Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Location: Chelmsford - Field Based
Salary: £40K per annum
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits: Society Vehicle/Car Allowance, Contributory Pension Scheme, Colleague Discount

Are you looking for a new opportunity with an organisation who value their staff and love to see you progress?

We are looking for a Business Development Manager to join us in Essex!

Business Development Manager – The Role

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for identifying Category Trading Opportunities across the Society’s food Store estate, with the aim of increasing turnover and profitability of the food business.

They will be responsible for ensuring identifying and recommending emerging trends within the c-store sector that the Society can take advantage of to give the Society a competitive advantage. In addition, the post holder in conjunction with the Stock and merchandise, Manager, Operations managers and Building Services manager is responsible for the planning and execution of store refurbishments.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, the post-holder has full responsibility for delivering store refurbishments to budget and on time.

These will include but are not exhaustive:

Innovation

To identify and recommend for adoption by the Society appropriate ranges and product categories that are emerging in the c-store sector and will drive competitive advantage. The Society has a desire to being a early adopter of new trends rather than a follower.

Merchandising

To manage the implementation of new merchandising strategies across the Food store estate.

Store Refurbishments

To plan store refurbishments in accordance with the Strategies agreed store format requirements.
To project manager the store refurbishment, delivering the refurbishment on time and within the greed budget.

Communication

To ensure that all stakeholders are kept fully informed of refurbishment, new concept or range roll outs to ensure that projects run smoothly and on time.

Project Management

To project manage any project that is involves new concepts, ranges or ways of working that will deliver bottom line benefit to the Society.

New Stores/Store Disposals

To project manage the integration of new stores into the Society portfolio in the event of acquisitions.

To project manage the disposal of Society stores enduring all stakeholders and kept informed and that the Society’s reputation is maintained throughout the process while minimising financial loss during the closure/transfer process.

Business Development Manager - What we need from you:

Essential

•  Professional, proactive and dynamic when dealing with dealing with others and able to influence above and below their position.
•  Negotiation and management of supplier contracts
•  Credible management experience in a similar role or property environment.
•  A good knowledge of Convivence store retailer gained ideally in a store manager field role.
•  Team Player  
•  Self-motivation and flexible in the approach to work
•  Holder of a Full UK Driving License
•  Good IT Skills

Desirable

•  Working Knowledge of Co-operative Values & Principles
•  An ability to understand the balance between commercial success and Co-operative success
•  Project Management  

A bit about us!

We’ve always believed in a strict set of moral values: equality, honesty and openness, self-help and self-responsibility, democracy, solidarity and caring for others. Our founders wrote these terms into our policies right from the start, back in the 19th Century! It’s what makes Chelmsford Star a ‘society’ rather than simply any other business.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful within this role, click on apply today!

No agencies please.