Business Development Manager – E-Commerce / Fulfilment

This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :-

Head of Packaging recruitment – Greg Nelson – greg@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head of Print recruitment–Neil Pearson – neil@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head Paper recruitment – Gary Young – gary@harrison-scott.co.uk

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies –

George Thompson – george@harrison-scott.co.uk

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.

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We are working with a long standing client passionate about providing a trusted and reliable order fulfilment service, adding value to each business it works with. This company has been trading for numerous decades, and its all-round performance and dedicated approach has allowed it to gain a solid client base and enviable reputation.

Looking to expand its presence in the world of e-commerce / fulfilment, our client is looking for an experienced business development manager within the sector to identify new business opportunities. Your role will be responsible for generating leads and booking appointments to attend on a daily basis. They are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to develop and deliver sales presentations, and to provide an exceptional service at all times.

The Individual:

• Must have Ecommerce / Fulfilment experience in a Business Development/ field based role
• Proven track record of closing sales
• The ability to understand and engage all key stakeholders in bids
• Confident, articulate, works well under pressure
• A high level of negotiating, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter, who works using their own initiative with minimum supervision
• As the role will be field-based – must have excellent organisation skills and be able to manage workload etc
• Communication with line manager will be key, in terms of providing weekly updates and seeking advice / guidance as necessary
• Prior use of Salesforce would be beneficial (but not essential)
• Outstanding negotiation skills with the ability to resolve issues and address complaints
• Knowledge of sales methodology
• Microsoft office skills
• Ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks at any given time
• Detail oriented
• Driving licence  (max 3 points)