Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager Excited by the challenge of building something new and making it thrive?

Have the drive to identify opportunities, open doors, and grow relationships that last?

Are you a dynamic, entrepreneurial individual ready to lead the charge in growing our presence in the wholesale channel?

Full time, Permanent
Salary: £28,000 to £30,500 per annum \+ up to 20% bonus opportunity
Working: Monday to Friday, 37\.5 hours per week
Territory: Woking, Camberley, Southampton and surrounding areas
Powerforce is offering you the chance to step into a Business Development Manager role representing Nestlé, one of the world’s most iconic FMCG brands. This isn't just about maintaining a territory; it’s about taking total ownership of the Wholesale channel and starting the year with a world\-class team behind you.

Your 2026 Roadmap: What You’ll Be Achieving

As a full time, permanent Business Development Manager covering Woking, Southampton, Camberley \& Surrounding Areas, you are the face of Nestlé within the wholesale environment. Your mission is to ensure that when a customer walks into a depot, Nestlé brands are front, centre, and impossible to miss.

• Strategic Partnership: Become a trusted advisor to Depot Managers \& Stakeholders. You aren't just a vendor; you are the person they turn to category growth and promotional planning.


• Data\-Driven Growth: Use sophisticated market insights and sales data to identify the white space. You will pitch, negotiate, and close agreements that ensure Nestle products are always available and highly visible.


• High\-Impact Activation: Lead high\-energy activation days \& trade events. You'll be the driving force behind the New Product Development (NPD) launches, securing secondary displays that stop customers in their tracks.


• The "Gold Standard" Audit: Excellence is in the execution. You will audit compliance, set up best\-in\-class displays. and use "before and after" reporting to showcase your impact to the wider business leadership.


• Territory Management: Navigate a diverse landscape including Depots, Cash \& Carries, Multi\-site retailers, and Virtual Warehouses.

• Medicash


• Enhanced Pension


• Life Insurance


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Perkbox and a Taste Card for those well\-deserved meals out!

• A Master Communicator \- Someone who can walk into a depot and command the room with confidence and professional charm


• Sales\-Savvy \- Ideally, you have experience in FMCG, wholesale, or retail, but more importantly, you have a "closer" mindset


• Resilient \& Target\-Driven \- You don’t back down from a challenge; you find a way around it


• Mobile \- A full UK driving license (held for at least 12 months) is essential to manage your territory

We expect a high volume of ambitious applicants. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, so if you’re ready to trade your current routine for a high\-octane management career with Nestlé Wholesale, apply today.

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