Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager - Manufacturing

Location: Bishop Auckland

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 DOE + Performance Bonus

Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm & Friday 8:30am-2:30pm

Build relationships. Win business. Help shape the future.

Are you a driven sales professional who enjoys opening doors, developing long-term partnerships and turning opportunities into profitable business?

Do you thrive in a role where no two days are the same, where you'll have the freedom to identify opportunities, influence strategy and genuinely make an impact?

If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Our client is a well-established and growing manufacturer specialising in high-quality plastic moulded products and innovative returnable packaging solutions. Working with customers across a wide range of industries, they have built an excellent reputation for quality, reliability and customer service.

Due to continued growth, they are now looking to appoint a Business Development Manager to help drive the next stage of their commercial success.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary of £35,000-£40,000
• Attractive performance bonus
• Early finish every Friday
• Genuine career progression within a growing business
• Ongoing product and industry training
• Supportive management team with autonomy to develop your own customer base
• Opportunity to sell bespoke manufacturing solutions rather than "off the shelf" products

The Role

This is a varied and commercially focused position where you'll play a key role in generating new business whilst nurturing and developing existing customer relationships.

Working closely with the Head of Commercial Development, you'll identify opportunities, understand customer challenges and deliver tailored manufacturing and packaging solutions.

No two customers are the same, making this an exciting consultative sales role.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate new business opportunities across manufacturing and industrial sectors.
• Develop relationships with key decision makers and purchasing teams.
• Identify customer requirements and recommend bespoke plastic moulding and packaging solutions.
• Grow existing customer accounts whilst identifying further commercial opportunities.
• Produce quotations, proposals and commercial presentations.
• Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline using the CRM system.
• Work closely with internal production and technical teams to deliver excellent customer solutions.
• Develop and improve internal sales processes.
• Represent the business professionally whilst becoming a trusted partner to customers.
• Achieve agreed sales targets and contribute to the continued growth of the business.

About You

You'll be an ambitious, commercially minded individual who enjoys developing relationships and winning new business.

You'll ideally have experience within:

• Manufacturing
• Plastics
• Industrial sales
• Packaging
• Engineering
• Logistics
• Technical sales

You'll also have:

• A proven track record in business development or account management.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Confidence speaking with senior decision makers.
• A proactive approach to identifying opportunities.
• Strong organisation and time management skills.
• A full UK driving licence.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a successful local manufacturer at an exciting stage of growth.

Rather than joining a large corporate business, you'll become part of a close-knit commercial team where your ideas, relationships and results will genuinely make a difference.

If you're looking for a role where you can build lasting customer partnerships, influence business growth and develop your career, we'd love to hear from you.

Please apply or call Dani on (phone number removed) for more information.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.