Business Development Manager

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – North West UK. Basic salary of £60k

On Target Earnings £75k including company car, profit share bonus and commission.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• Competitive Base Salary of £60k
• On Target Earnings of £75k
• Bonus Commission based on sales results
• Career Development Courses / Training
• Company Car / Laptop / Phone
• Annual Leave of 23 days, plus public bank holidays
• Profit sharing bonus

THE COMPANY:

Wessex Packaging is one of the UK's fastest-growing independent packaging distributors, with sites in Yeovil, Manchester, and Portsmouth. Part of a £40 million global group with a strong US presence, we deliver innovative packaging solutions to customers across a wide range of industries.

Our success is built on a commitment to excellence, service, and innovation. We're proud to offer a unique range of market-leading, own-branded proprietary products, as well as exclusive partnerships with specialist global packaging machinery manufacturers.

With a national footprint and expanding international reach, Wessex Packaging helps businesses across the UK pack, store, wrap, stick, and ship their products with confidence. Backed by strong quality standards (BRCGS and ISO 9001:2015) and a focus on innovation and growth, we provide complete packaging solutions, materials, and machinery to industries nationwide.

We're now seeking a Business Development Manager to help drive our continued expansion and strengthen our customer base across the UK.

THE ROLE:

Reporting to the General Manager in our Manchester office, you'll be a key driver of growth, bringing new clients on board while building and nurturing strong, long-term relationships to generate revenue and expand our market presence. You'll work with both new and existing customers to achieve sales targets and strengthen our position in the industry.

As Business Development Manager, you'll take ownership of promoting our full range of innovative packaging solutions. You'll proactively identify and follow up on leads, arrange meetings and demonstrations, and manage opportunities from initial contact to close. Working closely with sales support and marketing teams, you'll ensure every customer receives exceptional service while contributing to sales and marketing strategies that drive growth. Gathering client feedback, reviewing account plans, and monitoring the sales cycle, you'll help shape new markets, partnerships, and product initiatives, while striving to exceed business goals.

YOU

You will:

• Be an ambitious, proactive Business Development Manager with a strong track record of success within a professional environment and experience of working in a team.
• Be a highly motivated individual with excellent communication, in addition to strong influencing and networking skills.
• Possess a strong desire for success and be committed to do the work necessary to achieve results.
• Be passionate about the work you do, with energy and drive to motivate the team around you.
• Enjoy working to sales targets and goals, whilst being professional and courteous.
• Have experience of negotiating and closing sales in a fast-paced competitive marketplace.
• Be a self-disciplined, confident decision maker who takes full responsibility for their own performance.
• Be resilient with a positive 'can do' attitude to your job.
• Be able to plan and manage your own time effectively.
• Be willing to continually grow, develop and learn new skills.
• Excel at finding new opportunities and be able to rapidly grow new territories and markets.
• Be able to build rapport and relationships with ease and be confident in communicating with all levels of potential customers.
• Be a committed team player, with a high attention to detail.
• Be able to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
• Be able to hit agreed targets, and where possible, exceed them.
• Be able to actively listen, allowing you to analyse prospective customer needs, determine client requirements and ascertain potential solutions.
• Previous experience in the packaging industry is desirable.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proven Business Development Manager to take your career to the next level with a successful, dynamic company. If you are confident in your capabilities and are prepared to contribute maximum effort to achieve the company targets, we would love to hear from you.

Please note: The first step in the recruitment process will be an online sales assessment that will take approximately 40 minutes to complete. Applicants must complete this assessment prior to being considered for an interview.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £60,000.00 per year

Work Location: On the road