We’re looking for a talented Senior BD Manager to join our team!

Position: Senior BD Manager, London

Reports to: CEO

Location: Forward Fooding Innovation hub, White City, London

About Forward Fooding
Forward Fooding is the world’s first collaborative platform for the food and beverage industry. We believe entrepreneurship can make a difference in solving some of the biggest issues that are affecting our current food system that’s why at Forward Fooding we are passionate about fostering food innovation by connecting food and food tech entrepreneurs with the most relevant partners for their ventures. To learn more visit: www.forwardfooding.com

About the role:
There is great potential for personal and professional development for talented and motivated individuals. We’re looking for people who want to be part of Forward Fooding’s next growth chapter as a young and dynamic organization and be part of its exciting future. The company is populated with young and entrepreneurial creative individuals that form the core of our team. We work hard but enjoy our work and find time to make it fun.

What you will be in charge of:

• Developing an outstanding strategy to nurture and engage with current and prospective customers of the FoodTech Data Navigator (datanavigator.forwardfooding.com) for corporates and investors
• Managing clients relationship and crafting ad-hoc proposals for both FoodTech Data Navigator and all other consulting services. Adapting contracts and SAAS agreements (if needed)
• Building strong customers’ pipeline, prioritise leads and report all information into HubSpot tracker & turning CRM data into exceptionable insights to approach existing/new leads

Required skills and experience for the role:

- 5–7+ years in BD role (innovation consultancy or equivalent)
- Recent and direct experience in sales/business development roles
- Passionate about food tech and innovation to improve our food system
- Initiative to research and uncover new methods and approaches (growth hacking)
- Superior attention to details, organizational skills, and a positive, energetic attitude
- Experience using different tech tools for improving sales effectiveness (eg. CRM, lead generation tools)

So you know what we need, now a little more about who you are:
@ Organised, numeric and systematic in all of your work
@ You’re excited by new challenges every day
@ You’re a self-starter who can deliver with minimum guidance and support
@ You’re passionate about foodtech and innovation with an existing network of food&beverage-related startups, and obsessed about learning the latest about FoodTechWhat you will be in charge of:

This sounds like exactly the sort of challenge I have been waiting for!

So what now?

Should the above sound like you then apply 👉 here

The Forward Fooding Team