NEW VACANCY! (PK8208)
RETAIL PACKAGING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
SOUTH EAST: COMMUTABLE FROM BEDFORDSHIRE / HERTFORDSHIRE / BUCKINGHAMSHIRE / CAMBRIDGESHIRE / LONDON
£Attractive Basic Salary + Generous Commission + Fully Expensed Company Car + Pension Scheme + 27 Day Holidays plus Bank
Our Client is a privately-owned international packaging manufacturing company who is the market leader in their field. Advanced production facilities, innovative product developments as well as flat hierarchies, and short ways of decision-making combine to make the family-owned company an exciting and successful employer. With its unique recycling concept, our client is a promising pioneer in environmentally friendly flexible packaging solutions. More than 5,000 employees worldwide trust the family-owned company and benefit from its excellent development prospects. Our Client is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
They have a current requirement for a Business Development Manager in the UK who is someone with a passion for sales, has a self-starter mentality and is persistent in reaching goals.
The Role:
- To generate sales of flexible packaging solutions in the retail market by acquiring new clients.
- Support and expand the product ranges within existing and new customers.
- Identifying new business opportunities within the retail market, including new markets, new clients, new partnerships, or new products and services.
- Creating sales forecasts and strategies and actively working towards achieving them.
- Attending conferences and events to build relationships with industry partners and staying up to date with new trends.
- Assisting the Key Account Directors and Sales Managers in all aspects of account management.
The Profile:
- Proven track record in account management or developing and maintaining new business in B2B, preferably with a background in packaging but also from competitive, high repeat consumable products or services.
- Comfortable working with targets and KPIs.
- Good communication skills and the ability to adapt to different situations.
- The ability to listen and interpret customer requirements.
- A resilient self-starter with a focus on results.
- Comfortable presenting and negotiating at all levels, from shopfloor to boardroom.
- An understanding of the manufacturing process would be an advantage.
- An enquiring and analytical approach to problem-solving.
The Prospects:
- Industry-leading salary and attractive commission scheme.
- Excellent working environment.
- A market-leading range of innovative products and a renowned customer base.
- Exceptional long-term personal growth potential with a financially solid, ambitious, multi-national, and family-owned company.