Advocate Group
Business Development Manager
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Business Development Manager – Contract Manufacturing
Nantwich / Hybrid – customer travel required
£Competitive + bonus + benefits
I’m working with a family-owned UK contract manufacturer that’s growing quickly across the nutrition, health, beauty and wellness space.
The business specialises in premium liquid single-serve tubes, working with a range of well-known consumer brands across the UK and Europe. With around 50m tubes produced per year, capacity to scale significantly further, and a wider manufacturing group behind them, they’re now looking to hire a Business Development Manager to help unlock the next stage of growth.
This is a proper new business role - but not cold, transactional selling. You’ll be targeting brands, ingredient suppliers, strategic partners and consumer businesses that need a high-quality manufacturing partner for innovative liquid formats.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and win new contract manufacturing opportunities across nutrition, wellness, beauty and consumer health
- Build relationships with brand owners, suppliers, distributors and strategic partners
- Develop a strong pipeline of projects, from first conversation through to commercial launch
- Work closely with internal teams on feasibility, pricing, technical requirements and production timelines
- Represent the business credibly in front of founders, commercial teams, procurement and technical stakeholders
- Keep close to market trends across liquid supplements, collagen, protein, energy, health and functional products
- Help position the business as a go-to manufacturing partner for innovative single-serve liquid formats
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Qualifications:
- Experience in business development, commercial sales or account management within FMCG, contract manufacturing, nutrition, supplements, beauty or ingredients
- Strong relationship builder who can open doors and create opportunities
- Commercially sharp, proactive and comfortable owning a sales pipeline
- Able to understand technical/manufacturing conversations without getting lost in the detail
- Confident speaking with brands, suppliers and senior stakeholders
- Entrepreneurial mindset — happy in a growing business where you can shape the role
- Willing to travel to customers and spend time on-site with the team when needed
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This is a brilliant opportunity to join a growing UK manufacturer with real capability, strong customer proof points, and plenty of room to scale. If you like the idea of selling something tangible, innovative and genuinely relevant to where the wellness market is heading, this is well worth a conversation.
If the role and responsibilities sound like a good fit for you, then I’d love to speak to you!
Please get in touch with will.cattell@advocate-group.co.uk or click “Apply Now” to be considered for this vacancy:
- Call: 020 7871 8000
- Email: will.cattell@advocate-group.co.uk
The Advocate Group is a leading recruitment partner, based in the UK, to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy, which can be found on our website. Please note that The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
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