Business Development Manager

Job description

Hartmann Young is partnered with a leading European CMO within the dietary supplements and consumer health space to appoint a Business Development Manager – UK, supporting an ambitious phase of growth.

This is a high-impact commercial role suited to an individual who operates at a consistently high level, brings a strong track record of closing complex, high-value deals, and takes genuine pride in delivering a best-in-class client experience.

The Opportunity

Our client is a well-established, multi-site European CMO with significant growth plans. This role offers the opportunity to work with large, sophisticated customers, managing complex sales cycles and acting as a trusted commercial partner to branded supplement companies across Europe. Success in this position requires commercial rigour, attention to detail, and technical credibility, alongside the ability to build long-term relationships with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive new business development across key European dietary supplement markets
• Own and close high-value, complex CMO sales opportunities, from initial engagement through to long-term manufacturing agreements
• Act as a trusted partner to customers, delivering a high-touch, solutions-led service
• Build and manage relationships with senior commercial, technical and procurement stakeholders
• Demonstrate strong technical understanding of formulations, manufacturing processes and regulatory considerations
• Work closely with internal technical, regulatory, quality and operations teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions
• Maintain disciplined pipeline management, forecasting and CRM reporting
• Represent the business professionally at key European industry events

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience selling CMO or contract manufacturing services within the UK dietary supplement market
• Track record of successfully closing large-value, complex B2B deals
• Strong technical understanding of dietary supplement manufacturing and regulatory frameworks
• Highly detail-oriented with pride in delivering an exceptional level of service
• Confident engaging and influencing senior stakeholders across multiple functions
• Commercially astute, structured and process-driven
• Ambitious, growth-minded and motivated by long-term career progression

Why This Role?

• Join a highly credible European CMO with substantial growth ambitions
• Clear career trajectory and development runway for the right individual
• Exposure to senior leadership and strategic growth initiatives
• Competitive salary, performance-related bonus and benefits

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Swadlincote

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-03-2026

Profession type

Sales

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