Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager – Senior Strategic Role

• Senior strategic role focusing on new market entry with the prospect of becoming Business Development Director.
• Primary focus on aerospace (critical priority) with additional opportunities in gas turbines, medical, space, and oil & gas.
• Opportunity to work with a multi‑billion group across British and global manufacturing sites.
• Long sales cycle into aerospace; high‑level regulation and standards.
• UK and Europe based; open to locations such as Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham, Oxford, Nottingham, Bristol, etc.
• Competitive salary £75,000-£85,000 (negotiable) plus excellent quarterly bonus that can exceed six figures.
• Car allowance and executive benefits package.
• Option to work remotely / from any UK location.

Mercury Hampton Ltd is working exclusively with this client.

This is more than just a selling role; you will work with the board and then deliver, implement and drive the company’s New Market Entry strategy. This is a senior and very important position; success will give you promotion to Director for a global leader within a massive multi‑billion group.

• Outstanding proven track record in selling, penetrating, and winning business in critical markets across Europe.
• Ideally experience in Aerospace Tier 1 and Aerospace OEM markets.
• Knowledge of metals and metal components within the above markets.
• Experience or desire to move into strategic new market entry business development; strong resilience and proactive mindset.
• Outstanding new business and key account management skills, comfortable building long‑term relationships and handling long sales cycles.
• Energetic, dynamic, self‑starter with a personable, can‑do attitude.
• Strategic thinker who can map sectors, generate new business, and build long‑term relationships.
• Experience in sales management or senior business development.
• Accurate forecasting and budgeting capabilities.
• Pipeline management and closing skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and emotional intelligence.
• Excellent communication skills; able to communicate and sell to a wide range of levels.
• Eye for upselling/cross‑selling opportunities and navigating corporate business networks.

Competitive base salary (£75,000 - £85,000), excellent quarterly bonus, car allowance, executive benefits package, opportunity for progression to Director, UK and Europe based role.

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