Strategic Retention Business Partner - Reading

We are CH&CO, we're proud to take a more thoughtful, mindful approach to the food experiences we source, prepare and present. We are recruiting for a Strategic Retention Business Partner to manage the retention bidding process, closing multiple tenders and possible new business proposals to achieve an annual retention target to support the overall Net Growth target.,

• Close new business and retention opportunities to achieve annual sales target for both revenue and profit


• Develop successful client relationships


• Develop successful consultant relationships


• Developing business in new markets and looking for net growth opportunities


• Identify and gather market intelligence
  
  The role will be retaining and selling to education clients in the school's sector, across the UK. These can sometimes be complex tender processes and as such an eye for detail, a sound commercial understanding and an ability to manage multiple steps of a process and multiple internal & external relationships is pivotal., Previous sales/retention experience


• Knowledge of selling contracted services within foodservice, retail and facilities management industries


• Proven track record of exceeding sales targets


• Experience of managing the end-to-end sales process


• Development in the delivery of a retention strategy that maximises potential sales and profitability.
  
  We are CH&CO, a group of chefs, nutritionists and people pleasers with a shared passion for food that fuels emotional positivity as well as physical wellbeing.


In a world where what we consume is becoming ever faster and more disposable, we're proud to take a more thoughtful, mindful approach to the food experiences we source, prepare and present.

With cafes, restaurants, bars and dining rooms in workplaces, venues, destinations, livery halls and schools throughout the UK, we have plenty of prospects for the right people.

Working with CH&CO has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities


• Life assurance scheme


• Pension scheme


• Holiday allowance


• Private medical eligibility


• Eye care


• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance


• Family friendly support


• Regular social events and communication with our leaders


• A holiday purchase scheme


• Volunteering days


• Professional subscriptions


• Recognition schemes and people awards


• Long service awards


• Access to some great high street discount vouchers


• Cycle to work scheme