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

BENEFITS:
Bonus / Commission
Pension 12% employer contribution
25 days holiday + stats

LOCATION: Field based, occasional visits to our head office in Lincolnshire

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

: Business Development Manager - Fasteners, Industrial

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.

As well as this you will also:
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 & market shifts etc.

REQUIREMENTS: Business Development Manager - Fasteners, Industrial

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 grown 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.

Ideally you will have:
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 really 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 maximize each relationship

It would be ideal if you have worked in an industrial environment and if you 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 COMPANY:

We are a well-established global fastener business, currently embarking on a period of rapid growth we are one of the leading players in our field working with some of the most recognisable brands in the world.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets and worked with the following products and/or services: Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Territory Sales Manager, Technical Sales Manager, Sales Manager, Aerospace, Industrial Consumables, Industrial Sales, Automotive, Garden, Renewable Energy, White Goods, Consumer electronics, Medical Equipment, Fasteners, Adhesives, Manufacturing.

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: MT18509, Wallace Hind Selection