Regional business development manager eastern europe

Key Purpose of the Role:
- To develop sustainable, long term, profitable business growth in specific, targeted and agreed new markets in Eastern Europe.
Key Responsibilities:
- Help identify markets that offer realistic and achievable potential for Private Label and/or Customer brand opportunities.
- Research, identify and contact retailers, or other appropriate distribution channels, to present credible and convincing company and range presentations.
- Manage the development of profitable business with customers, ensuring budget expectations are met, or exceeded.
- Prepare Business Plans for markets and customers, with clearly defined objectives and targets, to be reviewed monthly, quarterly and annually.
- Work in conjunction with customers to help drive the joint business, with constructive and proactive initiatives, including: innovative and relevant NPD; promotions and marketing activity; efficient demand planning and stock control.
- Responsibility for P&L management for customers and markets, including forecasting and budgeting.
- Negotiate Supply Agreements/Contracts with customers, which satisfy each party's expectations, responsibilities, obligations and commitments and protect the company's best interest.
- Visit the markets and customers, as required, to establish and engender strong and long-term working partnerships.
- Understand the commercial and regulatory environment for each target market.
- Manage product launches, ensuring critical paths, launch dates and cost targets are met, whilst minimizing any write-offs.
- Ensure that all projects are managed according to the business processes and procedures.
- Work with other team and Group colleagues to ensure that customers consistently receive professional, prompt, correct and courteous service at all times.
- Maintain a progressive, determined, diligent, professional and proactive approach to the role, representing the company's best interest at all times.

Very attractive Package

- University degree
- At least 5 years of experience within the Healthcare/Retail sector, in business development, with a good record of achieving targets within the EE region (Poland, Baltics, Ukraine, Russia, Serbia, Romania)
- Pure Hunter mentailty
- Excellent verbal and written English
- Focused on results and be adaptable, positively minded with excellent relationship management skills
- Demonstrable experience of interacting with international customers or colleagues either in leading or participating in multi country projects
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and usage of reporting tools

Chemical industry, manufacture of pharmaceutical products

Our Client is one of Europe’s leading producers and manufacturers of vitamin tablets and health supplements. Due to their expansion plans in Eastern Europe our client is looking for ownstanding, strong Business Development Managers. This is a very exciting opportunity for a motivated, independent individual who would like to participate in business expansion.