Business Development Manager | Homebased

Business Development Manager | Homebased | Meatex Jobs

Homebased Business Development Manager role available with Kingfisher Brixham, part of the Bidfresh group. A senior commercial role focused on winning new business, growing key accounts and delivering profitable sales across the foodservice sector.

Job Overview

Role: Business Development Manager
Location: Homebased (regional travel required)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: Negotiable, dependent on experience
Start Date: 01 March 2026

About the Role

This is a key commercial role supporting ambitious growth plans. As Business Development Manager, you will lead the development of new business while maximising the profitability of existing key accounts, working to clear sales and margin targets.

You will take a solution-led approach, understanding each customer’s complete food offering and aligning commercial propositions to their needs, objectives and operational realities.

The role requires a hands-on, commercially astute individual who can influence decision-makers, build long-term partnerships and deliver sustainable profit.

Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

• Driving profitable growth across new and existing key accounts

• Winning significant new business and developing large contracts

• Developing and implementing commercial agreements and terms

• Managing key customer relationships to a high professional standard

• Understanding customer operations and providing full foodservice solutions

• Balancing customer needs, food trends and margin performance

• Delivering compelling sales propositions aligned to customer objectives

• Contributing to wider business strategy and growth initiatives

• Monitoring market conditions, competitor activity and customer behaviour

• Working collaboratively with internal teams to deliver best-in-class service

Skills, Experience & Attributes

You will ideally bring:

• Relevant sales or business qualification to A-level standard or equivalent

• Proven success in developing profitable key accounts

• Demonstrable record of winning major new business

• Strong commercial acumen with analytical thinking

• Excellent negotiation, selling and presentation skills

• Deep understanding of the food industry and foodservice marketplace

• Ability to balance retention, growth and new business decisions

• Customer-driven mindset with a collaborative, hands-on approach

• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders internally and externally

• Ability to identify and optimise trading opportunities

Travel Requirements

• Full UK driving licence required

• Ability to travel across the region to service the customer base

About the Business

Bidfresh is a fast-growing collective of regional fresh food specialists across the UK.

Through businesses like Kingfisher Brixham, Bidfresh supplies chefs with high-quality fresh ingredients, building strong relationships through expertise, service and attention to detail.

The group combines the scale and ambition of a national business with the local knowledge and service of regional specialists.

Rewards & Benefits

Employees benefit from a comprehensive rewards package, including:

• Discounts on Bidfresh products and high-street retailers

• Travel and cinema discounts

• Health care cash plan

• Free confidential support and counselling services

• Pension scheme

• Free parking at company sites

• Minimum of 30 days holiday entitlement