Gashapon Business Development Manager

Role Overview:

Grow our Gashapon footprint. Secure new locations. Build lasting partnerships.

Bandai Namco Amusement Europe Ltd. is expanding its Gashapon business across the UK. We’re looking for a commercially driven Gashapon Business Development Manager to identify high‑potential locations, secure new partnerships, and drive sustainable revenue growth.

Main Duties:

· Identify and secure new Gashapon locations across retail, leisure, hospitality, transport, and entertainment sectors.

· Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective sites and partners.

· Conduct site visits and assess commercial viability.

· Present Gashapon solutions and negotiate commercial agreements.

· Manage key accounts, resolve issues, and identify expansion opportunities.

· Monitor performance, sales trends, and profitability.

· Work closely with Operations, Finance, Marketing, and Technical teams to ensure smooth installations and ongoing support.

· Track competitor activity and emerging market trends.

· Ensure compliance with company policies, contracts, and health & safety standards.

What You’ll Bring

· Proven business development or sales experience.

· Strong negotiation and relationship‑building skills.

· Ability to manage opportunities from prospecting to contract completion.

· Commercial awareness and financial understanding.

· Excellent communication and presentation skills.

· Full UK driving licence.

· Proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM systems.

· Desirable: experience in vending, retail, leisure, amusement, hospitality, or location‑based entertainment; understanding of revenue‑share models or cashless/unattended retail systems.

Who You Are

· Self‑motivated and results‑driven.

· Entrepreneurial with strong commercial awareness.

· Excellent relationship builder and communicator.

· Organised, adaptable, and able to manage multiple projects.

· Comfortable working independently and travelling across the UK.

· Professional and customer‑focused.

What Success Looks Like

· A strong pipeline of new Gashapon locations.

· Achievement of new‑business revenue targets.

· Successful installations and improved estate performance.

· Strong partnerships across key sectors.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Company Car
• Pension Scheme
• Optional Private Medical Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) from day 1 of employment.
• Staff Discount Card
• Annual Discretionary Bonus Scheme – Employees may be eligible for an annual bonus, subject to both individual performance and overall company performance. Please note that bonus payments are discretionary and not guaranteed.

Fun for All into the Future

Bandai Namco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As firm believers in diverse thinking, we strive to build a workforce that is representative of our audiences, society and the world around us. We are committed to an employment process that respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates based on merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, neurodiversity, disability or any other category protected by law.