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Mondelēz International • Birmingham, United Kingdom | United Kingdom

Business Development Manager US (FTC) - Grenade

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make An Impact at Grenade?

Grenade is an international active nutrition and lifestyle brand, which has grown rapidly since its launch in 2010. Driven by its strong branding, distinctive products, and highly innovative approach, Grenade has made an explosive impact in the FMCG Industry.

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.

What You Will Bring

  • 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.

Relocation Support Available?

Business Unit Summary

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Our people make all the difference in our succes

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Excited to grow your career?

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

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Job Type

Regular

Account Management

Sales

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Health insurance
Mental health platform access
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Adoption leave
Shared parental leave
Tax-free childcare
Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Faith rooms
Salary sacrifice
Life assurance
Annual pay rises
Annual bonus
Sabbaticals
Company car
Skilled worker visas
Volunteer days
Charity donation scheme
Lunch and learns
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Family health insurance
Religious celebration leave
Equity packages
Share options
401K
Referral bonus
Further education support
Mentoring
Open to part time work for some roles
Critical Illness Insurance
On-site catering
Secure on-site parking
Bike parking

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4500

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