Business Development Manager - Corporate Gifting & Events

Up to £40,000 FTE (Up to £16,000 actual salary)

Gooey \| Manchester City Centre

2 days per week \| 12\-month fixed\-term contract (maternity cover)

Salary:Up to £40,000 FTE (up to £16,000 actual salary)

Working days:Flexible,ideally Monday \& Thursday

Gooey is an independent Manchester food brand known for our seriously good cookies,doughnuts,brunch and our obsession with making food people want to talk about.

As we continue to grow,we're looking for a commercially driven Business Development Manager to help develop our corporate gifting,events and B2B business.

This isn't a traditional Events Manager role.

We're looking for someone who enjoys creating opportunities rather than waiting for them to arrive. You'll be comfortable picking up the phone,approaching new businesses,opening doors,building relationships and turning conversations into genuine commercial opportunities.

The Role

Working closely with our Commercial Director,you'll take ownership of developing new B2B opportunities for Gooey,with a particular focus on corporate gifting and events.

You'll identify businesses we should be working with,make the initial approach,build relationships and turn those leads into meetings,bookings and sales.

You'll also support the delivery of live opportunities and events,so we're looking for someone who is equally comfortable developing new business and making sure what we've sold is delivered brilliantly.

A key early focus will be developing our Christmas corporate gifting business,identifying potential clients and actively taking the Gooey proposition to them.

What You'll Be Doing

Proactively identifying and sourcing new B2B opportunities for Gooey.
Making outbound calls and approaches to prospective clients.
Opening new leads and turning them into meetings,proposals and sales.
Developing relationships with businesses across Manchester and beyond.
Growing our corporate gifting offer,including proactively sourcing Christmas gifting opportunities.
Identifying new events,partnerships and commercial opportunities.
Following up enquiries and maintaining momentum with prospective clients.
Preparing and issuing quotes for events,corporate gifting and other B2B opportunities,and raising invoices accurately and promptly.
Managing and supporting the delivery of live events and existing opportunities.
Developing repeat business from existing clients and contacts.
Building and maintaining a clear sales pipeline.
Working closely with the Commercial Director on commercial opportunities,priorities and targets.

Who We're Looking For

Your background could be in business development,B2B sales,corporate partnerships,hospitality,events or a related commercial role.

What's more important is that you're naturally proactive,confident and commercially minded.

You'll ideally have:

Strong B2B sales or business development experience.
Confidence making outbound calls and approaching businesses you haven't worked with before.
Experience generating your own leads rather than relying solely on inbound enquiries.
The ability to build relationships and turn opportunities into revenue.
Strong communication and negotiation skills.
Good commercial judgement and an understanding of what makes an opportunity worth pursuing.
The confidence to manage your own pipeline and follow up consistently.
Strong organisation and attention to detail.
The ability to work independently and make things happen.

You'll probably enjoy this role if you get a buzz from finding an opportunity,making the first contact and seeing it turn into something real.

The Details

This is a 12\-month fixed\-term maternity cover role,working two days per week and based in Manchester City Centre. There is flexibility around working days,although Monday and Thursday would be our preference.

We're looking for someone who can join us as soon as possible and make an impact quickly.

If you're commercially driven,confident starting conversations and excited by the idea of helping build a growing part of the Gooey business,we'd love to hear from you.

Pay: Up to £40,000\.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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