Business Development Manager

Your new company
As one of the UK's largest wholesalers of Health-foods and Supplements, distributing their products to many of the country's leading retailers from the large national supermarkets to smaller independently run retailers, this is a business who pride themselves on their friendly, hard-working and dedicated workforce. As a result of sustained growth, they are looking for a Business Development Manager to support them in their vision to be number 1 in their market

Your new role
This is an exciting and newly created opportunity as a result of company expansion, and the job holder will manage the engagement with strategically selected new multiple retail customers. Your specific responsibilities will include managing account set up, pricing, promotions, in-store support and marketing activity. You will play a lead role in the evaluation of new opportunities with your targeted accounts, and seek to optimise relationships with these customers to increase trade with them. You will also be involved in forecasting and range management and actively look for opportunities for brand listings with premium retailers

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful, you will be an FMCG Sales expert with experience in Business Development, National Account Management or retail trading where you will have developed expert knowledge of your market. Your career to date will have seen you acquire proven account management and budget control skills. You will also have excellent negotiation skills, be highly analytical, and be able to manage a number of different project with shifting priorities at any one time

What you'll get in return
You'll get a competitive salary, car allowance, bonus and good benefits in an environment where you will be part of a friendly, hard-working and dedicated team. Furthermore, you will be afforded the opportunity for career advancement as the company continues to expand.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please visit Hays.co.uk to view all of the vacancies we are currently working on.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk