Business Development Manager - Home Delivery

Business Development Manager - Home Delivery

Sector: Distribution and Warehouse
Role: Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

What's in it for you
At Booker, we offer a fantastic package of benefits:

• A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
• After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day.
• 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile.
• Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank.
• Free eye test when you spend £50 or more.
• 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
• Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates.
• An exclusive deals and discounts website.
• After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme.
• Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
• Life Assurance - death in service cover of up to three times annual pay.
• Health and Wellbeing support including a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• A great holiday package.

About the role
We have a newly created role as Business Development Manager, based in the South East, in the Home Delivery team. We are looking for someone who is adaptable, self-driven, and embraces change to help deliver our business strategy.

As a Business Development Manager, you would report directly to the Head of Home Delivery and work alongside a team of BDM's. Your role is crucial in delivering the company's objectives through the engagement and delivery of the Home Delivery Plan.

You will be responsible for:

• Identify, recruit and onboard new partner convenience stores.
• Achievement of set KPI's.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the rapid grocery sector.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of GDPR legislation and compliance.
• Develop and execute sales plans to increase order volume and revenue.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing partners.
• Monitor and analyse partner performance metrics.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement strategies.
• Gather feedback from our retailers to identify areas for improvement.
• Working collaboratively with your BDM colleagues.

You will need:

Operational skills relevant for this job:

• Successful career to date with a core skill set around influencing customers.
• Exceptional relationship building capability.
• Commercial understanding.
• Effectiveness in a remote field-based role.
• Ability to challenge, develop and embed change.
• Good Knowledge of Microsoft 365.
• Experience across Data & Digital Analytics & Digital Marketing.
• Experience in retail technology hardware & software sales.
• Ability to support retailers with technical and system issues.

Experience relevant for this job:

• Ability to make pragmatic decisions based on information given.
• A natural ability to listen and advise customers.
• Strong intellectual capability, supported by judgement.
• Positive in nature.
• A high level of resilience.