Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Saint Gobain Interior Solutions

Scotland & North East England region

At Saint-Gobain we pride ourselves on being innovative, customer focused, agile, open and engaging and entrepreneurial. We are also proud to have been named a 'Top Employer' for 5 consecutive years. If you want to know what it's like to work for a top employer that is working hard to make the world a better home; then please read on to find out more about this exciting opportunity to join us as a Business Development Manager - Commercial Sector.

This is a home-based role working for Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions incorporating British Gypsum, Celotex and Isover brands, three of more than 30 exciting Saint-Gobain brands in the UK. The role is based in the Scotland covering Scotland and The North East of England

Is this role right for me?

First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working. We need someone to is innovative, energised and disciplined with a positive attitude, who can contribute to a high performing team and is able to work autonomously to further develop existing partnerships through all of the supply chain leveraging maximum commercial success, delivering on product leadership and being tenacious to do things differently whilst exceeding the client objectives.

For this role in particular we are looking for someone with the following;

3 years' customer facing sales role
Account Management (national and regional)
Commercial Negotiation
Previous sales training
Market Knowledge
Good Understanding of Construction Supply Chain
5 O'Level/GCSE - Maths & English to minimum Grade C

What will I be doing in the role?

As the Business Development Manager you will manage and develop our Main Contractor accounts, gaining maximum value from Main Contractor Framework Agreements through our value and product leadership proposition, whilst creating demand for new products and services.

Role accountabilities include;

Account Management: Responsibility for the commercial success of MCFA projects, working collaboratively with the client to ensure maximum commercial advantage and commitment through the supply chain
Networking & Relationship Development: Establishes and maintains an effective and constantly evolving network of contacts and stakeholders both internally and externally to ensure the voice of the customer and the market place informs our decision and our activity is aligned to achieve common objectives
Project Tracking Meetings: Representing the customer at Project Tracking Meetings to prioritise the essential relationships and projects which require leveraging internally to ensure maximum return on investment whilst working collaboratively across all channels
Sales Strategy: Implements the sales delivery element of the Commercial sector marketing plans, interacting across appropriate functions and promoting to customers NPD and specific marketing strategies enabling us to achieve and maintain our market position as product leaders
CRM: Embed CRM as a product leadership tool ensuring data is accurate for both internal and external requirements
Value Proposition: Continually promote our value and product proposition to meet customer and business needs

Are British Gypsum and Saint-Gobain an Inclusive employer?

We're working hard to be, and we're keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, taste in music, fashion sense or anything else that makes you, you!

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

The world of work is changing, and at Saint-Gobain we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexible requirement or need that you may have for this role (this could be flexible hours, a job share, part time, to name a few). We can't guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting, but we promise to listen