Business Development Manager - Warehouse Loading Bay Systems

Mitchell Maguire; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established consultancy in the UK seeks a Business Development Manager for Warehouse Loading Bay Systems. This role focuses on promoting safety solutions within distribution centres, food & beverage, and retail sectors. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in field sales and business development, aiming to establish a network of loading bay installers and manage client safety requirements. This position offers a competitive salary and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Car allowance

Hybrid Car or EV

Comprehensive benefits packages

Qualifications

• Proven track record in field sales and business development.
• Experience selling into warehouse-associated facilities is essential.
• Sector experience in distribution, food & beverage or retail preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote loading bay safety solutions across distribution centres.
• Build a network of industrial door/loading bay installers.
• Manage existing loading bay value of circa £1.5m.

Skills

Proven hunter with a field sales track record

Experience in business development

Self-starter with coachable mentality

Job description

Business Development Manager – Warehouse Loading Bay Systems

Business Development Manager – Warehouse Loading Bay Systems

Job Title: Business Development Manager – Warehouse Loading Bay Systems

Industry Sector: Warehousing, 3PL, Industrial, Food & Beverage, Distribution Centres, Retail, Safety, Logistics, Industrial Door Installers, Loading Bay Installers, Distribution, End Users, Retailers and Health & Safety

Area to be covered: National – North & Midlands focus

Remuneration: £60,000-£65,000 + £15,000 Commission, £35,000 Stretch

Benefits: Car allowance, Hybrid Car or EV + comprehensive benefits packages

Responsibilities

• Field sales role, promoting loading bay safety solutions for warehousing with a focus on distribution centres, food & beverage and retail
• Promoting loading bay safety solutions to safeguard against accidental drive-aways direct into warehouse facilities (targeting health & safety managers, operations managers and finance managers.)
• Typical loading bay solutions £25,000-£150,000
• Customers include: Tesco, Next, DHL, TJK (TJ Max), UPS etc.
• Working in a team of two nationally, tasked with growing existing loading bay value of circa £1.5m
• New business development role
• Initially focus on building a network of circa 10 industrial door/ loading bay installers
• Once installer network established focus will be on selling directly into end users and owners of warehousing facilities or 3PL companies, discussing their safety requirements for loading bays (there are more than 45,000 loading bays for food & beverage alone)

Qualifications

• Proven hunter with a field sales track record in business development
• Must have sold into warehouse associated facilities
• Prior sector experience within distribution centres, food & beverage or retail would be ideal
• Specific safety sector experience is not essential but may be useful
• Knowledge of loading bays not required but may be advantageous
• Self-starter, with coachable mentality
• May consider operations experience in warehousing looking for field sales

About the Company

• Well established
• Circa £15m UK turnover
• 90+ UK employees

Job Details

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time