Senior Business Development Manager

Senior Business Development Manager (B2B)
Hybrid - North London
65,00 - 85,000 starting salary + commission

About the Company
If you're looking for somewhere where your voice matters, your ideas land, and your work genuinely makes an impact - this is it.
This organisation sits at the centre of the food and consumer goods world, helping brands, retailers and suppliers navigate a fast moving market through insight, foresight and deep industry understanding. They're purpose driven, collaborative, and committed to shaping a better future for the food system.
It's a place where senior people lead with empathy, teams support each other, and you're encouraged to stretch, grow, and take real ownership.

What You'll Be Doing
As Senior BDM, you'll play a pivotal role in bringing in high value clients and shaping commercial growth - reporting directly into the Head of Business Development.
Your focus will be:

• Building strong relationships with both warm and cold prospects
• Taking full ownership of the sales process from first approach to conversion
• Understanding each client's world - their pressures, priorities and ambitions - and crafting the right first step for them
• Approaching business development with both ambition and long term thinking
• Driving sustainable growth while maintaining high standards of client experience
• Managing a robust pipeline with accurate forecasting and consistent follow up
• Representing the organisation at key industry events and networking opportunities

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Extensive, proven experience in a high value, target carrying B2B sales role
• Strong experience working with FMCG and/or retail clients
• A strategic, consultative sales style
• Confidence speaking with C suite and senior decision makers
• A proactive, resilient approach - someone who thrives with autonomy but collaborates naturally
• Excellent networking skills (an existing FMCG network is a big plus)
• Strong commercial acumen and comfort navigating complex business issues
• A desire to make a meaningful impact and take your career to the next level

Benefits

• Competitive salary + performance bonus
• Market leading pension
• Medical insurance
• Buy/sell annual leave
• Flexible hybrid working & great work life balance
• Supportive environment where senior talent can truly thrive

What You Need To Do Now
If you're excited by the idea of leading on high value growth and building meaningful relationships in a mission led organisation, hit apply with your latest CV - we'd love to hear from you.

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