Business Development Manager

New Yesterday

Overview
We’ve partnered with a long-established, specialist textile business with real depth in fabrics and digital printing. They’re searching for an ambitious Business Development Manager to join them and support their next phase of growth.
Are you a key account executive ready for the next step in your sales career? Maybe you’re a senior account manager that wants to be out on the road more? If this sounds like you, read on and apply.
Based near Trafford, Greater Manchester you’ll join a team that has years of experience and expertise, which they’re proud to share. Many have been with the company a for a long time, bringing deep product knowledge and a huge passion for what they do.
There is true heritage here - and plenty of opportunity ahead for the right person.
What you’ll get:
* Salary £35k basic
* Commission payable for new business sales
* Hybrid - mixture of home, office and on the road
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* Car allowance
* Private healthcare
* Direct access to the business owner and board
* The opportunity to grow with the business as it continues to expand
About you
You’ll bring strong experience within textiles, particularly with printed fabrics.
* Confident discussing fabric performance, print methods and end use
* Comfortable balancing relationship management with proactive business growth
* Your ambitious; keen to bring ideas as well as results
* Naturally relationship-led and proud to represent a specialist brand
* Commercially aware, self-motivated and comfortable working with autonomy
* Focused on building long-term partnerships
* Open to travel, including international visits and weekend trade shows
* Looking to establish yourself within a business for the long term, with ambition to grow into leadership
About the role
This is a newly created and important hire for the business.
* It’s a balanced role across account management and new business development
* Growing sales across fabrics and printed textiles
* Building strong, long-term relationships with existing customers
* Identifying and opening new opportunities and routes to market
* Representing the business at UK and international trade shows (Occasional weekend work will be required)
* Visiting customers regularly and staying ahead of market trends
* Working closely with production and the wider team to keep sales aligned with delivery
* Starting predominantly on-site to fully learn the products and people, before moving to hybrid
* Clear scope to step into a leadership role as the sales function develops
If you’ve built solid sales experience and are ready for that step up, we’d love to talk to you. Apply now
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Location:
Trafford Park, Trafford
Salary:
£35,000 /annum Commission on new sales, Hybrid
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Sales

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