New Business & Acquisitions Manager

Bestway Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

22 days holiday plus bank holidays

Holiday buy – up to 5 days

Company pension

Life Assurance

Social events

Job summary

Bestway Group is seeking a New Business & Acquisitions Manager to drive new accounts and sales by securing quality leads across the Bestway Retail portfolio. You will be target-driven with the potential to increase earnings as sales grow, collaborating with the wider Bestway Retail teams to implement strategy and maximize results.

You’ll build networks with internal and external contacts, prioritize recruitment campaigns across retail sectors, and actively pursue acquisition opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial understanding of Symbol Group industry.
• Ability to spot opportunities for growth and development.
• Outstanding presenting and influencing skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and develop positive networking relationships with the wider field based Bestway Retail colleagues.
• Develop links with external industry contacts to drive activity and lead generation support.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure literature and presentations are ready for recruitment campaigns across retail sectors.
• Proactively network with existing Bestway Retail operators who want to grow store numbers.
• Approach retailers to ascertain acquisition opportunities.

Skills

Sales leadership

Networking

Influencing skills

Relationship building

Industry knowledge

Strategic thinking

Job description

As a New Business & AcquisitionsManager, you will deliver the annually set number of New accounts and Sales from establishing and securing quality new business leads from across the Bestway Retail portfolio of brands.

You will be target driven with the chance to increase your earnings as you increase your sales.

Working in a team that supports creation and executes implementation of the new business strategy and liaising closely with other Bestway Retail functions to maximise productivity and the results generated from all newly recruited accounts.

About our Benefits:

• Competitive Salary + Bonus Scheme
• Company Car
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday buy – up to 5 days
• Company pension
• Life Assurance
• Social events

Your main responsibilities:

• Initiate and develop positive networking relationships with the wider field based Bestway Retail colleagues
• Developing strong links with external industry contacts, to drive activity and support for New business lead generation
• Workingcross-functionally with colleagues, ensuring all required literature and presentations are in place and remain relevant, to enable the successful execution of planned Recruitment campaigns across identified retail sectors
• Proactively network with existing Bestway Retail operators who have a desire to grow their store numbers
• Approaching retailers to ascertain acquisition opportunities

About You

• Strong commercial understanding of Symbol Group industry including competitor market activity and market trends
• Ability to spot opportunities for growth and development
• A detailed eye for retailing standards and the ability to influence member compliance
• Outstanding presenting and influencing skills
• A confident, driven and enthusiastic self-starter
• A great problem solver with outstanding judgement
• Ability to prioritise and strike a balance between proactive and reactive
• Ability to build exceptional relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Outstanding organisational skills with requests made centrally responded to within deadlines and returned in full

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