Business Development Manager

Bowmay Consulting Ltd; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Car allowance

25 days holiday

Pension

Staff discounts

Hybrid working

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Bowmay Consulting Ltd. seeks an ambitious Business Development Manager for a consumer goods manufacturer. The role focuses on opening doors, winning new business and building long-term retailer relationships across discount channels.

This hybrid role offers diary autonomy, with one day each week onsite in Greater Manchester, and a strong emphasis on sourcing and converting leads to drive growth.

Qualifications

• A proven sales professional in consumer goods / FMCG.
• Experience winning new business with retailers and discount channels.
• Ability to source and convert leads independently.

Responsibilities

• Identify and convert new commercial opportunities across retail and discount channels.
• Open doors, develop relationships, pitch opportunities and win new business.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Purchasing and Customer Care to align opportunities.
• Manage diary with hybrid work and one day onsite weekly in Greater Manchester.

Skills

Hunter mindset

Retail sales

Negotiation

Prospecting

Relationship building

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Are you a true hunter who thrives on opening doors, winning new business and turning opportunities into long-term commercial relationships?

Do you have a good track record of winning new business with retailers and discount channels?

We re working with an established consumer goods manufacturer whose products are loved by a loyal customer base and already in high demand. They re now looking for an ambitious Business Development Manager to take the business into its next phase of growth.

This is a role for someone who is resilient, commercially driven and self-motivated.

What You Get

• Competitive salary and package
• Annual bonus
• Enhanced car allowance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension
• Staff discounts
• Hybrid working with autonomy over your diary
• Progression opportunities

About You

We re looking for a proven sales professional from the consumer goods / FMCG sector who knows how to open doors and win new business.

You ll be:

• A genuine hunter, capable of sourcing and converting your own leads
• Experienced in selling into retailers and discount channels
• Resilient, ambitious and driven to succeed
• Confident prospecting and building relationships from scratch
• Commercially astute with strong negotiation skills
• Naturally tenacious you don t give up when the first door closes
• Capable of developing strategic, long-term relationships with key customers

About The Role

• As Business Development Manager, you ll take ownership of identifying and converting new commercial opportunities across the retail and discount channels.
• You ll be responsible for opening doors, developing relationships, pitching opportunities and ultimately winning new business.
• You ll work closely with internal teams including Product Development and Purchasing and Customer Care, ensuring customer opportunities are aligned with the wider business and can be delivered successfully.
• This is a hybrid role with genuine autonomy. You ll manage your own diary, balancing customer meetings, prospecting and internal collaboration, with one day each week onsite in Greater Manchester.

About The Company

An established and successful consumer goods manufacturer and supplier, the company has built a loyal customer base around products that customers genuinely love.

With strong demand for its products and exciting opportunities within retail and discount channels, this is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially ambitious sales professional to join a business with real growth potential.

If you re someone who loves the thrill of opening a new account, winning the deal and building something for the long term, we d like to hear from you.