Business Development Manager - Conveyors / FMCG

Business Development Manager required for a conveyor belt manufacturer for various different industries including FMCG. The successful candidate would be based in Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester or West Yorkshire close to central part of M62 corridor (the role will be covering Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland). The majority of business will be based in England. Please note that this role involves extensive travel and overnight stays and requires a full UK drivers licence.

We require a self-motivated, business development, technically biased individual to join our professional Sales Team to develop and maintain the company's business in Northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Ireland. Reporting into the Sales and Marketing Manager, the responsibilities of the role include:

• Seek opportunities to provide technical and commercial support to new and existing customers including site audits and customer training.
• Identify, monitor and liaise with new and existing customers to build and maintain effective relationships.
• Help customer maintain products to maximise the total cost of ownership and minimise production down time
• Research and develop opportunities to grow new business.
• Prepare sales forecasts and monthly reports to monitor sales performance.
• Provide customer, competitor, and marketing data with the aim to grow turnover, volume, and profitability.
• Assist in developing and executing the company's Sales & Marketing Strategy and Group Accounts
• Identify and manage threats and opportunities to the company's business.

• Higher educational qualifications / Qualification by experience
• Mechanical engineering qualifications or relevant experience / technical bias
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective relationships with new and existing customers.
• Experience in the manufacturing area of FMCG sector or similar would be advantageous.

• Salary: 35,000 to 42,500 per annum (depending on experience)
• Package includes: Company Bonus Scheme, Company Car, Laptop and Mobile, 25 days holiday, Birthday Leave, Training & Development opportunities

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.