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Business Development Manager with German
Who we are and what we create?
We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 82,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.
At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self.
We also offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:
Be part of the team and feel proud that the Kingfisher community is rich in diversity. You no longer need to relocate to enjoy the benefits. Join us and work remotely from Kraków if you wish.
Role Purpose: The German Business Development Manager role identifies, engages, and establishes commercial relationships with Marketplace prospects and future merchants, aggregators, partners, and strategic key accounts, which will onboard on to the Kingfisher banner marketplaces. The role will be key to drive the growth acceleration of each of our local banners. This role sits within our Marketplace Group team and the candidate will need to have a strong sales appetite with commercial sense and vision. You will also need to demonstrate a superior track record for management of end-to-end sales funnel from lead generation to nurturing, cold calling and contract signing, as well as an ability to support sellers in the first few months after go-live. All the above while generating new opportunities with strong focus on pipeline tracking and deal execution through entire sales cycle experience. The role will further require the candidate to exhibit strong analytical as well as interpersonal skills with the ability to exhibit fast and decisive decision-making to drive German merchants’ recruitment.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications and Skills:
Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) for you and your family.
Medicover sports card (Fit&More package).
Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification.
Life insurance at Generali financed by the employer.
Opportunity to earn annual bonus that aligns to work level of role.
Parking spaces and LOTOS card.
Co-financing of monthly tickets.
Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow (50% discount).
At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours
Constantly improving our customer experience
Acting with humanity and care
Be curious
Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious
Be inclusive
Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together
Be agile
Working with trust, pace and agility
Be accountable
Championing the plan to deliver results and growth
Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.
Since joining Kingfisher in 2007, I have made many genuine friends and the company has helped me to grow both professionally and personally.
There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.
Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. Thats why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.
With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.
The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.
We arent selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, youll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.
So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.
We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?
Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.
A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.
You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.
As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.
Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!
Ready to get started?
Krakow