Business Development Director

Location St Ives
Job functions
Salary: up to £100k + bonus | Great share options
Job ref: 1504

Business Development Director required for this innovation consultancy

Company snapshot:

  • Fast growing international company creating innovative and state of the art consumer product solutions
  • Working alongside a team to solve complex challenges for world-leading clients
  • Helping create some of the most exciting consumer products in the world 
  • Excellent opportunity to join the business as they go through an exciting period of evolution and growth 

The role:

  • As Business Development Director you will develop relationships with new and existing accounts using a consultative approach.
  • Identify new and emerging opportunities with commercial potential.
  • Follow emerging industry trends and lead strategy in the consumer sector 
  • Delivering outstanding, customer-focused service.

About you:

  • Business development experience with a strong knowledge of the FMCG or consumer sector, ideally building relationships with key leaders in product management or research and development leaders.
  • Experience with a product development consultancy
  • Strong academic background, with a degree in a technical related field and ideally post graduate qualifications
  • Willing to travel within the UK as well as internationally.

The package:

  • Up to £100,000 plus bonus
  • 28 days holiday before bank holiday
  • Private healthcare
  • Excellent corporate benefits
  • Flexi-working

This Business Development Director position would particularly suit candidates based in Cambridge or the surrounding locations such as Huntingdon, Peterborough, Royston, Hertford, Hatfield and Bedford. However, there is the opportunity to have a split/home based role so it could also appeal to candidates based in Norwich, Milton Keynes, Watford or even Northamptonshire.