Business Development Manager

South West

£50k + 20% bonus

Grafton Recruitment is pleased to be working with a leading manufacturing client who is seeking a BD Manager to join their team and oversee customer relations in the South West region.

Our client is looking to speak with candidates who have a background in construction and experience selling to national developers.

As BD Manager, you will be required to liaise with stakeholders in the commercial team, oversee a diverse range of product categories and collaborate with the wider salesforce on prospective opportunities.

THE ROLE:

Some of your responsibilities as a Business Development Manager:

• Act as the key contact between the company and the territories customer base in order to exceed customer expectation.
• Address customer concerns related to products and services in a timely and efficient manner.
• Develop processes and strategies to drive sales and deliver excellent levels of customer service.
• To promote all products into developers which are in line with the company sales expectations.
• You will collaborate with other colleagues to maximise cross selling opportunities and support internal business functions.
• Prepare and execute sales and business expansion plans to support revenue growth.
• To achieve assigned activity goals and other defined targets.
• Stay up to date on the company products and market changes.
• To continually review sales data in order to support commercial activity whilst embracing emerging technologies to maximise opportunities within the sales cycle.
• Use software to maintain accurate records and provide reports.

THE CANDIDATE:

• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction product sales.
• Good understanding of the housing developer market and associated product knowledge.
• Knowledge of market and current industry trends.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to conduct face to face presentations with prospective customers.
• Effective time management.
• Highly self-motivated with strong resilience.
• The ability to use relevant computer applications, as well as creative, analytical and commercial thinking.

HOW TO APPLY: To be considered for this role, please click on the link provided. If you would like any further information about this vacancy before applying, please feel free to contact Matthew Foster on: