Technical Development Manager - A1 Cake Mixes

Airbus; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

Technical Development Manager - A1 Cake Mixes

Apply remote type: Remote

Locations: Field_Home Based, United Kingdom

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 30 Days Ago

Job requisition id: JR100180

Key focus of role: Grow volume sales driving margin growth of sweet bakery mixes via either direct customer supply from A1 Cake Mixes or growing sales of Kaybee cake mixes through supporting the commercial teams in High Street and National Accounts within Kluman & Balter Wholesale Channel.

Location: Between M4 and Birmingham. Within 2 hours of Manchester Test Bakery. Home based.

Experience: Bakery background, preferably sweet bakery, experience in dealing with a wide range of customer types from Craft to Industrial Bakers, Food Manufacturers, and Retailers. Previous interaction with commercial function.

Key Activities:

1. Development of range, increasing volume supplied and growing commercial margin across existing A1 direct supplied customers.
2. Prospecting and identifying sweet bakery mix opportunities across industrial bakery, food manufacturers, and foodservice operators.
3. Identifying product requirements, arranging NPD samples, running online trials, and working with A1 commercial manager to convert these opportunities.
4. Development of range and growing commercial margin by supporting Kluman & Balter wholesale and national account teams in existing customer base, but also identifying opportunities for Kaybee Cake Mix that can be converted with support of National Account Manager or Territory Managers.
5. Training of new colleagues with Kluman & Balter Field or Telesales team so that they understand the Kaybee Mix Range and are able to offer guidance to potential customers which can then be followed up by TAM if required.
6. Support Retail Technical Account Managers as required within Retail channel on in-store training, production trials.
7. Reporting of customer visits and trials to ensure wider team is aware of development status across project portfolio.

Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organisation. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men, and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.