Business Development Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, Surrey
- Salary
- Other Benefits
- Closing date
- 31 May 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
A fantastic opportunity for a strong Business Development Manager to join a global, market leading organisation who are looking for a 'hunter' who can identify, build and develop new business opportunities within the hospitality sector.
Client Details
A global, market leading organisation who help manage the food and non-food spend for organisations across multiple sectors and industries!
Description
The primary responsibility for the Business Development Manager will be to identify, build and develop new opportunities within the hospitality sector. Further responsibilities include:-
- Working with the inside sales team to develop pipeline opportunities.
- Cross selling in existing clients for the wider group.
- Design and execute commercial, solution-led tenders and proposals.
- Travelling nationally to multiple/various customer sites.
- Working and presenting to multiple stakeholders at various levels.
- Managing a forecast working towards corporate objectives
Profile
The successful Business Development Manager will:-
- Have demonstrable experience/ability to close new business deals.
- Preferably have experience within food service or selling into the hospitality industry.
- Be a self starter, enthusiastic, driven individual.
- Have high level of resilience coupled with exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Be confident in building/developing relationships at a senior level.
- Be able to demonstrate strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence with senior decision makers.
- Have exceptional organisational skills and have a high degree of accountability and integrity
Job Offer
Competitive Basic Salary
Generous OTE
Company car/allowance
Plus other flexible benefits
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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