At a Glance
- Tasks: Identify new market opportunities and develop strategic partnerships in sports nutrition.
- Company: Rapidly growing, Australian-owned contract manufacturer of high-quality sports nutrition products.
- Benefits: Competitive remuneration, supportive workplace, and recognition events.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for travel and involvement in the full client journey.
- Why this job: Shape future business growth and work directly with senior leadership.
- Qualifications: 3-5+ years in business development with strong relationship-building skills.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
Prestige Blending is a rapidly growing, Australian-owned contract manufacturer of high-quality sports nutrition products for leading brands in both domestic and international markets, delivering end-to-end blending, packing, warehousing & distribution. We pride ourselves on quality, integrity, and teamwork, with a strong focus on delivering results through our values. Join a business that values its people and provides a supportive, energetic workplace where you can make a real impact.
The role: We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to identify new market opportunities, develop strategic client partnerships and help drive the continued growth of our business. This is more than a traditional sales role. We are looking for someone who understands how to develop business through identifying opportunities, understanding client needs, creating commercially viable solutions and building long-term partnerships. Working closely with our Directors, COO/CFO, NPD and operational teams, you will take ownership of business development from initial opportunity and client engagement through to commercial agreement, new product development and successful delivery.
What you'll do:
- Identify and develop new markets, business opportunities and strategic partnerships
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective B2B clients
- Develop long-term relationships with new and existing clients
- Understand client brands, product objectives and commercial requirements
- Qualify opportunities and progress viable prospects through the business development process
- Coordinate quoting, pricing and commercial discussions
- Manage client relationships from initial brief through NPD, pre-production and delivery
- Coordinate NPD projects across clients and internal teams using Asana or similar systems
- Work closely with Technical, Quality, Production and Supply Chain teams
- Monitor business development activity, project progress and key performance measures
- Contribute to forecasting, budgets and business growth planning
- Attend industry events and undertake domestic and international travel where required
What we're looking for:
- You will be a commercially minded relationship builder who enjoys creating opportunities and developing long-term business partnerships
- 3-5+ years' experience in business development, commercial development or key account management
- Proven experience developing new B2B business and client relationships
- Experience within sports nutrition, supplements, FMCG, food manufacturing or contract manufacturing
- Experience with quoting, pricing, commercial negotiations and client expectations
- Strong market-development and opportunity-identification skills
- Strong project and stakeholder management capability
- Experience with Asana, Monday.com, Trello or similar project management tools
- Commercial understanding of budgets, forecasting and performance metrics
- Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-management skills
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach
- Current Australian Driver's Licence and passport
Why you'll love working with us:
- Play a genuine role in shaping future business growth
- Work directly with senior leadership and key decision-makers
- Be involved in the full client journey from opportunity through to finished product
- Competitive remuneration
- Supportive, safety-focused workplace
- Team recognition events
No agencies please. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Business Development Manager employer: seek.com.au
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