Global manufacturer

Business Development Manager – UK

Manchester – Hybrid role (3 days in office min)

Up to £70k +employee bonus + pension

·Great opportunity for an engineer with technical sales and commercial acumen

·Key account management within aerospace, automotive and medical devices customers

·Involved technical role dealing with all areas of engineering life cycle

·Excellent reputation with “best in class” products and systems

·An interesting sales role for someone with aerospace or engineering background

·Fully involved in contract negotiation, pricing and tendering

Business Development Manager

THE ROLE: As a BDM within this particular division of the business, you will work to manage a portfolio of existing customers within the Aerospace, F1, Automotive and Medical Devices industry working externally with category buying and procurement teams as well as engineers and technical decision makers. Internal stakeholder engagement will include day to day interactions with design and manufacturing teams, operations, supply chain and sales. The business produces high performance precision components and tungsten alloys and have been specialists in this arena for nearly 50 years. Often the role is about providing technical solutions and specifications to problem solve or help with larger system designs. There is a great level of expertise in the business and you will have good support and training. You will be selling a range of specialist alloys and parts used on aeroplanes, car parts and medical equipment so this is very technical role with the need for problem solving, an inquisitive nature and someone with excellent attention to detail. Customer interactions will be a mix of teams, email, phone with some face to face meetings in the UK, US and Europe when needed. and abroad. Other responsibilities of the role involve, contract and tender management, analysis of profit and margins, building quotations, and managing a junior sales person, mentoring them in their development. They need someone with a pro-active approach to finding new potential customers as well as uncovering further opportunities within their current stakeholder network.

THE COMPANY: UK company, established 100 years ago with head office in the North West of England. You will be the lead sales person for this brand and a key ambassador for the division. A small but close knit team in the UK with great passion and technical ability. This is a perfect role for a sales person with mechanical/aerospace engineering degree or someone used to working on design and solution based projects with customers. Great stability for employees and lots of in-house support for new employees.

We are looking for individuals who meet the following criteria:

·5 years or more working in a technical field sales or hybrid commercial role

·Experience of selling a mechanical engineering solution to Aerospace, Automotive or Medical customers

·Ability to present technical solutions and build good internal stakeholder relationships

·A consultative, driven and professional salesperson with good attention to detail

·Understanding of contracts, tenders and pricing as either a buyer, sales person or commercial lead

Salary: up to £70,000 basic salary, employee bonus, lap top, 25 days holiday (with opportunity to buy/sell 5 days) , life assurance, contributory pension scheme, free parking and EV charging on site