Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager Hotel and Hospitality Location: West Yorkshire / field-based (commutable to the Batley and Dewsbury area for office days) Salary: Up to £55,000 basic + bonus + car/allowance and benefits The company Our client is an established UK home furnishings business with an eight-figure turnover, supplying major retailers and marketplaces across the UK and Ireland. They''re now growing their presence in the hotel sector and need a specialist to lead it. The role You''ll sell the company''s product range into hotels across the UK, working with hotel groups, independents and the people who fit out and refurbish them. This is a product role, not food and drink, but your HORECA experience and contacts will be valuable here. What you''ll do Win new business with hotel groups, independent hotels and hospitality operators Build relationships with procurement teams, operations managers and refurbishment contacts Work with interior designers, fit-out companies and specifiers on new builds and refurbishments Manage the full sales process from first contact to delivery Grow the hotel channel as a key part of the business What you''ll need B2B sales experience in the hotel or wider HORECA sector Ideally experience selling furniture, FFandE or other non-food products into hospitality Existing contacts with hotel groups, procurement teams or fit-out companies Self-motivated and comfortable building a channel Full UK driving licence ..... full job details .....