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Business Development Manager - Pharma/OTC

Employer
Michael Page Sales
Location
Hertfordshire
Salary
£55,000 - £60,000 per annum + Bonus, Car Allowance, Benefits
Closing date
11 Feb 2025
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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Buying, National Accounts, Sales

Job Details

Fantastic opportunity to drive the sales and business development activity for this leading company.

Driving the commercial relationships with the likes of Boots, Tesco, Asda and other national customers.

Client Details

My client is a major supplier of analgesics to the high street, pharmacy and grocery sectors throughout the UK.

Business Development Manager - Pharma/OTC.

Description

The Business Development Manager - Pharma/OTC will develop the existing, extensive customer portfolio which includes large retail partners in the UK, identifying and on boarding new business opportunities for growth allowing the business to fulfil it's strategic commercial objectives. The BDM will be the conduit between the retailers and their manufacturing arm, planning and informing to hit these goals.

In addition the BDM will:

  • identify and execute strategies to secure new customer relationships
  • provide comprehensive Relationship Management, acting as the principal POC in all customer matters
  • ensure customer contracts and pricing are effectively negotiated
  • conduct regular sales forecasting, analysis and reporting on commercial objectives and customer plans
  • play a key role in reporting to the SLT
  • maintaining and effectively using and updating the CRM
  • on top of trends, develop networks and contacts in the industry to support business development opportunities
  • work closely with the customer service team

 


Profile

The Business Development Manager - Pharma/OTC will come with the following skills and experiences:

 

  • a proven track record in a sales management or business development capacity in the healthcare/pharma/OTC sectors
  • strong and proven relationship management skills and experiences, with demonstrable experience of commercial growth alongside
  • a strong communicator, presenter and used to dealing with senior buyers and retailers
  • ideally experience of looking after b2b business with the likes of Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Boots etc.
  • very organised person, self starter, can work on own initiative
  • excellent IT and CRM skills
  • ability to travel nationally for the role to see customers
  • excellent understanding of b2b contracts with retailers ideally from within the healthcare/pharma/OTC environment
  • access to the Hertfordshire office circa 3 days per week

 


Job Offer

circa £60,000 per annum (DOE) + car allowance, bonus and 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

Join in the discussion in our LinkedIn group Michael Page Sales - UK

 

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