Business Development Manager - Builders Merchant Channel
"A career-defining opportunity for an ambitious business development manager to take the lead in a flagship territory"
c£(phone number removed) + Car Allowance + 30% Bonus + Excellent Benefits
South East/Home Counties & London - Field Based/Remote
Commutable counties: Hertfordshire, Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Essex, Hampshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire
Are you a driven sales professional seeking greater autonomy and the chance to directly impact business growth? This field-based Business Development Manager role for our client, a company renowned for its innovative building products, could be your next role. In this pivotal position, you'll spearhead their expansion across their flagship patch in the Southeast, managing a vast territory spanning counties like Sussex, Surrey, and Kent and Greater London.
The Role:
1. Identify and pursue new business opportunities to increase market share, with a focus on national and independent merchant accounts.
2. Ensure comprehensive product availability by nurturing relationships with key accounts and independent stockists.
3. Resolve distribution gaps and drive compliance across all merchant branches in your region.
4. Collaborate with internal teams to execute our client's merchant strategy and achieve ambitious sales targets.
5. Get creative in engaging merchants, introducing products, and providing technical knowledge to drive sales.
The Ideal Candidate:
1. Proven track record in sales and business development, with experience managing a territory independently.
2. Exceptional relationship-building abilities to nurture long-term partnerships with outlets.
3. Strategic thinking skills to analyze opportunities, address gaps, and develop innovative growth plans.
4. Talent for collaborating cross-functionally while working with a high degree of autonomy.
5. Insatiable drive, energy and a passion for identifying and capitalizing on new opportunities.
6. Currently working in a field-based role targeting multi-site retail branches or sites in hospitality, food service, retailing, petrol stations or other similar sectors.
7. Ideally experience will have been gained within a national/market leading brand and you will have benefitted from excellent key account and sales training.
The Rewards:
1. Highly competitive base salary plus a lucrative 30% bonus tied to company and region profitability and personal objectives.
2. Attractive car allowance to support extensive travel across the Southeast.
3. Generous 10% pension matched by the company.
4. Autonomy to drive impact and growth in a key region.
Don't miss this chance to elevate your career and join a dynamic, collaborative team. Apply now and unlock your full potential as our client's Business Development Manager for the Southeast. Email your CV, quoting LX (phone number removed) or call us on (phone number removed). #J-18808-Ljbffr