Business Development Manager

RJA-Consulting; Ireland; Remote; EUR 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car

Commission

Job summary

RJA-Consulting is partnering with an established beauty business to recruit a Business Development Manager covering Ireland. This field-based role focuses on relationship building, account development and winning new business with beauty professionals.

You will manage your territory, drive conversations that connect product benefits to customer needs, and travel to meet clients while working toward sales targets and a strong pipeline.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development, field sales or account management within professional beauty or related industry.
• Examples of winning business and developing customer accounts.
• Confident discussing commercial opportunities, handling objections and closing sales.
• Strong organisation and journey planning skills; ability to manage own diary.
• Full driving licence and willingness to travel across the territory.
• Genuine interest in the beauty industry and its players.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with customers and identify growth opportunities.
• Onboard new accounts through thoughtful prospecting and face-to-face meetings.
• Plan territory effectively; balance existing clients with new business time.
• Demonstrate product benefits through engaging conversations tailored to each customer.
• Work toward sales targets with a healthy pipeline and timely follow-ups.
• Stay informed on industry trends and customer feedback across the market.

Skills

Relationship building

New business development

Account development

Prospecting

Territory planning

Pipeline management

Face-to-face meetings

Driving licence

Travel readiness

Beauty industry knowledge

Education

Beauty Therapy Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Business Development Manager - Professional Beauty

Ireland | Field-based

Competitive salary + commission + car + benefits

Love the beauty industry, enjoy opening doors and get a real buzz from helping your customers grow?

I'm partnering with an established business in professional beauty to recruit a Business Development Manager covering Ireland. This is a lovely opportunity for someone who combines a passion for the industry with the drive to turn a good conversation into a lasting business relationship.

You'll be out meeting beauty professionals, understanding their businesses and showing them how the right products, support and partnership can help them achieve more.

The opportunity

This role brings together relationship building, account development and new business. You'll take ownership of your territory, make connections and build a strong presence within the professional beauty market.

Your focus will include:

• Developing relationships with customers, understanding their priorities and identifying opportunities to grow together.
• Bringing on new accounts through thoughtful prospecting, introductions and face-to-face meetings.
• Planning your territory effectively, balancing existing customer support with time to win new business.
• Bringing products to life through engaging conversations that connect their benefits to each customer's needs.
• Working towards sales targets, keeping a healthy pipeline and following through on opportunities.
• Staying close to industry trends, customer feedback and what's happening across your market.

A little about you

You're warm, commercially minded and comfortable starting a conversation with someone you haven't met before. You enjoy the chase of new business, but you also know that the follow-up, consistency and care you put into a relationship are what make it last.

You'll bring:

• Experience in business development, field sales or account management, ideally within professional beauty or a closely related industry.
• Examples of winning business and developing customer accounts.
• The confidence to discuss commercial opportunities, handle objections and ask for the sale.
• Strong organisation and journey planning skills, with the motivation to manage your own diary.
• A genuine interest in the beauty industry and the businesses working within it.
• A full driving licence and willingness to travel across the territory.
• Beauty Therapy Level 3 equivalent or above

What's on offer?

A competitive salary, an attractive commission package, a car, and more

You'll have the opportunity to build relationships in an industry you enjoy, take ownership of your results and make a visible contribution to the business.