Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager
Full Time, Permanent
Field Based – North Lancashire (Blackpool – Lancaster)
Competitive salary & excellent benefits
Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company is one of the newest, historic brewers in the UK. Formed out of a joint venture between Carlsberg UK and Marston's PLC, who are both shareholders, we combine over 300 years of shared values, history and heritage in UK brewing.
CMBC provides its customers and consumers with an unrivalled portfolio of lagers, ales and craft beer brands from the very best of two master brewing teams, plus those under license from valued partners. These include Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, Carlsberg Exp??rt, 61 Deep, Hobgoblin, Wainwright, San Miguel, Mahou, Estrella Damm, Brooklyn Brewery and many more!
We are recruiting for a Sales Development Manager to join us, in this role you will deliver sales volume, GP/HL targets, distribution and brand share targets at customer level for the customer portfolio.
Key Accountabilities:
* Develop and execute customer plans in region to optimise total Volume, NR and GP and GP / HL.
* To meet agreed business objectives in new and existing accounts, through maximising profit and distribution to increase throughputs of our products
* Build and develop relationships with customers, wholesalers and stakeholders, ensuring that we build a mutually beneficial business plan for us and our customers.
* To achieve targets for both profit and sales growth over an agreed budgeted time frame and in line with your region objectives.
* Develop & deliver robust account plans for the next 1–3 years that drive business growth and share (including strategy and tactics and bottom–up promotional programme by customer
* Establish and execute pricing strategy in accounts as necessary
* Grow share range and distribution in region through specific targets
* Conduct full evaluation of investment and promotional activity in line with Value Management principles and tools
* Manage & optimise debt risk and cash flow
Experience and Key Attributes required:
* Track record of excellent performance over some years in sales
* Experience of developing energising relationships across functions to enable customer plans that deliver results
* Good understanding of financial concepts across relevant channels
* Ability to build mutually beneficial account plans translating these into actions and tactics
* Understanding of all significant processes that underpin from planning through to invoice receipt
* Obsession about growing brands and channels, providing high service levels to customers
* High levels of accountability for plans, action, delivery and outcome
* You will demonstrate true entrepreneurial spirit, someone comfortable with ambiguity, capable of thinking big, passion that inspires a multifunctional cross functional team to unlock barriers – someone who embraces change and takes a positive attitude in every situation and challenge.
* Able to bringing clear focus for a dispersed team, whilst setting high standards of execution in others and ensuring their team maintains these standards right through to customer
* Performance and results focused – able to deliver against challenging targets and timescales
* Passionate about the business and driven to deliver for the organisation
On top of the culture and career development opportunities that make working with us so rewarding, we'll also give you flexible benefits including a generous bonus scheme and private medical insurance. So, what are you waiting for? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch