Business Development Manager - Plastics

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975

Business Development Manager – Plastics 

Location - Midlands

Job ref:    EG /61876

The Client:

A plastic recycling solutions business, who are striving towards a world without waste.  The business has 20 years in house experience, as well as partners in the UK and abroad, providing plastic scrap and regrind to their customers.

The Role: 

Due to substantial growth, an exciting new vacancy has risen for a Business Development Manager to join the team. This role requires the incumbent to have an ambitious and tenacious nature with a strong commercial mind set and the ability to build relationships.

·    Generate sales and develop a diverse customer base for a range of recycled plastic.

·    Implementing strategic sales plan, in line with company objectives.

·    Develop new customers and increase overall volumes and margin.

·    Identify all prospective customers within the market segment allocated.

·    Actively seek out new sales opportunities and conduct market research through research, cold calling, networking, social media, attending conferences and trade fairs

·    Perform customer site visits to build relationships and discover market information.

·    Develop and enhance relationships by being creative, innovative and offering excellent customer service that is responsive and tailored to customer needs.

·    Engage in constant and active risk management, to ensure the product being supplied is per the company quality requirements.

·    Negotiation and sales of plastic raw materials (price, payment terms, logistics, suppliers)

·    Nurture relationships with customers, as well as with other key stakeholders, such as warehousing, logistics and suppliers.

·    Good understanding of the financial impacts of pricing decisions to a commercially driven organisation.

Candidate Profile:

·    Proven track record in a sales or business development role.

·    Strong knowledge of Plastics market.

·    Exceptional interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.

·    An entrepreneurial individual who is self-motivated and results focused.

·    Strong at developing new business accounts.

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