Business Development Manager

A brilliant opportunity has come up to work with a world-renowned packaging company that have been established since the 1940s and they are known for their distribution of Cardboard, Paper, flexibles, and more packaging. This role is suited to a Business Development Manager who is looking to further their career and help with the continuous growth of the company.

Business Development Manager

£50,000 to £60,000 DOE, plus benefits package

Northwest, UK

Our client is offering a salary reflecting experience with a hybrid car, laptop and phone, 25 days holiday, life insurance 2-3x salary, bonus (20%) of salary with a great opportunity to grow within the business.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in corrugated sales and be ready to take on a new challenge in a fast-paced, exciting environment. As the Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for identifying and securing new business opportunities across the Northwest, with a focus on building relationships within the industrial, FMCG, Pharma, Pets, Personal Hygiene, Ecommerce and Retail markets.

Your duties will include:

• Driving the growth of the company by achieving monthly objectives from their key target markets.
• Proactively generate new leads through a range of sales prospecting activities – including professional networks, referrals, contacts, LinkedIn engagement and maximising sales from existing customers
• You will be dealing with new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, services prospection, negotiation and commercial follow up of UK customers and branching out further afield acting in the markets targeted by the organisation.
• You will play an active part in the development of the sales budget,
• Monitor revenue and margins, promote the image of the company and you will   continue with the improvement of the initiatives of the company.

The successful must have or hold:

• Ideally you will have a strong background in Corrugated Packaging and will have experience selling bespoke packaging solutions.
• You must be based in the Northwest or within a 40 miles radius of Manchester.
• Have a great understanding of the UK market with the potential to open up the European side.
• You must have experience managing accounts and developing new business opportunities as and when required.
• A sense of business relationships and customer service.
• High interest in the technical dimension of the products.

If you are interested in applying for this opportunity or wish to receive further information, please contact Sean Turton on or email a copy of your current CV to