New Business Hunter BDM
Job Summary
Business Development Manager New Business (Hunter Role)
Location: France (National / Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive Uncapped Bonus Car / Allowance
The Opportunity
Were working with a well-established international manufacturer experiencing strong growth across Europe.
Theyre looking for a true huntersomeone who thrives on opening doors building pipelines and winning new business.
This role is less about what youve sold before and more about how you sell.
If youre commercially driven resilient and motivated by winning youll fit.
The Role
This is a front-end business development role with a clear focus on net new revenue.
Youll be:
- Targeting and winning new customers across industrial FMCG and manufacturing environments
- Building a strong pipeline from scratch through proactive outreach networking and field activity
- Engaging with decision-makers across procurement operations and commercial functions
- Managing the full sales cycle from cold introduction through to close
- Developing a structured approach to territory growth
- Staying close to market trends and identifying new commercial opportunities
This is about hunting converting and growing not account managing
Who This Suits
This role is aimed at individuals who:
- Love new business sales and do not rely on existing accounts
- Are comfortable with cold outreach knocking doors and creating opportunity
- Are motivated by targets commission and winning deals
Backgrounds that could work:
- Packaging / food / FMCG
- Industrial or technical sales
- Logistics materials manufacturing or distribution
- Or any B2B environment where youve had to win new business from scratch
What Youll Bring
- Proven track record of winning new business in a B2B environment
- A consistent ability to identify and convert opportunities into revenue
- Strong commercial instinct and a competitive mindset
- Confidence engaging with stakeholders at multiple levels
- High levels of resilience energy and self-motivation
Bonus if you have:
- Experience selling into manufacturing or supply chain environments
- Exposure to technical or solution-based sales
Why Join
- High-growth environment with clear opportunity to make an impact
- Strong autonomy youll be trusted to build your own pipeline
- Uncapped earning potential aligned to performance
- Opportunity to step into a business operating in a fast-evolving sustainability-led market
- Clear route for progression as the business grows
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