Business Development Manager – UK SP North
Knauf stands for opportunity. We know that opportunity looks different to each person, and we are proud that we see opportunity in everyone. This exciting role within Knauf Insulation in the Commercial Team could be the perfect next opportunity for you to build a unique career, in a values‑led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us. We are a global manufacturer of construction materials and within our Group, our 41,500 team members in 90 countries across 300 sites provide a huge opportunity for anyone with ambition and energy. We value everyone's contribution equally and we ask that you bring your whole self to work, to enrich the business further, as together we achieve more in a safe and inclusive environment.
- Do you enjoy building and developing relationships?
- Do you like to collaborate with others?
- Do you like to seek and create opportunity?
As our Business Development UK SP North, you will manage and grow the portfolio of customers within UKSP North by building long‑term strategic relationships with all stakeholders and demonstrating high levels of sector, customer, KINE and legislative knowledge.
What you’ll be doing…
- Achieve sales volumes within the area of responsibility at the budgeted volume and price.
- Provide technical expertise and advice to new and existing UKSP accounts to develop a close working relationship that ensures KINE are integral to their business.
- Liaise with the appropriate departments & manufacturing plants within KINE to develop products and systems for our customers.
- Provide solutions to design problems to our customers that fully comply with the accepted standards and industry codes of practice.
- Provide internal representation to assist with developing products and give advice to professional bodies where appropriate to further enhance the Company’s profile and influence industry issues to the Company’s benefit.
- Full use of Salesforce to agreed standards.
- Manage credit risk through timely signed paperwork including terms & conditions, CTC’s & account applications in conjunction with the finance team.
- Manage supply chain partnership agreements with key customers.
- Respect the Knauf values: Commitment, Entrepreneurship, Partnership and Menschlichkeit and apply them in your daily work.
What we’d love for you to have:
We are interested in you as a person, your attitude, behaviours and values. If you have the willingness to learn anything you need for the role that you don't already have, we'd love to speak to you.
If you have the following – this would be an added advantage:
- Comprehensive understanding of market dynamics
- Strong negotiator
- Communication Skills
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Customer Focussed
- Self‑motivated
- Good product knowledge of both Rock and Glass
We'll provide:
- Enhanced Holiday Pay – 33 days including bank holidays plus the opportunity to purchase more
- Company Car
- 16 weeks Company Sick Pay after 3 months of service
- Group Income Protection
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption packages
- Life Assurance – 4 x annual salary
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Staff Bonus Scheme
- Career Progression Routes
- Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured
- Westfield Health Cash Plan
- Perkbox
- Access to Costco Membership
- Wickes Employee Purchase Scheme
- On site Gyms
- Wellbeing Initiatives and Mental Health First Aiders
- Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- On site Car Charging Points
Knauf Insulation welcomes applications from everyone and is committed to treating everyone equally, regardless of: age; sex; disability; ethnicity; gender identity; religion/belief; sexual orientation; marriage/civil partnership or pregnancy/maternity. In particular, we encourage applications from people from a minority background or from demographics that are underrepresented in the manufacturing industry.
We are a Disability Confident Leader (Level 1) and take care to ensure good EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) practices in all our operations. If you are invited to an interview, a member of our team will be in touch via email to enquire about any access requirements or reasonable adjustments that we can make for your interview.
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