Business Development Manager - North & East Germany
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Location: Home based - Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Berlin, Leipzig areas
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Package: Approximately €70,000, Commission, Company Car
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$1.6b Manufacturer | Hunter New Business | Global Leader
Suitable for professionals looking to transition from internal sales or develop their existing field sales career.
About the Opportunity:
We are partnering with a manufacturing leader to appoint a high impact Business Development Manageras the organization looks to develop their global sales team.
Backed by a multi billion dollar international businesswith an established global footprint, this is a rare opportunity to build a market while having the infrastructure, investment, manufacturing capability, and long-term backingof an industry leader behind you.
The role is a pure hunter position for someone who thrives on opening doors, creating opportunities, buildingrelationships from scratch,and winning new business in competitive markets.
If you are motivatedby autonomy, high earnings, and the opportunity to make a visible commercial impact, this role offerssignificant long term progression as the German Speaking Division continues to grow.
The Role
As Business Development Manager, you will lead new customer acquisition across the North and East German market, targeting major manufacturers to secure new logos.
You will be responsible for identifying opportunities, developing strategic relationships, managing long sales cycles,and converting new business opportunities into commercial partnerships.
This role is ideally suited to a highly proactive sales professional who enjoys high-volume business development activity and has a proven track recordof generating and closing new business opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
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Drive new businessdevelopment activity acrossthe German market
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Identify, target, and win new customers withinDairy, Food to go, meat and protein, produce and ready meals markets
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Build relationships across multiplestakeholder levels includingprocurement, operations, manufacturing, and commercial leadership
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Manage complex and consultative sales processes from prospecting throughto close
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Generate pipelineactivity through outboundprospecting, networking, referrals, and strategic market engagement
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Collaborate internally with manufacturing, operations, and leadership teams to deliver commercial solutions
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Maintain momentum acrosslonger sales cyclesand production lead times
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Develop territory growth plans and execute againstambitious revenue targets
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Represent the businessat customer meetings,industry events, and trade shows
What We're Looking For
We are intentionally open on industrybackground.
You do not need packaging experience to be successful in this role.
We are looking for proven hunters,individuals who know how to create opportunities, build momentum, and consistently win new business in competitive B2B environments. If you come from manufacturing - even better!
The right hire for our team is high energy, confident and ambitious with a hunger to learn. We'll be developing this person into a quality, technical salesperson and giving you the platform to scale your career.
Ideal Background
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Proven success in pure new business sales roles
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Strong track recordof winning and closing new accounts
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Experience operatingwithin high-volume outboundor consultative sales environments
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Comfortable managing longersales cycles and complex buying processes
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Self-startermentality with the ability to build territory success independently
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Highly motivated by commission, growth,and commercial impact
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Strong relationship-building and communication skills
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Experience within manufacturing, industrial, food, or relatedsectors is beneficial but not essential
