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Business Development Manager
Job summary
Employer: Pagets Builders Merchants
Position: Pagets Builders Merchants – Business Development Manager
Salary: Competitive depending on experience
Location: Sheffield
Work arrangement: On-site
Employment type: Full-time
Closing date: 13.03.2026
Job description
The Opportunity
Pagets Builders Merchants are looking for a performance driven and self-motivated Business Development Manager who will proactively seek to increase the customer base and sales revenues of an already successful independent Builders Merchant.
The person should also be able to create links with other organisations such as architects and project specifiers in order to generate sales leads and ongoing partnerships.
This is a new role specifically created to help take the company through an exciting journey of growth and expansion.
The company has a very strong reputation in Sheffield and its surrounding area for its excellent service, including a delivery service which is second to none.
Requirements
Key Goals
#1 To proactively approach potential customers to drive an increase in turnover with a target for new sales in excess of £300k per annum (within prescribed profit margin).
#2 To increase the geographical reach of Pagets customers within serviceable range for deliveries.
#3 To create strategic links with 3rd party organisations with a view to generating long term, recurring sales leads
#4 To increase the company profile within the area through networking, trade fairs and brand awareness.
Key responsibilities
•Communicate regularly with, and build business relationships with key personnel of your designated customer base
•Working together with the Branch Managers and internal sales team, to identify new sales opportunities
•Work as a team with Key Account Manager as necessary
•Follow all potential opportunities with customers
•Obtain new accounts and grow them to maximise their potential
•Maintain margin levels and increase where possible
•React to specific sales needs as outlined by the Commercial Director and/or Operations Director
•Support marketing and promotional activities within both the branch and field
•Ensure sales and profit targets are achieved
•Attend sales and other pre-arranged meetings as and when required
•Work with customers to assist with plans in the pipeline, in order to plan for the next project
•Responsible for assisting with credit control of new customers if required
•Leveraging business opportunities by generating a major project pipeline
•To identify business development opportunities with new customers & markets to grow profitable sales of our targeted product ranges.
•To work with the purchasing & sales teams to ensure we have the correct product proposition to service our core markets.
