Junior Business Development Manager

Bestway-Group; Escrick; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Competitive bonus scheme

22 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension

Life Assurance

Job summary

Bestway Group is seeking a Business Development Manager to join our York-based team in a permanent role. You will own end-to-end account management with retailers in your area, driving profitability and growth.

You will oversee debt management and capital expenditure proposals while supporting key accounts with tailored solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong P&L literacy, a growth mindset, and excellent presentation and relationship-building skills.

Qualifications

• Understand profit and loss accounts and commercial/financial information.
• Identify opportunities for growth and development.
• Proficient with MS Word and Excel.
• Excellent presenting and influencing abilities.
• Confident, driven self-starter with initiative.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Achieve set sales plans and implement strategies to grow area sales.
• Ensure profitability of the area in line with budgets and targets.
• Maximise retailer support for the independent brand.
• Oversee debt management with support functions.
• Manage capital expenditure proposals and budgets for members.
• Ensure key accounts are serviced with tailored support.
• Deliver business initiatives within agreed timescales with ownership.
• Identify capital expenditure opportunities with members and coordinate with development team.

Skills

P&L literacy

Growth mindset

Presentation skills

Self-starter

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Business Development Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: York

About the role

We have an opportunity to join our team in a fast paced commercially driven environment where you will have end to end account management responsibilities of our relationships with retailers within your area.

About Bestway

Bestway Group is a diversified multinational family owned business with annualised turnover in excess of £4.5 billion. Starting off as a chain of retail convenience stores, the Group has grown to become a diversified multinational business with interests across the wholesale, pharmacy, real estate, cement and banking sectors. The Group is also the largest overseas investor in Pakistan.

Owned by the Pervez, Choudrey and Sheikh families, Bestway Group was founded in 1976 by Sir Anwar Pervez OBE H Pk, who remains Chairman. Serving over 12 million customers and employing over 28,000 individuals, the Group supports and serves communities through its operations across the UK, Pakistan and the Middle East

Responsibilities:

• Achieve set sales plans and implement strategies to grow the area sales in line with targets


• Ensure profitability of the area in accordance with budgets, targets, and sales mix


• Maximise retailer support for the independent brand


• Overseeing the management of debt is undertaken in conjunction with the support functions


• Managing the capital expenditure proposals and budgets for members


• Ensure key accounts and members are serviced and supported with a range of tailored support


• Delivery of business initiatives in accordance with settimescales ensuring full ownership, commitment, and right first-time implementation


• Identify opportunities for capital expenditure and development with members, working closely with the development team to ensure a strong conversion rate


• Working knowledge of health and safety legislation and practices

The Ideal Candidate

• Ability to understand a profit and loss account and commercial and financial information


• Ability to spot opportunities for growth and development


• Knowledge of PC applications including Microsoft Word and Excel


• Outstanding presenting and influencing skills


• A confident, driven, and enthusiastic self-starter


• Ability to prioritise and strike a balance between proactive and reactive


• Ability to build exceptional relationships with internal and external stakeholders

About our Benefits:

• Competitive Salary


• Competitive bonus scheme


• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays


• Company pension


• Life Assurance

We understand that no applicant ever ticks every box so please do consider applying should some or most of the above apply. Bestway Group is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We want strong, and diverse teams built from talented individuals with different backgrounds identities and experiences.

If this is of interest to you and you would like to learn more, please do get in touch, we are looking forward to hearing from you.