Business Development Manager - Food Service

Posted:

20/05/2026

Closing Date:

19/06/2026

Job Type:

Contract Location:

VIC -

Somerville Job Category:

Sales We've been proudly bringing joy to tables and smiles to faces with the delicious food we've been crafting for over 100 years. A large part of our strong growth and success is because we're always looking for new ways to do things and thinking about how we can create a better, more sustainable future world together. Our success as an industry leader in providing deliciously good food means we can continue to invest in our future as we work towards becoming Australia and New Zealand's first choice for poultry. Job Description Your opportunity to join us at Inghams, Victoria In this customer-facing role you will be responsible for driving growth across the Foodservice portfolio in Victoria. Working with our network of distributors and key accounts, you will maintain existing relationships and seek out new business opportunities across a broad range of channels. Inghams is a good place to work, offering an inclusive, friendly culture along with many challenges and opportunities to grow your career. Initially 12 months, this position is available now. Enjoy the flexibility of working autonomously in a hybrid arrangement with travel across Victoria required, a tool of trade can be provided. Responsibilities include Maintain existing, and identify new business opportunities, developing strong relationships with key contacts across the VIC Foodservice distributor base Manage internal and external resources to deliver business opportunities within agreed timelines and budget expectations Plan and support the implementation of business activities consistent with the proposed strategy and Customer Proposition Introduce and support new products to new and existing customers Execute national and state based promotional cycles and tactical sales plans within your portfolio Conduct customer business reviews to develop and implement growth strategies, sales targets and monitor business performance You will bring to this role Previous Account Management / Business Development experience is essential, ideally in FMCG/ Foodservice along with demonstrable experience working with distributors Ability to analyse data and use results to drive business growth Ability to create and maintain positive relationships in a fast-paced environment heavily reliant on cross-functional collaboration Confident in running multiple projects and working in a rapid paced, high-output environment Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present business reviews both internally and to key customers Ability to understand a P&L and use data to make informed, commercially targeted decisions Tertiary qualification in Business of similar degree is desirable We're looking for people who are curious, caring, courageous and committed to join us; people who want to contribute their best work every single day and continue delivering deliciously good food that's…Always Good! Inghams values diverse experiences. If your skills align with some but not all of the listed requirements, we encourage you to still apply and explore the opportunity to join our team.