Business Development Manager - KronoBuild
At a glance
Manager-level Business Development role at Kronospan. Chirk · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate £40,000–£66,875 across the United Kingdom.
Kronospan has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Grow sales of KronoBuild particleboard, MDF, OSB and plywood with builders’ merchants and construction customers
- Call existing accounts regularly, while building relationships with new UK-wide prospects
- Create plans for new business and expand customer adoption of additional products
- Own key and target accounts, including pricing, delivery and customer offers
- Keep CRM records accurate after customer visits and account activity
What you bring
- Sales experience, preferably from construction, builders’ merchants or timber trade environments
- Strong customer communication skills across face-to-face and telephone conversations
- Comfort using Microsoft Office and CRM systems in an organised, target-focused way
- A full, clean driving licence and willingness to visit customers on the road
Who this fits
You’ll suit a self-motivated sales professional who enjoys winning accounts, growing existing relationships and visiting customers. The role is based onsite in Chirk and involves UK-wide customer travel by road.
From the employer
Kronospan is looking for a personable, hard-working BDM to develop and grow our sales of KronoBuild construction and structural panel products across builders' merchants, distributors and construction/manufacturing customers.
Kronospan is one of the world's largest manufacturers of wood-based panels. Our particleboard, MDF, OSB and plywood ranges are used every day on building sites and in manufacturing across the UK. This is a great opportunity to join a well-established, growing brand with strong product availability and the backing of a global manufacturer.
As Business Development Manager, you'll spend your time:
- Developing sales of KronoBuild construction and structural panel products (particleboard, MDF, OSB and plywood)
- Calling customers regularly to maintain and grow existing accounts
- Creating and implementing plans to win new business and target new customers UK wide
- Increasing customer base and introducing new products to the range
- Taking personal responsibility for key and target accounts
- Controlling pricing and delivery, and preparing offers for customers
- Keeping the CRM system updated with accurate records of customer visits
- Experience in sales, ideally within construction, builders' merchant or timber trade sectors
- Background as a Builder, Joiner, Timber Merchant or Construction professional is a strong plus
- Confident communicator, comfortable building relationships with customers face to face and by phone
- Well organised and highly target driven, with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and CRM systems
- Resilient, self-motivated and happy to be out on the road visiting customers
- Full, clean driving licence
- Competitive base salary with a performance-related bonus
- Company car or car allowance
- The backing of a well-known, market-leading construction panel brand
- A supportive team culture and clear route for career progression within KronoBuild
Apply today via the application link or email your CV to HR@Kronospan.co.uk
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