Business Development Manager

Whitehall Recruitment LTD; Ringway; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development professional to manage accounts and generate growth in the coatings market. The role requires experience in customer engagement and strategic planning, focusing on developing relationships with customers and suppliers. An excellent salary and benefits package is offered, including a company car, health insurance, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Company car (Tesla)

BUPA health insurance

Life assurance (9x)

Employer pension contributions up to 10%

25 days holiday

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial role managing accounts and generating new business.
• Familiarity with the specialist coating markets.
• Ability to interact with suppliers and OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned sales growth in advanced coatings markets.
• Translate customer needs into new business opportunities.
• Develop relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Project manage new business development activities.

Skills

Customer relationship management

Global interaction experience

Business modeling

Knowledge of coatings and laminates

Job description

Overview

Position: Business Development

Sector: labels, printing, paper, flexible packaging, surface coatings, inks, adhesives, security products

Location: UK

Our client is a world leader in the manufacturer of coated papers, self adhesives and security films with a global customer base.

Our Client has the requirement for a customer facing Commercial role to manage existing accounts and to generate new business growth in line with their short, medium, and long-term strategic plans.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned sales growth in markets requiring advanced coatings and production methods.
• Translate customer needs into and manage early-stage new business opportunities to determine key success factors.
• Develop new relationships at customers, OEM's and key suppliers of materials.
• Project manage new business development activity in specific designated areas.
• Contribute to the annual budgeting process and strategy review.
• Develop and keep updated an in depth understanding of the current product portfolio and technical and operational capability.
• Liaise with the technical and product development functions on future customer and market requirements.
• Develop detailed and sense checked roadmaps to gain access to new markets.
• Keep abreast of competitor activity and technically driven market developments.
• Provide a depth of market knowledge and customer insight to facilitate tactics for entry into target areas of business growth.
• Attend and co-ordinate relevant industry trade shows.

Person Specification

• Experienced in interacting globally with all levels of customers; interacting with suppliers and OEMs.
• Relevant experience from the specialist coating markets.
• Familiar with business model generation techniques to introduce a formal review process.
• Knowledge of coating, laminating, paper, synthetics, printing and conversion

Our client is offering an excellent salary and benefits package; company car (Tesla), BUPA health insurance, 9 x Life Assurance, employer pension contributions up to 10%, 25 days holiday, flexible working

Whitehall is the Recruitment Specialist for the Chemicals, Coatings, Polymers and Life Science based industries