International Development Manager

• Contract: Permanent 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: Circa 51k plus Car or Cash alternative and Commission
• Location: Smethwick with National Coverage
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service.

You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of over £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible.

When joining DPD you are not just starting a job, you are vital to our journey to be the most customer centric, inclusive, sustainable and leading parcel delivery provider within the UK who embraces and drives change, placing our people and our customers at the heart of what we do.

Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer

Purpose of Position

As International Development Manager your primary responsibility is to develop the company's international customer base, deliver revenue targets, drive profitability and accelerate growth.

In this role you will be part of a specialist team of sales professionals who thrive in the fast-paced and dynamic environment of global trade.

Key Task & Responsibilities

• Managing both an existing sales pipeline and the development of new business opportunities sufficient in size to fund new international business targets as laid down in the company’s strategic plan
• Monitoring performance of new customers to ensure they trade to an agreed profile. Agree and deliver action plans if variances occur

Key Measures of Performance

• New international business revenue/contribution versus targets

The successful candidate will need to have:

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and confidently perform presentations
  
  

• Proven sales ability to achieve and exceed personal sales plans and targets
  
  

• Willingness to learn and enhance knowledge of products, services and international trade
  
  

• Excellent time management skills to maximise the ability to reach goals
  
  

• Effective upsell and cross selling skills
  
  

• Strong influencing and negotiating skills
  
  

• Effective collaboration and relationship building skills
  
  

• Resilience, self-motivation and flexibility to thrive in a dynamic, ever-changing environment
  
  

• Good record keeping and adherence to policies and procedures
  
  

• Problem solving and effective decision-making
  
  

• Demonstrates the core values of DPD DNA – Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability
  
  
  
  

About our benefits:

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to all our customers.

• Holiday trading
  
  

• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
  
  

• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
  
  

• Free onsite parking for all employees
  
  

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today