Business Development Manager

Barton Jones Packaging Limited; Letchworth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Barton Jones Packaging Limited in Letchworth Garden City is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive growth in corrugated cartons and bespoke boxes. You will inherit existing accounts and pursue new business with a structured, results-driven approach.

The role requires strong communication and negotiation skills, good knowledge of packing materials, and the ability to build relationships at all levels. Salary £40,000–£50,000 DOE plus commission and benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong relationship-building skills at all levels.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Self-starter with ability to use own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Generate sales with existing and new customers through a structured, disciplined approach to achieve performance results.
• Actively identify and seek new business opportunities in various markets.
• Develop a strategic and tactical model for business development, identifying new opportunities for solutions to fit potential customers.
• Build and maintain good working relationships at all levels.

Skills

Relationship-building

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Presentation skills

Self-starter

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Join our sales team and drive growth by developing existing accounts and winning new business across corrugated cartons, bespoke boxes and packaging solutions.

£40,000 – £50,000 DOE + competitive commission and bonus

About the role

Barton Jones Packaging are a well-established supplier and manufacturer of corrugated cartons, bespoke boxes and a large variety of packaging. Based in Letchworth Garden City, we are looking to recruit a Business Development Manager to be a core part of the sales team.

The successful candidate will inherit existing accounts and will be targeted on the acquisition of new accounts, with the focus on new business development.

The ideal candidate will be able to hit the ground running, ideally with good technical knowledge of corrugated and packing materials. Any transferable sales background will be considered.

Key responsibilities

• Generate sales with existing and new customers through a structured, disciplined and professional approach to achieve performance results.
• Actively identify and seek new business opportunities in various markets.
• Use own initiative for cross-selling opportunities.
• Develop a strategic and tactical model for business development, identifying new opportunities for solutions to fit potential customers.
• Build and maintain good working relationships at all levels.
• Maintain a strong and honest work ethic with the drive and motivation to thrive in a demanding sales environment.
• Deliver excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Use competent computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Email) as part of daily activity.

What we're looking for

• Ideally technical knowledge of corrugated and packing materials.
• Self-starter with the ability to use own initiative.
• Strong relationship-building skills at all levels.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Competent IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Honest work ethic and the motivation to succeed in a demanding sales environment.

Package

• Salary starting from £40,000 – £50,000 DOE + competitive commission and bonus scheme
• Company car
• Hours of work: 8:30am – 5:30pm Monday – Friday with one hour for lunch
• Company mobile and laptop
• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme