Job Description

About the role
The purpose of this role is a salesperson to primarily cover the north of England, ideally with sales experience within a merchant market. This role would be predominantly to create new business opportunities as well as existing account management. It will include travel and some overnight stays.
Type of Contract: Full Time
Type of Position: Manager
What will you do?
Key Responsibilities
Grow sales and profitability within the Construction Board Division and create new opportunities for the wider BEWI UK portfolio of products.
The key objectives are to grow our sales through many categories with the emphasis on new merchant and indirect new build residential business and extend the range sell within both our existing customer base and new customers.
Provide strategic input and work with the UK Sales Team.
Reporting directly to the Business Development Manager Merchants - UK.
Build strong customer relationships and leverage these to support our NPD and to explore cross- division synergies and build the region within both the Insulation & Construction business.
Endeavour to always raise standards and model best practice.
Essential Tasks
Take on the responsibility for the BEWI merchants and residential new build and end users and/or distributors.
Build on, and develop good understanding and knowledge of the construction products sector: market forces, key drivers, supply chain issues, key players, product requirements and so on.
Develop annual sales plans.
Develop and maintain a high level of technical knowledge about relevant products and applications.
Provide marketing input from the customer base including but not limited to social media.
Review and improve our current processes and work through a CRM platform.
Your profile
The individual must have the right of residence and to work in the UK, plus a full driver's license.
A minimum of 2-3 years of experience in sales/business development management.
Experience in selling to the construction and merchant market would be advantageous together with all an understanding of solution selling in the construction and insulation world.
Excel skills and experience of a range of software packages is an advantage.
Strong understanding of customer relationship development, market dynamics and requirements.
Entrepreneurial, inquisitive and creative and be prepared to travel with the likelihood of overnight stays.
What can you expect?
Life Assurance, flexible working hours, discount benefits scheme for many products and services.
Company personal pension plan.
Company funded medical cash plan
Long service awards and increased company pension contributions on long service.
25 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays.
Coffee, tea and fruit available in the office, free parking for employee

Responsible

Proud

Stable

Care for quality

BEWI is an international provider of packaging, components and insulation solutions, committed to being sustainable in every part of the value chain, from production of raw materials and end goods to recycling, leading the change towards a circular economy for its industry. Guided by the vision to protect people and goods for a better everyday, BEWI creates value for its customers, the society and the owners in innovative and efficient ways. BEWI has five business Divisions: RAW, Insulation & Construction (I&C), Packaging & Components (P&C), Automotive and Circular.


The Insulation & Construction (I&C) Division manufactures an extensive range of solutions for insulation and infrastructure, as well as systems for the building and construction industry.


BEWI is uniquely positioned to offer a comprehensive range of packaging and insulation solutions to a diverse customer base across various industries. We have decades of experience, technical expertise, and market knowledge, which provides customers with access to a wider product portfolio, increased production capacities, and enhanced supply chain capabilities. With our shared commitment to sustainability, innovation, circular economy principles, and customer satisfaction, we are confident in our ability to deliver exceptional solutions and drive long-term growth.





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In 1980, we began with fish boxes in Norway. Today, we provide a broad range of resource-efficient, recyclable and recycled products across Europe.
Every day we provide insulating building systems to the construction industry, a step in reducing CO2 emissions and reaching climate reduction targets.
We produce 50 million fish boxes each year, ensuring safe transport of 3 billion meals and reducing food waste.
6 million vehicles produced last year include components from BEWI, for excellent protection and safer journeys. vehicles produced in 2022 include components from BEWI, for excellent protection and safer journeys.
Last year, we collected and recycled 27.000 tons of expanded polystyrene (EPS), equal to approximately 45 million fish boxes.
Equipping employees for the future is a key priority for us. Our BEWI Business School trains many (future) leaders every year!
Today, BEWI group has 75 facilities in 14 European countries, and approximately 3.200 dedicated employees.