We're looking for an exceptional Business Development Manager - US to join the growing Grenade team. This dynamic role focuses on key operational, administrative, and account management tasks to support our business operations across the sports nutrition channel in the US. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, be highly organised, process-driven, and have a keen commercial mindset. You'll be working closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure smooth operations, sales revenue, commercial reporting, and customer satisfaction, driving growth across the sports nutrition channel. Joining Grenade's high-performing team, during this period of growth and brand expansion, promises to offer a unique and motivating working environment, with highly rewarding opportunities for personal and professional development.
How You Will Contribute
* Focused within the Sports Nutrition channel, this role will develop & retain profitable new business opportunities through our distribution network. We believe launching Grenade into the Sports Nutrition channel across the US will require dedicated support to grow the opportunity.
* As a result, you will be targeted at developing the business across multiple channels, from Gyms, independent sports nutrition stores, military and national accounts such as GNC and vitamin shoppe.
* Agree and execute Joint Business Plans with Contract Caterers that help drive distribution gains
* Liaising with customer decision makers to act as the key point of contact.
* Strategic market visits to deliver sales incentives and activate the product range.
* The secondary focus on account management is to retain and grow existing relationships and continue to introduce new product lines to established customers.
* Attendance at targeted Trade Shows, Business development days and retail activations where relevant.
* Ensure all relevant administrative and reporting requirements are fulfilled in a timely manner for all day-to-day work and ad-hoc requirements when requested. Thrives on winning new business.
* Outcome focused and able to identify sales opportunities.
* Ability to work both independently and under instruction.
* Excellent numeric, written, and oral communication skills
* Self-motivated, disciplined, organised and flexible with good time management.
* Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in person; via email; via telephone.
* Can build relationships with customers at all levels of their business and possesses strong negotiation skills.
* Good influencing skills
* Professional, smart & organised
* Computer literate (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and CRM applications)
* Contribute within the office environment when necessary.
* Ability to effectively work alongside Marketing, Accounts, and Production teams.
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