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Business Development Manager

Division: Sales & Distribution

Location: Redditch

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Business Development Manager

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and reliable Business Development Manager to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis at our Redditch site, with hybrid working options available.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Identify New Business Opportunities: Research and identify potential business opportunities within the manufacturing sector that align with DCS Group’s strategic goals.
  • Develop Strategic Partnerships: Establish and nurture relationships with key industry stakeholders, including suppliers, partners, and potential clients.
  • Market Analysis: Conduct thorough market analysis to understand industry trends, customer needs, and the competitive landscape.
  • Sales Strategy Development: Develop and implement effective sales strategies to achieve business growth and revenue targets.
  • Client Acquisition: Lead efforts in acquiring new clients by presenting compelling business proposals and negotiating contracts.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the manufacturing, marketing, and finance teams to ensure alignment and support for business development initiatives.
  • Reporting: Provide regular updates to senior management on business development activities, progress, and challenges.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Industry Experience: Experience specifically in personal care and cosmetics.
  • Contract Manufacturing Background: Proven experience in a contract manufacturing environment.
  • Retail Experience: Experience dealing with major retail chains (the mults).
  • Skills: Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and industry standards, excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, and proficiency in using Excel and other relevant software tools.
  • Attributes: Dynamic, with a proactive approach to business development, ability to work independently and as part of a team, and willingness to travel as needed to meet with clients and partners.

Core Benefits of Working for DCS Group:

As a family business, we place a great deal of importance on the well-being and happiness of our staff and the benefits they can enjoy.

  • Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, pension plan, and life cover.
  • Opportunities for career progression and professional development.
  • A dynamic and supportive work environment.
  • The chance to work with some of the world’s leading brands in a growing company.

 

Would you like the opportunity to work with some of the world’s largest brands?

DCS Group is the UK’s leading Distributor, Manufacturer, and Exporter of Health, Beauty, and Household products. As the uniquely appointed representatives for Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Kenvue, PZ Cussons, SC Johnson, to name a few, DCS has unrivalled multi-channel insight and category expertise. Our latest exciting plans to develop and grow our new Food distribution business have seen major brands such as Whitworths and Danone joining forces with DCS.

DCS Group is passionate and proud about all that we do, the customers we serve, and our people. Operating out of two amazing sites, we have the 26-acre Banbury Head Office and warehousing facilities as well as our new state-of-the-art Health and Beauty manufacturing facility occupying 100,000 sq. ft based in Redditch.

As a family-owned business, we are very proud of our ethos, our people, and 30 years of successive growth. We offer a very special opportunity of being able to join a welcoming, dynamic, fun place to work, and to work directly with the world’s biggest FMCG power brands.

There’s no place quite like DCS Group and we’re proud of that, which is all down to the people who work here. If you want to be part of our expanding company which offers exciting opportunities for career progression, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, please send an up-to-date CV to recruitment@dcsgroup.com.

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