K3531 – Business Development Manager – Food & Agriculture
Location: UK, South East Preferred (Remote with Travel)
Salary: £65,000 + Excellent Bonus & Benefits
Sector: Asset Finance

New Leaf Search has partnered with a specialist financial services organisation to recruit a Business Development Manager – Food & Agriculture.

In this key role, you’ll be responsible for driving growth through both new and existing vendor partnerships, with a particular focus on the agricultural machinery and food sectors—especially where sustainability is a core priority.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and onboard new vendor partners in the food and agriculture sectors

• Manage and grow strategic relationships with existing vendors

• Help partners meet product sales goals with tailored finance solutions

• Support simplification and efficiency initiatives

• Achieve performance metrics across all assigned programs

• Design and deliver finance offers and training to sales partners

• Drive digital proposal activity and increase external platform use

• Support strategic goals including sustainability and market innovation

• Contribute to a collaborative, improvement-focused team culture

Candidate Profile:

• 3+ years’ experience in asset finance, managing key accounts/programs

• Strong commercial and contract negotiation skills

• Proven sales and profitability achievement

• Excellent communicator across all levels

• Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical skills

• Comfortable working remotely and travelling regularly

• Familiar with regulated environments and compliance

• We strongly favour applicants with relevant UK experience in Financial Services—particularly Asset Finance and Leasing.

• Applicants without in-country experience will not be considered.

Apply in confidence.

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