Job Description

Business Development Manager - Belfast Region and South East Area (Field Sales)

Part of Bunzl plc, a FTSE 100 company, Kingsbury Packaging is a market leader in the food services sector. For over 25 years Kingsbury have been supporting customers with an unparalleled level of excellence through both our product offering and service.

At Kingsbury and Bunzl, we pride ourselves in offering our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our Field Sales team at Kingsbury covering the

Greater Belfast and surrounding area

.

This is an exciting opportunity for a sales professional who is keen to grow and develop a sales area within a thriving business. Sales experience within the retail or catering industry would be advantageous.

Job Type: Full time Permanent- On the Road

Being successful in this role means:

Having strong communication skills with the ability to build good working relationships. Previous Field Sales experience of growing and developing a sales territory Good listening skills with the ability to show empathy with customers to gain trust and establish rapport. Being self-motivated and persistent with the drive to succeed

Main Responsibilities:

Building and managing a portfolio of customers. Constantly seek new opportunities to expand the portfolio and increase margin through; prospecting new customers and regaining lost business & range extensions, working with suppliers and own brand offering. Monitoring sales performance and activity levels and produce monthly reports detailing key result areas. Producing business plans for customer portfolio to achieve annual sales and margin targets Working with Credit Control to ensure customers comply with the terms and conditions of trading. Calling on customers on a regular basis, providing quotes, and ensuring that queries are followed up in a timely manner. Maintain price files and advise customers of increases, managing expectations to ensure business is retained.

Skills and Experience

Joining our team the minimum criteria you will need are:

Demonstrate a track record of delivering Sales and margin targets Candidates must be able to demonstrate strong relationship-building skills combined with a flair for business development. Highly organised and has strong effective time management skills. Strong negotiating skills. Effective communication skills. Highly customer focused.

Benefits/ Rewards

We offer competitive rates of pay and benefits which includes:

Company pension scheme Healthcare cash plan Share save plan Long service awards Enhanced maternity/paternity pay Employee Assistance Program Life assurance 20 days annual leave (plus stat days) increasing to 25 days (plus stat days) with each year of service Opportunity to purchase additional holidays Cycle to Work Scheme Employee discounts
We are an equal opportunities employer. If you need any reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process, please just let us know.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

Commission pay
Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Cycle to work scheme Employee stock purchase plan Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Paid volunteer time Sick pay
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday
Work Location: On the road