Business Development Manager

At ACR Coffee Roasters, we're passionate about coffee and committed to growing our hot beverages business. As a specialist business unit, we're driving one of our most exciting growth categories by partnering with café and hospitality customers to deliver tailored beverage solutions that help their businesses succeed. We're looking for an ambitious and results driven Business Development Manager to join our team based in Dunedin or Queenstown and drive growth throughout the Lower South Island. This is a role for a genuine new business hunter. We're seeking someone who thrives on identifying opportunities, building a strong pipeline, opening doors and winning new customers. If you love the challenge of prospecting, converting opportunities into long-term partnerships, and making a tangible impact on business growth, we want to hear from you.

The primary focus of this role is to i dentify, pursue, and win new business opportunities across cafés, restaurants, and foodservice accounts throughout the Lower South Island. You'll be responsible for growing our presence in-market, expanding our customer base, and delivering sustainable growth. Success in this role will come from your ability to: Proactively prospect and generate new business opportunities. Build and manage a robust sales pipeline. Convert prospects into customer partnerships through a collaborative approach. Develop strong relationships with CCEP key stakeholders in the Lower South Island Alongside new business acquisition, you'll also support the growth and retention of our existing customer base through a partnership approach, specialist coffee training & education, and business development and marketing initiatives. As a coffee category expert, you'll help implement our coffee strategy, drive key commercial initiatives, and strengthen the presence of our brands within the market. You'll partner closely with internal sales teams and stakeholders, providing expertise and support to help deliver the right solution for your customers. This role services customers across the Lower South Island, so regular travel will be required.

We're looking for someone with a proven track record in business development and new business acquisition . You will be: A self-starter with a hunter mentality and a passion for winning new business. Energetic, resilient, and highly motivated by achieving and exceeding sales targets. Skilled at building prospect pipelines and converting opportunities into long-term partnerships. Commercially astute, with the ability to identify opportunities and make sound business decisions. An excellent communicator who can quickly establish credibility and trust with customers. Comfortable working independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams. Experience in sales within hospitality, foodservice, FMCG, coffee, or a related industry will be highly regarded. Barista training, coffee roasting knowledge, or a genuine passion for coffee would be an added advantage, but most importantly we're looking for someone with the drive and determination to grow our business. Your Benefits You'll get a fantastic package that includes:  Free monthly product allowances to share with family and friends.  Vehicle: Tool of trade vehicle / monthly vehicle allowance  Bonus: Quarterly performance incentive 8.5% Kiwisaver and Superannuation options for all permanent employees  Employee Share Program – purchase a part of the business and get your shares matched up to $3000 per year  Access to our wellbeing program, that includes a gym subsidy, proactive healthcare, medical insurance, and EAP helpline.   Free carparking at all CCEP locations   Our world-famous learning and development program will set you up for future success - who knows where your CCEP career path will take you!  Plenty of complimentary product   If you're a driven sales professional who gets excited by winning new customers, growing market share, and