Business Development Manager Wide Wide car

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Business Development Manager – UK Wide

This position has now been filled.

A leading supplier of corrugated packaging with a strong financial backing is looking for a business development expert excited by driving a sustainable packaging agenda and passionate about growing businesses in partnership with customers.

We are a market leader that strongly believes in empowering its people, driving a culture of engagement and continuous improvement to deliver results. Joining this company will give you the opportunity to create, learn and innovate.

This Business Development Manager role will be key in delivering our client’s next phase of ambitious profitable growth for sustainable packaging across the UK.

You will engage with relevant functions within prospective customers (beyond procurement) to support their needs and demonstrate how our client’s unique and bespoke products and solutions can create and deliver mutual value. Your main focus will be to sell more, lower cost and reduce risk, and you must be able to do this intuitively.

Working closely across the Sales network you will be responsible for exploiting new business opportunities for the UK. Your objective will be to create innovative solutions for target customers in strategic market segments and identify growth opportunities in new markets. You will undertake solutions selling from concept and design stages through to first orders, and will be expected to deliver new added‑value business.

• Engage with prospective customers to understand their environment and challenges.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the UK.
• Create innovative solutions and present them to key decision makers.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams to deliver customised packaging solutions.
• Maintain and grow relationships with large blue‑chip accounts.

• Proven track record of new business delivery.
• Experience dealing with large blue‑chip accounts.
• Background in marketing and ability to analyse market trends.
• Positive attitude and professional approach to identifying strategic new business opportunities.
• Excellent negotiating skills and drive to discover new markets.
• Self‑starter who naturally seeks self‑development, is highly motivated, and capable of setting goals and objectives.
• Computer literate.
• Flexible, enthusiastic approach with excellent communication skills.
• Willing and eager to travel to generate new business.

The selected candidate will work from home and develop business on a national level, focusing on identifying opportunities within large blue‑chip organisations and getting in front of key decision makers.