Business Development Manager – Foodservice

Oatly AB

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
Hello potential future Oatly employee. It’s us, the original oat drink company that started in Sweden back 25 or so years ago.In the last few years, we’ve become a popular and pioneering dairy-alt player in the UK market. We're continuing to establish our presence here, determined to be part of the discussion on the long-term future of the food and beverage industry. With this growth, we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oat drink flowing.We exist to make it easy for people to eat better and live healthier lives without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process. If this resonates with you, then maybe you’d like to work for Oatly, too. So, let’s get to the formal stuff.The RoleWe're looking for a Business Development Manager – Foodservice. You’ll be responsible for driving new business into key, influential, coffee accounts, as well as strengthening our presence and visibility in existing end users and wholesalers.Here are the main elements of the role...
  • Drive forward new business with our hero product, Barista Edition, to build out our distribution & visibility across the UK.
  • Be a champion of our existing relationships and ensure we listen to their needs to retain them.
  • Manage key strategic wholesalers and execute joint business plans to help deliver against the company’s targets, goals, and objectives.
  • Collaborate with the Application Team to fuel discovery across menu in key sites.
  • Work with the Brand Team to execute world-class activations at site level.
Who You AreIf the below sounds like you, we'd love to see an application:
  • Demonstrable experience in account management – bonus points if you’ve already got experience in bringing in new business as part of your role(s).
  • You have the personality to succeed in this role – proactive, flexible, humble, energetic, resilient.
  • You implement a 'can do' attitude & generate innovative ideas and solutions when met with a 'no' from potential end users.
  • You are comfortable thinking outside the box with how to grab the stakeholder's attention in a fun, Oatly way.
  • You love building relationships and making connections around something you are passionate about.
  • You're already engaged with our brand, love our products, and feel connected to our mission of encouraging health, sustainability, and transparency.
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