Business Development Manager – Safety
Location: Field-based – National
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm
Salary: Up to £45,000 depending on experience + £16,000 commission opportunity
Benefits: Company car, laptop, mobile + benefits package
Contract: Permanent / Full Time
Ready to create something great?
At Lyreco, we’re about empowering people to create great – and we’re looking for an experienced Business Development Manager – Safety to join our Safety Sales team.
If you have strong PPE sales experience, enjoy winning new business and know how to develop lasting customer relationships, this is an opportunity to take ownership of your territory and make a real commercial impact.
What you’ll be doing as a Business Development Manager:
You’ll drive growth across your territory by identifying new opportunities, winning PPE business and developing existing customer accounts.
- Identify and prospect new customers to grow our Safety and PPE business.
- Win and implement new PPE accounts across your territory.
- Build and manage a strong pipeline of opportunities alongside our Account Managers.
- Develop existing accounts by identifying opportunities to increase PPE spend.
- Achieve agreed sales and margin targets.
- Prepare and present commercially strong quotes and proposals.
- Spend at least four days per week meeting customers face-to-face across your territory.
What we’re looking for as a Business Development Manager:
We’re looking for someone who understands the PPE market and can demonstrate a strong track record in customer-facing sales.
You’ll ideally bring:
- At least 3 years’ experience within PPE sales or a closely related Safety sales role.
- A proven track record of prospecting and winning new business.
- Experience developing existing customer accounts and identifying growth opportunities.
- Strong commercial awareness and confidence working with sales, margin and pricing.
- The ability to create and present compelling customer proposals.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- The flexibility to travel regularly across North England.
Why Lyreco?
At Lyreco, our people are at the heart of what we do. We want everyone to have the opportunity to grow, succeed and create great.
Alongside a competitive salary and excellent commission opportunity, you’ll receive:
- Up to £16,000 commission opportunity
- Company car
- 23 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Retail vouchers
- Eye care vouchers
- Discounted gym memberships
We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed, while supporting the wellbeing of our people and the sustainability of our environment.
Ready to create something great? Apply today and join our Safety Sales team.
Agency CVs will not be accepted.
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Skills Required
- At least 3 years of PPE experience in a similar customer-facing sales role
- Experience identifying leads, prospecting, promoting safety products, and winning new PPE accounts
- Proven track record of winning and developing business in a PPE sales environment
- Strong analytical and mathematical ability
- Good commercial acumen
- Ability to handle and present commercially viable quotes and proposals
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Computer literacy, including strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint knowledge
- Ability to travel five days a week
What We Do
The Lyreco Group is the European leader and the third largest distributor of workplace products and services in the world. A privately-owned company since 1926, Lyreco is now present in 25 countries with 13 partners in 15 additional countries, operating in 40 different countries across the globe. A global workplace solutions company with 12,000 employees, Lyreco’s mission is to delivery sustainably, what any workplace needs, so its people can focus on what matters most. We are pioneers, today and tomorrow, in delivering what any workplace needs, from workplace products, to services, anywhere you work. We are active in the areas of office supplies, print services and consumables, PPE and safety solutions, coffee and catering, hygiene and cleaning, furniture and ergonomics solutions, and wellbeing services. With our core values of excellence, passion respect, and agility driving every decision, and a perfect blend of people, technology, and our corporate social responsibility strategy, we aim to deliver a great working day for our people and our customers. We strive for perfection in everything we do, and we really care for our customers. We believe in trust, respect and ethical behaviour, and we remain agile with our ability to anticipate, innovate and adapt to change. To learn more about Lyreco – check out our website
