Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager – Food Industry

Greater Manchester (Remote with occasional office visits) Full-time, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

£32,000-£38,000 DOE + Bonus and Company Car

About Us Our client is a third-generation, family-run business established in 1963, serving customers across the North. They pride themselves on offering high-quality service, with a dedicated team that plays a vital role in the company’s continued growth and success. They are committed to fostering a dynamic and collaborative environment, with consistent year-on-year growth.

The Role As a Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for driving sales growth and profitability in a designated area. This includes securing new business opportunities, building lasting relationships with key customers, and working closely with internal teams to help shape and implement growth strategies. You will work to ensure customer satisfaction, contribute to new business wins, and proactively drive business development initiatives.

Responsibilities As part of the team, you’ll:

Achieve and exceed sales and gross profit OKR targets. Secure new business wins and develop strong relationships across multiple sectors. Create and execute a strategic business plan to maximize growth in your designated area. Foster and maintain relationships with key customers to drive growth and ensure satisfaction. Collaborate with the Customer Service team to enhance offerings to customers. Proactively manage customer retention efforts and identify new business opportunities. Analyse customer accounts to identify potential for growth and downtrading. Stay informed of competitor activity and adjust strategy to capitalize on opportunities. Log all customer interactions using the CRM system and manage your schedule via Outlook. Work with the Accounts team to ensure timely customer payments. Stay up to date on product knowledge through regular training and development. Lead or contribute to area-specific projects and campaigns. Attend regular meetings and contribute to discussions around sales strategy.

Skills and Experience We’re looking for someone with:

A proven track record of overachieving sales targets and driving business growth. Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to establish lasting business partnerships. Commercially aware and able to identify growth opportunities. Ability to analyse financial data and act on it to create customer-focused solutions. A team player, able to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders. IT literate and comfortable working with various platforms within the business. Full UK driving licence.

Job Benefits

Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus and car allowance. Flexible working options (award-winning flexibility). A wide range of employee benefits including staff discounts and a health cash plan (covering opticians, dentist, physio, and more). A supportive, dynamic, and growing team environment.

Please contact (Ryan Taylor at Winsearch for more information)

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