# Business Development Manager (Northern Ireland)

**Company**: Oatly AB
**Location**: Belfast
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Food and Beverage

**Apply**: https://careers.oatly.com/jobs/8396472-business-development-manager-northern-ireland?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

## Job Overview

We're seeking a Business Development Manager to join our unique team in Northern Ireland. As a territory-based role, you'll focus on growing Oatly's presence in Convenience and Out of Home (HORECA) channels.

## Responsibilities

- Grow Oatly's distribution and visibility across convenience retail, cafés, bakeries, restaurants, hotels, and other foodservice customers.

- Identify and convert new business opportunities across your territory.

- Build strong relationships with existing customers to drive sales growth and brand advocacy.

- Secure new listings, improve visibility and availability, and maximise Oatly's presence in-store and on menu.

- Maintain accurate CRM records and territory plans.

- Become an expert in coffee, plant-based drinks, and emerging consumer trends.

- Run occasional activation events with customers.

## Requirements

- You have a startup mindset – you like that every day brings something new, and no task is beneath anybody.

- You're a natural relationship builder, loving to start conversations with strangers and meeting new people regularly.

- You have a commercial instinct to focus your energy where it delivers the biggest impact.

- You enjoy being out and about, visiting customers, and have proven experience of taking ownership and accountability for your deliverables.

- You're a self-starter, comfortable working with a virtual team at Oatly and the real-life team of your customers.

- You're resilient, with proven experience of not letting a 'no' get in the way.

- You're genuinely excited about our product, the food and drink industry, and representing and growing our brand.

- Bonus points if you have existing connections in the Northern Irish convenience and/or coffee shop sector!

## Benefits

We offer various benefits to make working with us appealing.

## Diversity and Inclusion

We value diversity and differences, encouraging you to apply if you're interested, even if you don't tick every box.

## Skills

### Required
- relationship building
- commercial instinct
- self-motivation
- resilience
- CRM record-keeping

### Nice to have
- connections in Northern Irish convenience and/or coffee shop sector
- expertise in coffee, plant-based drinks, and emerging consumer trends

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Source: [Apply at careers.oatly.com](https://careers.oatly.com/jobs/8396472-business-development-manager-northern-ireland?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)