadership, strong organisation and planning skills, results orientated
- Full clean driving licence and ability to work across the area as required for customer base
ABOUT SCOTLAND FOOD & DRINK
We are here to nurture, support and champion the people and products of Scotland’s food and drink industry to help deliver continued and growing success and enhance Scotland’s global reputation.
We perform that task in two ways. One, we are a membership organisation with over 450 businesses to engage with and encourage; two, we lead the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership, a collaborative alliance of key industry organisations and public sector agencies.
Would you like to be part of one of the most exciting and innovative industries in Scotland?
We believe working with us should be a hugely positive experience, our core values are:
Ambition – we are passionate about making a difference.
Collaboration – our impact comes from harnessing the individual strengths of our people and our partners, forging a strong team spirit. We have each other’s backs.
Respect – we all set the tone, taking personal responsibility for our actions, embracing empathy and generating a world class external reputation.
Balance – work is important, life is everything. Success is doing both well.
We are also an equal opportunity employer, and we recognise that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive.
ABOUT BIDFOOD
At Bidfood Scotland, we share our customer’s passion for great food and we are dedicated to offering a local service. We are proud to be able to offer a high quality Scottish range, working in partnership with local Scottish suppliers. Our Scottish range includes over 500 food and drink lines from more than 100 Scottish suppliers, and is continuing to grow. This enables us to offer the very best products that add value to your menus. Strategically we work in partnership with Scottish Government, Scotland Food and Drink, Scottish Tourism Alliance and Visit Scotland, to support Scotland’s economic ambition.
As Bidfood UK grows it’s local sourcing throughout the UK, the role could potentially expand into building capability in Wales and the South West of England, which offers a great opportunity at career progression within the organisation.
APPLY NOW
Please send CV and covering letter, or any questions you have regarding the role to: humanresources@foodanddrink.scot with the title of the job you are applying for in the subject line.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. Please contact us confidentially to find out how we can support you.