Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager
Remote - Occasional travel to site
£50,000 to £60,000 per annum + Car allowance

Role Profile

Cast UK is currently recruiting a Business Development Manager for a well-established yet growing, innovative and progressive packaging business. The company has over 50 years of industry experience, and supports single-site, multi-site, and global companies across the UK, Europe and beyond.
You will be reporting into the Head of Business Development and will be crucial for driving growth, sales and effective communication of product information while collaborating with supply partners and with other departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Skilled at developing working relationships with all key decision makers.
• Collaborative with the ability to partner internally and externally, building collaborative relationships with all stakeholders across the business.
• Effective contribution to the overall sales strategy and executing sales tactics to meet or exceed revenue/margin targets.
• Executing sales tactics to meet or exceed revenue/margin targets. Proven ability to increase revenue and maintain profitability through demonstration of commercial and financial acumen.
• A hunting mindset and the desire to constantly seek out new opportunities within new and existing accounts.
• Pragmatic, logical strategic thinker/decision maker, continually driving for new business opportunities with a solution driven approach.

Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge of the packaging industry and market trends.
• Background in solution selling.
• Self-starter, motivated with the ability to work alone and within a team, able to plan and prioritise development activities and respond quickly to changing requirements.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with new and existing customers effectively and resolve queries in a calm and professional manner.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with Colleagues, Management and Customers.
• IT literate and the ability to use electronic record-keeping and reporting systems and Microsoft Office efficiently and effectively.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in new business development process and progress including record keeping

About Cast UK

Cast UK is a leading executive consultancy, providing national recruitment solutions to both clients and candidates. Specialising in Business Change & Transformation, HR, Procurement, Buying, Supply Chain, and Logistics, each member of our specialist team has a professional background specific to their recruiting sector. With this unique insight and knowledge, our consultants are able to place individuals from trainee through to main board. For more information on Cast UK and a complete list of all of our current vacancies, please visit www.castuk.com