Business Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement business-development strategies aligned with the company’s growth objectives.
• Identify and assess potential locations for new fuel stations and convenience stores.
• Conduct market, competitor, traffic, demographic, and site-feasibility analysis.
• Build financial models and business cases for new sites, acquisitions, refurbishments, and commercial initiatives.
• Source and negotiate opportunities with landlords, property owners, developers, fuel suppliers, franchise partners, and other stakeholders.
• Manage commercial negotiations, contracts, leases, supply agreements, and partnership arrangements.
• Develop new revenue streams, including food-to-go, car wash, parcel services, electric-vehicle charging, ATM, advertising, and other ancillary services.
• Work with operations teams to improve sales, margins, customer traffic, product mix, and profitability across existing locations.
• Analyse fuel volumes, shop sales, gross margins, operating costs, and local market trends.
• Develop relationships with fleet operators, corporate customers, wholesalers, and local businesses.
• Coordinate new-site projects with operations, finance, property, construction, legal, marketing, and compliance teams.
• Support store-layout improvements, product-range development, pricing strategies, and promotional campaigns.
• Monitor competitor activity and recommend appropriate commercial responses.
• Ensure proposed developments comply with planning, environmental, health and safety, fuel-storage, licensing, and other applicable requirements.
• Prepare forecasts, performance reports, presentations, and recommendations for senior management.
• Represent the company at industry events, meetings, and commercial negotiations.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, finance, property, retail management, or a related discipline preferred.
• Proven experience in business development, commercial management, retail expansion, property development, or sales.
• Experience in fuel retail, convenience stores, forecourt operations, franchising, FMCG, automotive services, or a related sector is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities and convert them into profitable commercial agreements.
• Experience preparing business cases, budgets, forecasts, and investment proposals.
• Strong contract-negotiation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Good understanding of retail performance measures, including sales, volume, margin, operating costs, and return on investment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, CRM systems, and reporting tools.
• Good to have Valid driving license and willingness to travel regularly between sites.

Marketing and Promotion: Awareness of marketing strategies to attract and retain customers. Involvement in marketing campaigns or promotions is a plus.
Leadership: Strong leadership and people management skills to motivate and supervise staff effectively.
Communication: Excellent communication skills for interacting with customers, staff, and suppliers.
Problem-Solving: The ability to quickly address issues such as customer complaints, staff conflicts, or operational challenges.
Time Management: Efficiently manage time and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Attention to Detail: Ensure that food quality, cleanliness, and safety standards are consistently met.
Customer Focus: A commitment to delivering outstanding customer service and resolving customer issues.
Teamwork: Collaborate with staff and other managers to achieve common goals, ability to work well cross-culturally with teams in different regions of the world,
Computer Skills: Basic computer skills for tasks like inventory tracking, scheduling, and financial reporting.
Customer Service Experience: Experience in customer-facing roles to understand customer needs and expectations.

Please submit your resume highlighting relevant experience for consideration.

Application deadline: 21/08/2026
Reference ID: Business Development Manager
Expected start date: 01/09/2026

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £35,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company pension
• Employee discount

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• Petrol Station: 3 years (preferred)
• Retail sales: 3 years (preferred)
• Customer service: 3 years (preferred)
• Retail management: 1 year (preferred)
• Management: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person