Business Development Manager (FMCG)

Our FMCG client  is seeking to employee a Business Development Manager in Port Elizabeth,  to grow the business and its market share, by maximizing member profitability through effective relationship building, and providing retail leadership via the full range services to the members.

Key outputs:

• To achieve the business development objectives for the division and company
• Grow the brand
• Ensure effective business analysis and decision making
• Grow market presence
• Achieve customer retention and loyalty
• Operations
  • Profit Management
  • Sales Management
  • Private Label Management
• Management
  • Organisational effectiveness
  • Brand Management
  • Administration Management
• Relationship
  • Relationship Management
  • Communication

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
• FMCG experience

Key areas of responsibility:

• Strategy
  • Divisional business development objectives are to be set through collaboration with the Executive General Manager, relevant divisional staff as well as the divisional member base.
  • This strategy must be in line with all our national plans, and implementation must be managed and motivated.
• People
  • Contribute to leadership and direction to peers within your division.
  • Provide leadership and mentorship to the member base.
• Self
  • Demonstrate and live our shared values.
  • Display commitment to client Mission and Vision.
• Profit Management
  • Ensure that the division maximises profit margins across member and supplier base.
• Sales Management
  • Jointly accountable in driving the sales target / budget for each member for both new and organic business.
  • Jointly accountable in driving sales target / budget for each supplier, for both new and organic business.
  • Increase the member and supplier base by signing on sustainable partners.
  • Increase store brand awareness and strength.
  • Assist member with effective category and stock management.
• Relationship Management
  • Ensure all commitments made to any customer is honoured. 
  • Develop and maintain healthy relationships with all stakeholders.
  • Ensure regular visits to member and foster continuous relationship building, trust and reliability.
• Brand Management
  • Build brand presence across all trademarks.
  • Build the member co-branded presence within their respective communities.

An awesome career opportunity awaits!