Business Development Manager
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, East Midlands
- Salary
- company car + bonus
- Closing date
- 11 Jul 2018
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a brilliant opportunity to join an exciting and innovative company as a Business Development Manager.
Client Details
Our client is a privately owned and innovative business who specialise in ambient snacking across a variety of channels including wholesale, foodservice, high street retail, convenience and forecourts.
Description
As the Business Development Manager reporting in to the Sales Director, you will have a national remit with the main focus being on securing new business. You will also be responsible for nurturing and growing all the new accounts secured. You will have free reign to target and prospect customers across a variety of channels at a key account and national level.
This is a field based role with the ability to work from home 1 day a week and the need for you to be in the East Midlands based office 1 day a week too.
Profile
Key skills and experience required:
- Experience within the wholesale, foodservice, convenience, high street retail or forecourt sectors at a key account/national account level
- Experience or exposure of dealing with buyers at a head office level
- Proven track record in securing new business nationally
- Experience within the FMCG industry, ideally ambient snacking
- Experience in own label/co-manufacturing would be highly beneficial although not essential
- Brilliant rapport and relationship building skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills
- Self motivated in order to work autonomously
- Attention to detail with strong numerical skills
- Able to commute to the East Midlands area
- Full clean driving license
Job Offer
- Competitive Basic Salary
- Company Car
- Annual Bonus
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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