Business Development Manager

Talent Lead at LWMTS (wholly owned by Lichfield District Council)

LWM is a trading company wholly owned by Lichfield District Council. We partner with local authorities and businesses to provide smarter recruitment solutions, connecting them with the very best local talent.

This is an exciting time to join a growing and globally recognised business as it embarks on the next phase of expansion. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work with a strong, highly approachable senior management team in a down-to‑earth, hands‑on environment. It is ideal for a Senior Sales professional with deep niche market expertise in industrial packaging, flexible packaging, or plastics manufacturing, ideally within FMCG supply chains.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive basic salary
• Highly rewarding and attractive commission structure
• Supportive, collaborative, and hands‑on senior leadership team
• Fully remote role available (UK‑based)

The Role

• Identify, develop, and secure new business opportunities within your target markets
• Build and manage a strong portfolio of client relationships
• Demonstrate clear industry knowledge and awareness of market trends
• Identify changes in customer demand and industry direction to shape sales strategy
• Plan, manage, and organise your own sales pipeline and day‑to‑day activity
• Share sales figures, forecasts, and new business plans with senior management and the National Sales Manager

About You

• Proven experience in industrial packaging, flexible packaging, or plastics manufacturing
• Strong B2B sales background, ideally within FMCG environments
• A confident self‑starter with strong commercial awareness
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build rapport at all levels
• Highly organised and comfortable working autonomously
• Professional, credible, and approachable

Why Join?

You’ll be joining a small but busy team, recognised globally for working with blue‑chip, well‑known brands. The culture is supportive, practical, and people‑focused, offering genuine scope to make an impact and grow with the business.

Interested?

If this sounds like a role where your experience could truly shine, we’d love to speak with you.

Apply today or arrange an informal call to explore whether this could be the right fit.

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Business Development Manager looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Please get in touch for further information or submit a CV to careers@lwmts.co.uk to be considered.

If you need support with completing your application, for any part of the recruitment process, please contact careers@lwmts.co.uk so that we can discuss reasonable adjustments.

We value the interest shown in our vacancies and aim to consider every application carefully. However, in the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early to manage application volumes effectively.

Due to the high number of applications that we can typically receive, we are unable to notify applicants who have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Business Development, Sales, and Customer Service

Industries

• Manufacturing, Plastics Manufacturing, appliances, electrical, and electronics manufacturing

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