Business Development Manager
At a glance
Mid-level Business Development role at Kronospan. Remote · full-time.
Pay not stated
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Open new accounts among distribution, manufacturing and merchant customers
- Create and move qualified opportunities through your new-business pipeline
- Secure supply agreements and product specifications for decorative and melamine-faced ranges
- Build relationships with senior buyers and represent KronoDesign at trade events
- Track decorative-panel market developments and share relevant findings internally
What you bring
- A demonstrated record of winning new accounts and delivering growth targets
- Sales experience with distribution, manufacturing or merchant channels
- Knowledge of panel products, decorative surfaces, timber, building materials or a related trade
- Confidence negotiating with senior buyers and decision-makers
- A full clean driving licence and readiness to travel
Who this fits
This suits a resilient, organised new-business hunter who enjoys opening accounts and owning a territory. You’ll work remotely from Chirk, travel for the role, and handle senior buyer conversations. Experience with melamine or panel products is especially useful.
From the employer
Do you love the thrill of opening a new account and turning a cold introduction into a long-term customer? Kronospan is looking for a driven, relationship-building Business Development Manager to grow our KronoDesign portfolio across distribution, manufacturing and merchant customers.
Kronospan is one of the world's largest manufacturers of wood-based panels and decorative surfaces. Our melamine faced boards, HPL, compact and lacquered panels are used every day in furniture, interiors and construction projects around the globe. This is your chance to represent a genuinely market-leading product range, with the backing and resource of a global manufacturer, while having real ownership of your own new business pipeline.
This is a new business role first and foremost. You'll spend your time:
- Opening new accounts across distribution, manufacturing and merchant businesses
- Building and driving a pipeline of qualified new business opportunities
- Winning new supply agreements and specification opportunities for our decorative and melamine faced ranges
- Building senior relationships with buyers and decision-makers
- Representing KronoDesign at industry events and exhibitions
- Keeping a finger on the pulse of the decorative panels market and feeding insight back into the business
- A proven new business hunter with a track record of opening accounts and hitting growth targets
- Experience selling into distribution, manufacturing and/or merchant channels
- Background in panel products, decorative surfaces, timber, building materials or a related trade sector (melamine/panel experience is a big plus)
- Confident negotiator, comfortable at senior buyer level
- Self-starter who is organised, resilient and energised by the chase of new business
- Full, clean driving licence and willingness to travel
- Competitive base salary with a performance-related bonus tied to new business growth
- Car allowance
- The backing of a market-leading manufacturer and an extensive decorative range
- Genuine autonomy to build and own your territory
- A supportive team and clear route for career progression within KronoDesign
Apply today via the application link or email your CV to HR@Kronospan.co.uk
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