Business Development Executive

Sales | Leeds | Full Time | Permanent

We are Dr. Oetker. Since our beginnings, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts at the core of our business, as well as digital platforms and services – we create the "Taste of Home" for millions around the world with you.

Are you ready for a new challenge? Then take your next step.

We’re looking for a driven and passionate Business Development Executive to help strengthen our foodservice presence across the Professional sector. In this field‑based role, you’ll support our Business Account Managers with both customer‑facing activity with essential cross‑functional administration, working closely with wholesalers, buying groups, and internal teams to meet customer needs. You’ll also help to identify new opportunities, support end‑user relationships and contribute to delivering sustainable sales growth through effective presentations, product demonstrations and reliable reporting.

As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All of our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the market place for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time!

A career at Dr. Oetker will provide you with:   

• A role offering wide‑ranging development opportunities, combining cross‑functional administrative responsibility with autonomy in the field to support customer needs and drive initiatives.
• The opportunity to represent a trusted, well‑known food brand.
•  A collaborative and supportive team environment, working closely and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• The chance to make a measurable impact on growth across the Professional channel by identifying new end‑user opportunities and supporting key relationships.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Experience in sales, ideally within FMCG, with confidence working independently whether from home or in-field.
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to engage customers and internal teams effectively.
• A commercially aware, proactive, and results‑driven mindset, with the confidence to identify opportunities and support growth initiatives.
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and reporting capability, with strong IT literacy (particularly with Excel and PowerPoint) to manage presentations, analysis, and administrative tasks.

The role will be home based with requirements to travel across the UK to attend customer events and meetings, therefore a full UK driving license is required. You do need to be able to commute to our Leeds Head Office, Leyland Production site and other external locations for face to face collaboration and to meet business requirements.                     

WHAT WE OFFER

The Business Development Executive role offers a competitive salary alongside many other benefits including;

• Company Bonus Scheme (up to 10% of eligible earnings paid annually)
• Company Car Scheme (or alternative car allowance)
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Free life assurance 4x annual salary
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme (3% employee contributions, 6% employer contributions)
• Private health care provided by Bupa (single cover)
• Health Care Cash Plan Scheme (provided by Bupa)
• Annual healthy heart MOT’s
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• State of the art office environment
• Onsite free car park
• Employee referral scheme (£350 per referral, you’ll want to tell your friends and family all about us!)
• Incentivised employee suggestion schemes
• Employee loyalty scheme, recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 years and beyond
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye test vouchers