Business Development Manager - Scotland & Northern Ireland

Business Development Manager - Scotland & Northern Ireland
Wigan, Full Time, Permanent
£40,000- £45,000 per year (Annual bonus up to £25K)

Our industry leading client is looking for a Business Development Manager to join their expanding business and to develop new business within a geographical region, to reach the expected growth rate demanded by our clients business.

The successful Business Development Manager will report to the Sales and Marketing Manager and key accountabilities will include:

• To establish, develop and generate new business within a specified list of Regional Distributors to ensure targeted growth within the region of 20% pa.
• Identify, develop and establish new end user business to drive through specified distributors.
• Supply management with oral and written reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitor activities, and potential for new products.
• Work effectively with the Marketing department to develop consistent lead generation, new business ideas and opportunities.
• Work flexibly as a full team member by covering for holidays and absence, by role re-allocation and carrying out any other duties, which may reasonably be requested of the role when required.
• Work with the internal sales team, marketing department, purchasing team and accounts department.

The ideal Business Development Manager will have the following attributes:

• Ability to travel.
• A high level of attention to detail in order to ensure accuracy, monitor results.
• Probing and enquiring mind in order to be able to explore options and fully and properly develop business opportunities and ideas.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal professionally and empathetically with all clients, internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive approach and able make decisions and to take appropriate actions, in line with agreed policy and objectives, with minimal reference to the Sales and Marketing Director.
• Must be able to make commercially astute decisions while adhering to the sales team strategy and offering best possible service to the customer.
• Experience and knowledge of end user and distributor selling, developing end users to specify products via a distributor and targeted sales growth, developed from specific accounts.

• Car Allowance £650.00 per month.
• 25 days holiday.
• £25.00 towards home broadband per month.
• Death in Service 3 times salary.
• Pension.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS VACANCY AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

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