Business Development Manager (Spanish speaker) - 2nd European language preferred

About us

Food waste is a $1 trillion problem – costing the world over 1% of global GDP. We’re dead set on solving the problem and looking for people to help us achieve our mission. We, at Winnow, believe that food is far too valuable to waste, and that technology can transform the way we produce food. Our team is made of people who all share a passion for food and technology.

Winnow was founded in London in 2013 to help the hospitality industry prevent food waste through internet of things tools in the kitchen. We have worked with hundreds of sites and are operating in over 30 countries around the world supported by our offices in London, Dubai, Shanghai, Singapore, Romania and North America. We are a rapidly growing company with a strong base of clients who are rolling out our system globally. We have blue-chip customers including Accor Hotels, IKEA, IHG, Marriott, Compass Group and many others.
Winnow’s clients on average reduce waste by over 50% by value and sustain savings. Winnow has now worked with hundreds of sites to reduce food waste, including hotels, universities and schools, staff restaurants, event/hospitality kitchens, buffets, pubs, and high street restaurants. Where the system is permanently adopted, pre-consumer waste value is reduced by 50% - 70% with no detrimental impact to the perceived quality or value of the offer to their customers. This represents a typical improvement of food cost savings of 3% to 8%, commonly a 40%+ increase in profitability for operations.
As the global leader in addressing food waste, we are committed to continue pushing the envelope on what technology can do to solve this problem. Winnow Vision, our new artificial intelligence-based technology, is trained to automatically track all food waste thrown away. It has won awards at the World Economic Forum and has been received tremendous enthusiasm from our clients and the industry. You can read more about it on our website and this article in Forbes.

We are passionate about living our values and place them at the centre of everything we do. We are excited about like minded talent who share these values, joining us in our mission:

Equal parts head and heart. We’re both passionate and measured. We carefully balance the need for quick solutions and pragmatism with the ability to step back, take in the bigger picture and build for the long term.

Bravely honest. With each other, that means we’re a transparent organisation where healthy, respectful debate is encouraged. With our customers, we challenge them if we don’t think they’re achieving their goals, whether they be environmental or financial.

People of action. Done is better than perfect, and we learn by boldly doing then rapidly improving. We’re breaking new ground, so we know things might go wrong. But we judge ourselves and each other on our reaction and our resilience.

Bound by food. We’re a diverse bunch, but our belief in the value of food is the common thread in everything we do. With each other, we celebrate through our love and respect for food. With our customers, it means we work hard to develop creative tools to make it easy for chefs to value food.

Hungry and humble. Our product is revolutionary, our people are impressive, and we’re hungry for change. But, we’re just the catalyst for a bigger movement. We stay humble regardless of our success, and make Okchefs the heroes in this journey.

People and Planet Positive. We’re caretakers of the planet, helping to preserve and support it for now and the future. Our work already minimises the impact that the hospitality industry has on the planet, and we’re also committed to actively reducing our own footprint while doing so. We’re leaving the planet and its people better off than we found them.

About the role
Due to increasing business demand, an exciting opportunity exists for a talented and driven Business Development Manager to join the team to drive our Enterprise sales across Spanish Resorts. The Business Development Manager is responsible for driving revenue growth by identifying, developing, and closing sales opportunities within large enterprise accounts. This role demands a high level of strategic thinking, negotiation skills, and the ability to navigate complex sales cycles. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in B2B sales, with a deep understanding of enterprise customers' needs and challenges.
Reporting to the Managing Director for EMEA, this role will be based in London and be one of a global team of 25 (consisting of sales, marketing and operations spread over 5 locations).

Key objectives

• Account Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers and influencers within enterprise accounts. Understand their business needs and objectives to align our solutions effectively.

• Sales Strategy: Review and develop the Business Development strategy within the Spanish Resorts. Expand existing accounts, building on past successes to roll out across entire portfolio. Identify routes into our target clients and build C suite-level relationships. Deliver new business through running large scale pilots with major customers and converting them into broader rollouts across their estates. Develop strategies for winning and growing our business with major clients, ensuring we obtain the buy-in of the full decision making unit

• Negotiation and Closing: Lead negotiations, coordinate complex decision-making processes, and overcome objections to capture new business and close deals.

• Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, including product, marketing, and customer success, to ensure customer needs are met and to drive account growth.

• Market Intelligence: Stay informed about industry trends and product knowledge to position our offerings effectively. Monitor closely the activities of competitors and look to possible co-operations or acquisitions

• Revenue Targets: Achieve and exceed assigned sales targets and objectives within the Resorts enterprise sector

• Reporting: Provide accurate and timely reports on sales activity, pipeline, forecasts, and account status to leadership.

• Brand Awareness: Represent Winnow taking speaking opportunities at conferences and events to drive sales and grow our network

Requirements

• Experience in SaaS sales will be welcomed. You are proven in successfully navigating the sales cycle and in creating urgency and progression to drive sales swiftly to a close

• Experience selling to hospitality and primarily Resorts a plus

• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets in a complex sales environment.

• Strong understanding of enterprise sales processes and long sales cycles.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

• Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels within an organization.

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.

• Proficiency in CRM software and sales automation tools.

• Willingness to travel as required.

• You are likely to be degree educated

• Language requirements: fluency in English and Spanish. Fluency in an additional European language is desirable.

Personal attributes

• You are results driven and can demonstrate how you have delivered effective solutions at pace

• You can demonstrate success in collaborating cross-functionally in order to deliver the best to your customers. You value the need to build strong partnerships internally and invest time in this activity

• You are transparent and act with integrity at all times

• You are able to organise self, including effective scheduling, prioritisation and time management skills, managing multiple tasks in parallel and completing tasks to tight deadlines

• You demonstrate excellent communication skills. You are a confident and articulate presenter to audiences small and large. You communicate clearly in both written and spoken language.
You listen attentively; you process and comprehend what you hear

• You have a track record of identifying and understanding complex problems, analysing options and deploying sound and sometimes tough decision-making skills

• You have strong analytical skills and are proven in using data to quickly get to the root cause of an issue from which you can start to work on a solution

Our shared attributes

• You are both passionate and measured. You carefully balance the need for quick solutions and pragmatism with the ability to step back, take in the bigger picture and build for the long term

• You are transparent in approach and enjoy healthy, respectful debate. You work hard to build open and honest collaborative relationships

• You get things done and seek to continually improve. Your customers want you on their team

• You are passionate about the value of food and are committed to the fight against food waste

• You are humble in approach and quick to pitch in if you see someone struggling

Benefits

• Competitive base salary

• Company stock option packages

• Life insurance (3 times base salary)

• Employee assistance programme - 24/7 helpline for your wellbeing

• Company part-funded health insurance

• Pension scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Annual bonus scheme

• Eye care vouchers

• Early finish Friday, at 3pm upon completion of tasks

• 2 Wellness hours per month, plus a £40 monthly wellness allowance

• 25 days of paid vacation time in addition to national holidays

• Great office space in central London with free happy hours and a great working environment

• You will love what you do – waking up every day solving one of the biggest social problems of our generation

• Committed team members with broad experience who share a common passion to build a world class business