Business Development Lead - Landfill

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Ready to find the right role for you? Benefits Access to our company pension scheme Discounts on groceries, well known retailers, and more Resources to support your physical, mental and financial health 24‑hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year for you and your household One paid day leave per year to volunteer and support your community Ongoing training and development opportunities to reach your full potential Responsibilities Develop new business opportunities and manage a portfolio of approximately 300 existing clients across Whitemoss Hazardous Landfill and Ling Hall landfill sites, with proactive account management of 100+ key customers to achieve budgeted revenue targets. Assess and respond to approximately 30 daily enquiries, evaluating each opportunity from technical and commercial perspectives to ensure compliance with site permits and waste acceptance criteria, and provide competitive quotations at appropriate margins. Conduct regular site visits to clients across the Midlands and North of England, building and maintaining strong relationships with new and existing customers while promoting Veolia's services. Lead the price increase process and conduct commercial negotiations with customers to deliver agreed financial returns and maintain required profit margins in line with business objectives. Provide management teams with monthly performance reports, market trends analysis, competitor intelligence, and strategic recommendations for new innovation and treatment processes. Ensure all waste acceptance processes comply with documented, site permit conditions, and QHSE requirements, including verification of client waste declarations and supporting documentation. Qualifications Proven sales and business development experience with demonstrable success in developing new client relationships and managing existing customer portfolios, ideally within the waste management or environmental services sector. Strong technical knowledge of hazardous and non-hazardous waste classification, waste acceptance criteria, landfill operations, and Landfill Tax guidance including LFT1 and QMO. Excellent commercial acumen and negotiation skills with experience in contract negotiation, pricing strategies, and delivering financial targets to meet business objectives. Exceptional communication and relationship management skills combined with strong self‑motivation, organisation and time management abilities to balance proactive business development with reactive enquiry management in an autonomous role. What’s next? Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Location:
Park Central
Job Type:
FullTime