Business Development Manager

Responsibilities

• Identifying new business opportunities, including new markets, new clients, new partnerships or new products and services
• Possess a strong understanding of the company’s products, the competition in the industry and positioning
• Building relationships with new clients, gauging their needs and developing proposals to address these needs
• Managing customer enquiries from initial receipt of project brief, in liaison with the Internal customer service Team and/or Customers
• Associated duties to give total internal support and service to designated, high-profile brands/customers.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with current clients
• Pitching sales and products to new and existing clients
• Attending conferences and events to build relationships with industry partners and staying up to date with new trends
• Creating sales forecasts and actively working towards reaching them

• Minimum 3 years previous sales experience essential
• Minimum of 3-5 years working within packaging industry essential
• Full UK driving licence required (Travelling to external customer meetings may be occasionally required via car or public transport)
• Relationship building and customer oriented
• Result orientated
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills

• Competitive Salary DOE
• Company Workplace Pension
• Long Service Award
• Death in Service
• Salary Benefits Program including :
  
  - Car Salary Sacrifice/ Cycle to Work/ Employee Discounts