The Manager, Business Development – Food Service will use expertise in the food service industry and work with and through food service partners to increase dairy sales and share engaging content to drive consumer trust in dairy.
Manager, Business Development – Food Service
Midwest Dairy
- Posted: June 27, 2024
- Food Service
- Remote, but must live in the 10-state Midwest Dairy region
- Mid-Level
- Sales
About the job
What You'll Do
- Identify, network and build relationships with high volume food service companies with locations in the 10-state Midwest Dairy region.
- Increase incremental dairy sales through a solution based consultative selling approach to include implementation of menu development, limited time offers, new item launches and innovation that expands the use of dairy.
- Drive business decisions with food service partners by packaging and delivering relevant insights, data, and other assets.
Preferred Qualifications
- At least five years of progressive experience calling on food service decision makers.
- Experience in external partner relationship management, project management, including the use of Customer Relationship Management CRM.
- Knowledge of general business processes and acumen to include financial and budget management, result evaluation (e.g., return on investment), and marketing principles.
- Skill of networking, cold calling, and seeking referrals to build business prospects for partnerships.
Preferred
Education
Bachelor’s degree in business, hospitality and restaurant management, or marketing.
Hours and Location
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is working in an office or home office environment located in the 10-state Midwest Dairy region.
General business hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm
Occasional travel and overnight travel as deemed necessary.
About us
At Midwest Dairy, we are proud to represent over 4,000 dairy farms to 41 million consumers across our region. We work on their behalf to build dairy demand by inspiring consumer confidence in our products and production practices. Our goal is to maximize our impact by working with and through our partners to share information and real-time experiences that showcase how dairy products resonate with today’s consumer: responsibly produced, nutrient-rich, locally driven and offers real enjoyment.
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Manager, Business Development – Food Service
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- Remote, but must live in the 10-state Midwest Dairy region
