Business Development Manager

Lyreco; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic corporate services company is seeking a Corporate New Business Development Manager. This role requires you to drive new sales within a specified geographic area while prospecting and visiting customers. The ideal candidate will have business-to-business sales experience and a background in FMCG. Benefit from 31 days holiday, a company car, and opportunities for career development. Join a team dedicated to excellence and respect in all interactions.

Benefits

31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays

Company Car

Ability to work from home

Pension & Life Assurance Scheme

Private medical insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Community volunteering days

Internal career development opportunities

Referral Scheme

Long Service Awards

Career break opportunity

Access to discounted trips

Qualifications

• Experience in a business to business sales role is crucial.
• Experience in the FMCG environment is preferred.
• A familiarity with using social media as a selling tool.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business sales through achieve monthly sales activity.
• Prospect for new business using various methods.
• Visit customers at their locations as needed.
• Negotiate fixed term contracts and manage tender processes.
• Build pricing and technical strategy.

Skills

Business to business sales experience

FMCG sales experience

Social media selling

Video content production

Bid/tender experience

Job description

Corporate New Business Development Manager

Home/Field-Based (Ideally located Midlands/South England)

Salary (DOE) + commission, company car, laptop, mobile phone

Hours of Work – Monday to Friday

We have an opportunity available to join our Corporate Commercial division as a new Business Development Manager. As a Business Development Manager, you will identify, qualify, and win corporate level business within a specified geographical area. This is an opportunity for someone to join a team excelling in what they do and to take the next step within your career.

At Lyreco we find it important to develop our staff and would be looking for you to grow within this post and progress on to a National Account Manager, Strategic Account Manager, or a sales management role in the future.

As a Business Development Manager your responsibilities are:

• To drive new business sales through achievement of monthly sales activity
• Prospect for new business using a range of methods, including telephone and social media
• To visit customers at their sites, across your geographical area in line with demand
• Negotiating fixed term contracts
• Responsible for all stages of contract negotiations, including tender processes and e-auctions
• Building pricing and technical strategy

The ideal Business Development Manager will:

• Have previous business to business sales experience
• Be experienced in FMCG sales environment
• Be able to use social media to sell
• Be happy to produce video content to engage with customers
• Have previous bid/tender experience

We will consider applicants from varied industry backgrounds.

Lyreco Benefits:

• Enjoy 31 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Company Car
• Ability to work from home.
• Pension & Life Assurance Scheme.
• Private medical insurance, including 24 online GP and Wellbeing app (after one year of service)
• Opportunity to participate in the Cycle to Work Scheme, access retail vouchers and eye care vouchers.
• 2 fully paid community volunteering days each year.
• Grow Our Own Talent Programme – promoting internal career development.
• Referral Scheme.
• Long Service Awards – to celebrate your career milestones.
• Opportunity for career break – after 3 yrs of service
• Sports & Social Club – access to discounted trips and excursions.
• All Work to Company Values: Passion, Respect, Agility, Excellence.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. That includes our staff, customers, suppliers, and our local community.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment.

Agency CV’s will not be accepted.