Business Development Manager

Full Job Description

Business Development Manager

Location : Sheffield

Salary : £45,000 - £55,000 + car + benefits

Elevation are thrilled to be recruiting for a forward thinking, innovative company who are leaders in the reusable transit packaging solutions. This is a rare opportunity to work for one of the region’s most renowned and respected organisations. This role will be reporting into the Director, working closely with the internal teams as well as liaising with Heads of Sales in Europe.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hungry, sales professional to join a highly regarded, rapidly growing business. If you are a driven, ambitious sales person who thrives on making an impact and seeing results this could be for you.

Client Acquisition and Retention:

• Responsible for driving new business development, identifying opportunities for growth and strategising a clear route to success
• Nurturing and building on customer relationships, identifying opportunities for growth with exceptional service at the forefront of your mind.
• Spearheading new business development initiatives while effectively synchronising sales activities with our regional sales leaders located in Europe

Sales Strategy Development

• Recognise and cultivate strategic alliances to enrich offerings.
• Perform market research and pinpoint business prospects and trends to fuel innovation contributions.
• Engage with cross-functional teams and deliver routine reports on business development activities.
• Conduct research and analysis as well as defining objectives to create quality tender propositions, considering all technicalities to optimise outcome

Product Knowledge and Expertise

• Acquire expertise in technical advancements and product innovations, always priding yourself in growing your knowledge base. 
• Use your strong ability and knowledge of product line to establish evolving target audience and win new business

Qualifications:

• Proven track record in new business development, complete adaptability to ever changing product lines and a passion for succeeding
• Experience and strong technical proficiency to deal with high value, complex tenders
• A strategic and commercial thinker who works on initiative for the best result for both client and surrounding teams
• A confident individual with the ability to motivate and encourage others around them
• A hungry sales person who is eager for results with excellent communication and negotiation skills