Business Development Manager

A superb opportunity has come up to work for an independent manufacturing company who specialise in bespoke carton packaging since 1917. They are innovative business who do not just make the carton, but they engineer it. They are now seeking a proactive Business Development Manager who is happy to find leads, knock on doors in the food, homecare, health, horticultural, DIY, pet care and engineering sectors.

Business Development Manager

£45,000 to £65,000, DOE, plus benefits package

Location – Lincoln - East UK

Our client is offering a salary reflecting experience with a hybrid car, bonus based on performance and margin growth, 26 days holiday+ bank, private pension, profit sharing scheme, life insurance 3x salary, laptop, and phone.

Responsibilities

• The role will focus on finding new leads, prospects and developing a pipeline where you will be able to achieve £500,000
• Manage and nurture existing business to around £500,000 - £2,000,000
• You will be expected to find new leads in food, homecare, health, horticultural, DIY, pet care and engineering sectors.
• Your role includes dealing with new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, services prospection, negotiation and commercial follow up of UK customers and branching out further afield acting in the markets targeted by the organisation.
• Be part of the team ensuring the department targets are achieved and exceeded.
• You will play an active part in the development of the sales budget, monitor revenue and margins, promote the image of the company and you will continue with the improvement of the initiatives of the company.
• Conduct weekly reports on customer visits, pipeline, sales projections etc.
• Provide excellent communicate channels both internally and externally.

Essential

• A minimum of 1-4 years in print & packaging.
• Experience of setting own short, medium, and long terms new business targets as well as a strategic approach and consultative approach to the role.
• Be able to hit a new business target of £500,000
• Have a great understanding of the UK market.
• You must be happy developing new business opportunities and building on your successes.
• Must be able to nurture existing accounts.
• Improve on gross margins.
• A sense of business relationships and customer service.
• High interest in the technical dimension of the products.

If you are interested in applying for this opportunity or wish to receive further information, please contact Sean Turton on or email a copy of your current CV to