Business Development Manager

The Company:

• A printed folding Carton Manufacturer serving primarily the food and branded goods industries, with sites in the UK and worldwide. They are looking for a Business Development Manager who is tenacious, positive by nature, pedantic with the detail and not afraid of being results driven.

Job Title:

• Business Development Manager

Territory:

• Location middle of country (Leicester similar)

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with a team to agree target clients, budgets and plans
• Develop client specific strategies to win new business
• Travel within the UK for meetings with clients and internal stakeholders
• Preparation of presentation material and pitch to clients
• Build strong relationships.
• Oversee the post business award period with internal teams
• Provide detailed and accurate sales forecasting & activity reports to the Leadership team
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Monitor customer, market and competitor activity and provide feedback to the Leadership team and other company functions

Previous Experience:

• Strong team culture (sales team works across the partnership, Co-Packaging, KAM, Marketing, technical)
• New business focus
• Will require project & some account management.
• Existing carton salesperson preferred but will consider from other product types if has similar client contact database.
• Driven, independent.

Key Skills:

• A drive for new business development.
• A great positive attitude.
• Project management skills.
• Good IT and organisational skills.
• A sound commercial understanding.
• A creative and innovative approach to problem solving.
• Ability to prioritise workload and are self-driven.
• Ability to work under own initiative.
• Proven success, knowledge and at least 6+ years of successful experience in a Business Development role
• A history of building relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Good project management skills

Salary:

• Salary £60,000pa depending on experience + good commission structure, OTE £70k + EOT bonus

If you feel you have the right skill set and attributes for this role and that it’s the challenge you are looking for then please contact us on a confidential basis