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To increase hub fee revenues and market share. To support colleagues to manage risk through targeted sales activity as agreed with management.\nThis role is a full time, permanent position, working Monday to Friday.\nKey Duties of a Network Development Manager:\nDrive sales engagement and commercial development with Principals throughout the Network.\nWork both proactively and strategically with Partner’s sales functions to support the achievement of the TPN budget by optimising the quantity and quality of hub fees.\nWork strategically with Partner’s sales functions to ensure the current customer base is fit for purpose.\nEnsure prospect sales pipelines support target volumes and/or target areas.\nSupport the Partner to secure sales, as necessary.\nReport any Partner concerns to Network Director.\nWork strategically with Partner’s and TPN sales functions to support risk reduction and/or cost reduction through positive sales activity.\nWork with Partners to identify opportunities to improve revenues.\nKeep up to date with TPN services & capabilities\nSupport marketing activities and initiatives, driving adoption and participation from the Partnership to support business growth and develop the TPN brand value.\nReport progress to Network Director as required.\nKeep abreast of the evolving pallet industry, monitor market conditions, development potential and competitor activity.\nInform, influence and engage all stakeholders.To identify strategic areas for new partner acquisition\nProspect and identify potential new partners\nSecure new partners in identified areas of need\n\n A good understanding of the UK logistics and pallet network industry would be advantageous.\nPrevious experience in a similar commercial role.\nHigh level of commercial acumen.\nExperience working with multiple stakeholders, including customers, partners, and senior leadership teams, to achieve commercial objectives.\nExperience supporting and influencing partner or franchise networks.\nExcellent relationship-building, negotiation, and communication skills, with the confidence to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.\nAble to work in a high pressurised environment.\nIT literate - working knowledge of MS Packages.\nFull UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively across the North region.\n As part of our drive to make The Pallet Network a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.\nOur dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.\nOur People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:\nAnnual Leave - Competitive holiday entitlement of 23 days plus 8 bank holidays\nCompany Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme\nPrivate Medical Cover - This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa\nCar Allowance or company car\nPension scheme - we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 3% employer\nLife Assurance - x4 your annual salary \nWellness - Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year\nEye Care Vouchers - We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses\nReward & Recognition - We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.\n Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!\nIf you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!","description_format":"text","description_chars":4726,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Annual leave"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Transportation & Logistics","Logistics","Supply Chain"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-03T07:08:07Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Skilled Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:09:13+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-04T02:59:07Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/culina-network-development-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/culina-network-development-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-04T02:59:07Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4496,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":504,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"}}}