Business Development Manager

We are a well-established business with a strong history stretching back over 150 years in many industrial sectors. Our business is industrial fasteners and fixing systems. We need a proactive, autonomous Business Development Manager, ideally based in the Midlands or South of the UK to help us continue our growth plans!

BASIC SALARY: £55,000 - £65,000

• Bonus / Commission
• Pension 12% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday + statutory days

Field based, occasional visits to our head office in Lincolnshire

Luton, Watford, Reading, Bristol, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Southampton - or anywhere in between

As our Business Development Manager your key responsibility is to grow our business in your territory.

Reporting directly to the Sales Director (also based in the UK), you will form a crucial part of our sales team. This is a new business focussed role so you will thrive on chasing the sale and then moving to the next opportunity. Your drive will be moving onto the next prospect.

• Ensure we effectively market map our target customers and industries and maintain CRM system information, so we know our metrics in terms of success.
• Contribute towards the sales strategy for the business in your territory.
• Oversee and manage all new business opportunities.
• Develop and grow existing and new customer accounts.
• Stay updated on industry trends and competitor activities, sales performance and market shifts etc.

This is an opportunity to join an established business in an exciting period of growth and diversification. We are well known in our more prominent sectors but we are keen to grow in other industries, so we are open to strong sales professionals from various industries including Consumer Electronics, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Garden, Renewable Energy, Automotive, Aerospace, Home appliances etc. Whatever your background, you are ready to join an international business with big growth ambitions.

• A technical or business qualification or equivalent experience in a relatable field.
• Prolonged experience of managing your own diary and prospecting defined markets with little or no supervision.
• The drive and desire to always be looking for the next sale; this role will suit someone who is always looking for the next deal.
• Experience of generating your own business, but also understanding your metrics around success.
• A natural ability to manage customer accounts and maximise each relationship.

It would be ideal if you have worked in an industrial environment and have a technical sales background where the sale is solution based; this would also be highly beneficial.

Ultimately the right person with the right attitude and drive is the most important thing.

The employer embraces diversity, champions equality, and fosters inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.