Recycling & Landfill Commercial Manager

Breedon Group plc is hiring a Recycling & Landfill Commercial Manager for its Derby office. The role involves driving sales for landfill facilities and developing markets for recycled aggregates. Key responsibilities include building customer relationships, ensuring compliance, and executing strategic sales plans. Candidates should have construction materials knowledge, strong sales experience, and a willingness to travel. Benefits include a competitive salary, company car, and enhanced pension contributions.
Department: Operations and Maintenance

Location: Breedon Head Office, Pinnacle House, Breedon on the Hill, Derbyshire

Description

Breedon Group PLC is a leading construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland and a member of the FTSE 250. We produce cement, aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, Welsh slate, and specialist concrete and clay products. We operate a national network of surfacing and contracting operations and we are committed to delivering excellence, innovation, and sustainability. Our mission includes promoting growth and development for our employees, ensuring that we provide a supportive and dynamic environment where everyone can thrive.

We are seeking a new position of Recycling & Landfill Commercial Manager to join our Circular Economy team. Reporting to the Circular Economy General Manager, you will be responsible for identifying and executing opportunities to generate sales for our landfill facilities and develop a market for recycled/secondary aggregates, while identifying opportunities to expand throughout our network.

Working Nationally across our existing and future operations you will play a key role in shaping our approach to Landfill, Recycling and the circular economy.

Key Responsibilities

You thrive in fast-paced environments, where the ability to make timely decisions is crucial. Whether you're collaborating with internal & external stakeholders or working independently, you maintain a positive attitude and a high level of professionalism under pressure.
• Meet and exceed sales & margin budgets associated with your role
• Building and promoting healthy, long-lasting customer relations by partnering with them
• Work with the operations/environmental team to ensure compliance
• Identify partnership opportunities to support delivery of our goals
• Create meaningful and accurate management reports
• Create and execute a strategic sales plan that expands our customer base and extends the company's national reach
• Meet with potential clients and grow long-lasting relationships that address their need
• Procure/trade road plannings/RAP to support our Asphalt network.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
• Construction materials product knowledge
• Detail conscious and highly accurate
• Ability to align and drive colleagues to ensure sustainable results
• Organisation and planning/time management
• IT literate
• Ability and willingness to travel
• Strong Sales background ideally from the waste or aggregate sector
• Account Management
• Proven record of achieving targets
• Confident communicator
• Ability to translate data into meaningful and useful reports
• The ability to build rapport quickly
• A full UK Driving Licence

Job Benefits
• Competitive tailored salary
• Company car or cash allowance alternative
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to purchase additional days
• Enhanced employer pension contributions
• Sharesave scheme
• Group Life Assurance
• Company Sick Pay
• Training & development opportunities
• Employee assistance programme
• Benefits Hub / Staff Discount Scheme