Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive
Based in Warwickshire
Job ref: EG/48465
A leading independent manufacturer of additives that provide protection against microbes such as bacteria and mould. The business has extensive expertise in improving hygiene, which is why the company is the supplier of choice to leading brands, manufacturers and product innovators around the world.
Reporting to the Sales Manager key responsibilities will include:
• Meeting and exceeding sales targets to ensure the business achieves its wider commercial objectives
• Engaging with key decision makers within consumer goods and industrial manufacturing companies to maintain a healthy pipeline of potential new business
• Negotiating with customers at all levels to secure business and improve margins
• Attending trade exhibitions, conferences and meetings across an array of different sectors
• Liaising with the wider business to strengthen market intelligence, strategize brand positioning and increase the number of sales leads and customer conversions
• Recording and maintaining accurate customer data on the internal CRM system
• Preparing and delivering sales reports on a weekly basis
• This role may also involve an element of international travel for the purpose of business meetings
The Candidate:
· A committed, diligent and inspiring sales professional with at least 2 years’ experience in a sales-orientated role and a graduate level intellect.
· A driven and determined individual, with the ability to seek out and win new business
· Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and translate customer needs.
· Ideally understand the manufacturing sector with a background in a materials field – for example plastics processing or chemicals distribution.
· Commercially minded with strong business acumen and good computer literacy skills.
· A background in a business arena with long initial sales cycles followed by long customer retention periods is ideal.
For EU roles, candidates must be eligible to work and live in the European Union.
Proof of eligibility will be required with your application.
Office Locations: Stratford-upon-Avon, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Cape Town, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Göteborg, Istanbul, Lyon, Milan, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Washington.
PLASTICS - PETROCHEMICALS - PACKAGING - CHEMICALS - ENERGY – ENVIRONMENT
Listgrove Limited Registered in England No: (phone number removed)
Exhibiting at: Plastteknik, Med-Tech, Chemspec Europe, Kunststoffen, PPMA, K, Interpack, Compounding World, Interplas