Business Development Manager

Job description

Business Development Manager - Packaging - previous experience required

UK | Field Based

£65,000 + 20% bonus + car allowance

12-month maternity cover (strong potential to turn perm)

Are you a proven Business Development Manager who enjoys winning new business, growing accounts and building proper long-term partnerships?

We’re recruiting for a national, field-based BDM role within a well-established manufacturing business operating in the packaging and labelling space. Will need to touch visit Northants and Cardiff once a month.

This is a high-impact role with real autonomy and strong earning potential.

What you’ll be doing

• Driving new business and developing key accounts
• Managing the full sales cycle end to end
• Building long-term customer relationships
• Identifying cross-sell and margin opportunities
• Working closely with production and customer service teams
• Managing pipeline and forecasts through Salesforce
• Travelling nationally across the UK & Ireland

What we’re looking for

• Packaging or labelling industry experience required
• Proven BDM or Sales experience
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills
• Confident relationship builder
• Self-motivated and organised
• CRM experience, ideally Salesforce
• Manufacturing, packaging or FMCG experience a bonus

What’s on offer

• £65,000 basic
• 20% bonus
• Car allowance
• Autonomy, support and real career potential

If you like owning your patch and making things happen, this one’s well worth a applying for.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

England

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

09-02-2026

Profession type

Manufacturing / Industrial

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English