New Business - Hunter - BDM

Business Development Manager – New Business (Hunter Role)

Location: France (National / Hybrid)
Salary: Competitive + Uncapped Bonus + Car / Allowance

The Opportunity

We’re working with a well-established, international manufacturer experiencing strong growth across Europe.

They’re looking for a true hunter—someone who thrives on opening doors, building pipelines, and winning new business.

This role is less about what you’ve sold before, and more about how you sell.

If you’re commercially driven, resilient, and motivated by winning, you’ll fit.

The Role

This is a front-end business development role with a clear focus on net new revenue.

You’ll be:

• Targeting and winning new customers across industrial, FMCG, and manufacturing environments
• Building a strong pipeline from scratch through proactive outreach, networking and field activity
• Engaging with decision-makers across procurement, operations, and commercial functions
• Managing the full sales cycle — from cold introduction through to close
• Developing a structured approach to territory growth
• Staying close to market trends and identifying new commercial opportunities

This is about hunting, converting, and growing, not account managing

Who This Suits

This role is aimed at individuals who:

• Love new business sales and do not rely on existing accounts
• Are comfortable with cold outreach, knocking doors, and creating opportunity
• Are motivated by targets, commission, and winning deals

Backgrounds that could work:

• Packaging / food / FMCG
• Industrial or technical sales
• Logistics, materials, manufacturing, or distribution
• Or any B2B environment where you've had to win new business from scratch

What You’ll Bring

• Proven track record of winning new business in a B2B environment
• A consistent ability to identify and convert opportunities into revenue [expertia.ai]
• Strong commercial instinct and a competitive mindset
• Confidence engaging with stakeholders at multiple levels
• High levels of resilience, energy and self-motivation

Bonus if you have:

• Experience selling into manufacturing or supply chain environments
• Exposure to technical or solution-based sales [ziprecruiter.com]

Why Join?

• High-growth environment with clear opportunity to make an impact
• Strong autonomy – you’ll be trusted to build your own pipeline
• Uncapped earning potential aligned to performance
• Opportunity to step into a business operating in a fast-evolving, sustainability-led market
• Clear route for progression as the business grows