In brief
This role involves launching a UK sales and service operation from scratch for a European packaging machinery manufacturer. The core work focuses on identifying and securing new business for high-value technical solutions, including bottling lines and palletisers, across the food and beverage industry.
Best for
Experienced field sales professionals with a background in packaging machinery for the food and beverage sector.
Non-negotiable
Proven track record of selling packaging machinery to the food or beverage markets is essential.
Worth knowing
Earnings include a significant commission component, with projected annual earnings increasing between the first and second year.
What you need
Required
Field sales
Clearly required in the listing
New business development
Clearly required in the listing
Packaging machinery sales
Clearly required in the listing
Food and beverage market knowledge
Clearly required in the listing
Preferred
Technical background
Strongly implied by the listing
Engineering background
Strongly implied by the listing
Your day-to-day
Generate new business
Clearly stated in the job description.
Sell technical solutions
Clearly stated in the job description.
Build UK operations
Clearly stated in the job description.
Recruit and manage teams
Clearly stated in the job description.
Experience expected
Level
Senior level
Based on what the listing states
Years of experience
Not stated
No clear years requirement found
Evidence from the listing
Experience level
“If so, this is the job for you with a six figure package and built in prospects to manage a team who you will recruit yourself.”
What's on offer
Full job description (from employer)⌄
As an ambitious and driven Business Development Manager are you looking for an opportunity to set up a UK Sales and Service office from scratch for a European manufacturer of packaging machinery and lines to the food and beverage sector? If so, this is the job for you with a six figure package and built in prospects to manage a team who you will recruit yourself. BASIC SALARY: up to £75,000 BENEFITS: · Bonus and Commission to earn circa £14,000 in year one and circa £25,000 in year two · Company Car or Car Allowance · Negotiable Pension and Healthcare LOCATION: Home based role - you can live anywhere in the UK but a central location is preferred to enable you to cover the UK & Ireland COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, London, Cambridge, Nottingham JOB DESCRIPTION: Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Technical Sales Manager - packaging machinery, lines - food and beverage A true Business Development Manager role from a zero base in the UK, your job will be to identify and generate new business selling a large range of packaging machinery as a high value technical solution including VFFS Baggers, Bottling Lines, Case Packers and Palletisers to the food and beverage markets. There are very realistic first and second year targets and full applications, project management and administration support will be provided. PERSON SPECIFICATION: Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Technical Sales Manager - packaging machinery, lines - food and beverage · You MUST be an experienced field sales person with a proven track record of new business development and be willing and able to generate new business from a zero base. · You MUST have sold or be selling packaging machinery to the food and/or beverage markets. · Ideally you will have a technical or engineering background. · You will be ambitious and wanting to build and manage a UK Sales and Service office in 3 to 5 years. THE COMPANY: A very well, established European manufacturer and supplier of a range of packaging machinery sold to the food and beverage markets. The company want to recruit someone who can first build turnover and then a Sales and Service team over the next 5 years. INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application. Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct. REF: MPH18722, Wallace Hind Selection
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