Senior Sales & Business Development Manager

Runcorn, Cheshire | Predominantly Office-Based | Hybrid After Training | Occasional UK & European Travel as Required

Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 DOE + Negotiable Performance Bonus

Are you a commercially driven chemical sales professional ready to lead a team and drive business growth?

Manchester Organics is a specialist chemistry business supplying catalogue chemicals and CDMO solutions to national and global industrial customers.

This senior, hands-on role offers scope to lead commercial growth, develop a small team and build long-term customer partnerships.

What You'll Receive

• £45,000 - £60,000 salary, depending on experience
• Negotiable performance-related bonus
• One home-working day after training sign-off
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Approved travel expenses and mileage paid
• Full induction and SAP training
• Opportunity to lead and develop a specialist commercial team
• Long-term senior role in technical industry

The Role

Based in Runcorn and reporting to the Head of Operations, you will lead sales and business development across our trading and CDMO activities.

This is a predominantly office-based leadership role. You will drive new business, grow key accounts and work closely with internal teams to deliver the right solution for each customer.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, supporting and developing a small commercial team
• Driving revenue through new business and key account growth
• Winning opportunities across catalogue chemicals and CDMO services
• Growing existing relationships and expanding the customer portfolio
• Reviewing KPIs, account plans and market activity to improve performance
• Overseeing technical enquiries and ensuring a timely commercial response
• Maintaining clear communication on quotations, orders and delivery timescales
• Working with clients, suppliers, production, QC and logistics to meet customer requirements
• Representing Manchester Organics at customer visits, exhibitions and industry events, including occasional UK and European travel

What We're Looking For

Essential

• 3-4 years' technical sales, account management or business development experience in the chemical sector
• Proven success winning new business and developing long-term accounts
• Strong technical and commercial understanding of chemical products and markets
• Experience leading a commercial team, or the clear capability and ambition to step up into a first management role
• Excellent written and verbal English communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• A highly organised, self-motivated approach and ability to work across a cross-functional team
• Microsoft Office proficiency and ability to undertake occasional UK and European travel

Desirable

• 1-2 years' direct experience managing a technical sales or commercial team
• Experience selling research chemicals, catalogue products, chemical trading services or CDMO solutions
• A degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline
• Experience using SAP
• A full UK driving licence and additional European language skills

Why Join Us?

This is not just another sales role. You will lead commercial growth in a specialist chemistry business with global customers.

Shape the way accounts, territories and new-business activity are developed across trading and CDMO.

If you are an experienced chemical-sales professional seeking a senior, hands-on role with real influence, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your commercial leadership career.