Business Development Executive - FGT & Retail - Based in Northern Ireland

About Kepak:

Kepak Group is an Irish company and one of Europe's leading meat processors. We are passionate about what we do and take pride in delivering high-quality products to our customers. The Kepak group has a turnover of €1.5bn and over 4,500 employees. Kepak have a portfolio of market leading brands including Rustlers, Big Al’s, John Stone, Stript Snacks and Celtic Beef.

Business Development Executive - IFO Channel NI

The Food to Go and Retail Channel is a key development area for Kepak Foods Division. The FTG & Retail Business Development Executive – Northern Ireland position will be critical in delivering this growth.

Responsible for sales of the company’s products to all end-users in the region via the distributor network. You will be required to build and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with both distributors and independent customers.

An important aspect of this role will be scoping out the sales opportunity within the territory in line with Kepak strategic pillars, delivering tangible results and developing this business into a long-term sustainable model. This will require both an entrepreneurial and a structured approach in conjunction with the local distributor partners. The Business Development Executive will need to be able to prioritise their time in an effective & efficient manner, to achieve the growth targets and maximise the return on investment for the business.

Territory: Northern Ireland

Working Hours: Monday - Friday

Key Responsibilities:

• To achieve agreed case sales and revenue targets within your region for distributors and independent customers.
• To develop and successfully implement joint business plans for end-users and distributors.
• To utilize the distributor sales team to ensure all opportunities are maximized.
• To agree and execute promotional plans for end users and distributors.
• To achieve customer recruitment/ engagement targets relating to the Kepak loyalty programme for your area. 
• To develop strong business relationships across your region.
• To utilize all analytical tools, menu systems and marketing support in order to deliver the business objectives.
• To ensure all end users requests are dealt with in an efficient manner e.g. promotional support, sales orders. 
• To gather required sales information on a daily basis.
• To demonstrate all products to end users exhibiting all the features and benefits. 
• To work closely with the food service team to ensure all planned marketing and NPD activities are executed to the highest standard.
• To gather and feedback marketing intelligence in liaison with the marketing team. 
• To identify key customer targets and develop a robust engagement plan to deliver.
• To develop strong business relationships across your region.