Are you a passionate, engaging, and driven Sales professional, with a keen interest and understanding in the Marine sector?
Our client is a well-established Power Products organisation, with a Marine division, looking for a Marine - Business Development Manager. The successful candidate will be required to effectively manage and grow accounts across the UK. You will be required to achieve commercial objectives through effective management, troubleshooting and focus on their Boat Builder accounts.
This is a highly specialised marine industry role requiring strong business development and sales skills. Having relevant experience with a Marine bias would be a significant advantage for this role.
The role will involve extensive travel across the UK, including Northern Ireland with frequent expensed, overnight stays.
Salary of £53,500 + bonus + 35 hour week (1pm finish on a Friday!) and fantastic benefits:
- Private healthcare
- Car loan scheme – for friends and family
- 25 days holiday + BH
- And so much more!
Main duties:
- Achieve monthly, quarterly and annual marine sales targets
- Work with the European teams, parts, technical and warranty to ensure we can offer first class, end to end service to Boat Builders.
- Achieve volume and profitability goals through specific plans agreed with each account. Plan and implement countermeasures when there is a risk to achieving targets.
- Develop new Boat Builder accounts in order to ensure sales growth, as well as nurture existing accounts.
- Work closely with Boat Builders to fully understand their rigging requirements, making the order process as simple as possible.
- Liaise, plan and assist with local promotions and shows to gain best advantage for the Boat Builders within the area.
Candidate requirements:
- Understanding of the Marine sector and the structure of a boat, and their engines.
- Ambitious with a high level of drive to continual achievement of targets.
- Determined, resilient and strongly self-motivated whilst possessing well-developed interpersonal skills.
- Proven track record of achieving sales targets and developing sales growth.