Business Development Manager

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 + Commission + Car/Allowance + Laptop + Mobile

Location:

Grantham

An award-winning UK engineering and manufacturing business is seeking an ambitious and commercially driven Business Development Manager to lead dealer growth, expand market presence, and drive UK and European sales. The company is particularly interested in someone with experience in waste management, construction plant, or another strong transferable technical industry, who can quickly understand the product range and build credibility with customers and distributors.

Overview

Lead sales activities across the UK and EU, managing key accounts and securing high-value deals
Develop, appoint, and support new dealerships, ensuring strong territorial coverage and growth
Handle the full sales cycle from lead generation and qualification through to quotation, closing, and after-sales care
Conduct customer visits, site demonstrations, and presentations to distributors and end-users
Maintain accurate CRM records, manage your own diary, and organise national and occasional international travel
Support marketing, product launches, exhibitions, and promotional campaigns in collaboration with external partners
Provide commercial insight to senior leadership on trends, competitive activity, and new opportunities
Deliver against KPIs relating to sales performance, dealer expansion, and overall market development.

Requirements

Technically minded with an interest in machinery, engineering products, or manufacturing
Experience establishing, managing, or developing dealership networks is highly advantageous
Open to candidates from a wide range of transferable technical industries
Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-moving environment
Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and engage at all levels
Confident in outbound activity, lead generation, and identifying new business opportunities
Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the UK and occasionally overseas
Clear, organised approach to managing workload and customer engagement.

Salary and Benefits

£70,000 - £75,000 base salary
Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm
Commission / bonus structure tailored to performance
Company car or car allowance
Laptop & mobile phone provided
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Early Friday finish
Free on-site parking
Product training and ongoing development
Christmas shutdown

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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