Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Are you someone who is enthusiastic about identifying sales opportunities and is driven by success

At Saint Gobain Interior Solutions we are looking for a Business Development Manager to work in our Business Development Team, with a primary purpose to work in conjunction with the Main Contractor/House builder Framework Partners to manage the strategy, sales growth and profitability within the specified account with a focus on commercial and marketing management by building productive relationships with regional contacts, gaining support and engagement for sales plans to drive growth and preferential product mix through the life-cycle of the project

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for the Northwest and Yorkshire region with the main purpose, to maintain and continue the successful journey we are on. You will be part of a Residential Business Development team of five who cover the UK. The Business Development Manager will report into the Sales Development Director, with an internal support function helping with your sales administration whilst you work autonomously in a 360 consultative role.

This is a fantastic time to join the business as we will give you a platform to highlight your flair for Account Management, stakeholder networking, customer excellence and creating opportunities to help push your sales career to the next level

Saint Gobain Interior Solutions is one of 35+ Saint-Gobain brands. The Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions portfolio of brands brings our full range of solutions and knowledge together all under one roof. This strengthens our collective ability and technical expertise to support our customers through the entirety of their projects.

What we are looking for:

• Strong commercial understanding of building materials, the ability to offer technical solutions and the ability to manage a broad product range
• Technical and practical knowledge of construction products and RIBA project stages
• Excellent communication and the ability to influence and manage across a matrix organisation with internal stakeholders and customers
• Has strong communications skills and the ability to bring the "voice of our customers" into our business
• Technical Sales Professional with Specifier, Contractor, and Project Sales experience in construction
• Project management skills with the ability to work concept to closure

What you will be doing:

• Establishing and maintaining an effective and constantly evolving network of contacts and stakeholders both internally and externally to ensure the voice of the customer and the market informs our decision and our activity is aligned to achieve common objectives
• Focusing on National and Regional residential projects within the region and demonstrating account management, networking and relationship development, commercial management to achieve commercial growth in the region,
• Supporting and developing existing SGIS customers as well as identifying new customer opportunities to deliver sales growth
• Proactively uses tenacity and determination in selling alongside technical competence and relationship building to successfully identify opportunities and manage all customer queries and technical solutions.
• Implementation of sector strategy, Identify areas and opportunities for growth.
• Building long term commercial successful relationships and managing end to end flow of routes to market as well as our supply chain partners.

Are SGIS and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we are always open to new ways of working. Everyone has unique needs and commitments. We will happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We cannot promise to meet every request when we are recruiting. But we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!