New Business Manager
12 days ago
London
New Business Manager – Independent Retail & Convenience MacGregor Black | Greater London, England, United Kingdom (Field-Based) MacGregor Black are partnering with a leading UK retail and wholesale business to recruit a New Business Manager focused on pure acquisition across the independent retail and convenience sector. This is a true field-based hunter role. You will take full ownership of a territory, identifying, targeting, and converting new customers across independent retailers, convenience stores, forecourts, and symbol groups. Key Responsibilities • Identify, target, and convert new independent retail and convenience customers, • Build and execute a structured, high-volume acquisition pipeline, • Deliver consistent field activity including cold calling, site visits, and local networking, • Win new business from competitors and drive rapid account onboarding, • Develop strong relationships with store owners and key decision-makers, • Consistently deliver against new business revenue and volume targets, • Maintain accurate pipeline reporting, forecasting, and CRM updates, • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure seamless customer onboarding, • Stay close to market trends, competitor activity, and local territory insights What We’re Looking For Essential: • Proven success in a pure new business / acquisition sales role, • Direct experience within retail AND wholesale environments, • Strong track record of winning independent retail and convenience customers, • Experience selling into: Independent retailers, Convenience stores, Forecourts, Symbol groups / wholesale channels, • Demonstrated ability to convert competitors’ accounts, • Background in a high-activity, field-based sales role Profile: • Relentless hunter mentality with a passion for winning new business, • Highly resilient, target-driven, and commercially astute, • Confident influencing and closing at owner/operator level, • Self-motivated and comfortable working autonomously in the field, • Strong pipeline management and organisational capability What Success Looks Like • Consistent delivery (and over-delivery) of new business targets, • High volume of new customer acquisitions, • Strong conversion rates from prospect to active account, • Clear evidence of competitor wins, • Rapid territory penetration and growth What’s on Offer • Salary circa £45,000 + benefits, • High autonomy and ownership of your territory, • Strong earning potential linked to new business performance, • Opportunity to join a growing, market-leading retail & wholesale business