Business Development Manager - Service & Maintenance

Business Development Manager - Service & Maintenance

£55,000 - £70,000 + UNCAPPED COMMISSION + Company Car or Car Allowance
Hybrid Working 1 day per week in the office

Location: Commutable from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Greater London, Cambridgeshire or Oxfordshire

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Business Development Manager to join a well-established business with over 35 years' experience in the installation, servicing, maintenance and relocation of integrated systems, including conveyors, cranes and automated storage systems.

With an established client base across the UK and Europe, this is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious sales professional to take ownership of a new service and maintenance revenue stream and play a key role in its development.

This is a hands-on business development role. You will be out meeting customers, visiting sites, identifying opportunities and developing long-term relationships. You will have the freedom to build your own pipeline and generate new business, supported by an experienced engineering and service team.

The Role

Identify and target new clients and business opportunities
Develop and grow service and maintenance contracts
Generate leads and manage the sales process from initial contact through to completion
Arrange and conduct customer meetings and site visits
Build strong, long-term relationships with new and existing customers
Understand customer requirements and identify suitable solutions
Work closely with engineering, service and project teams
Support service coordination and project management when required
Develop existing accounts and identify further commercial opportunities
Take ownership of your sales pipeline and deliver agreed targets

About You

We are looking for someone who is commercially driven, adaptable and motivated by the opportunity to build something.
You will ideally have previous sales or business development experience within the material handling, automation, engineering or a related industry.
Experience with any of the following would be highly beneficial:
Automated storage systems
Conveyor systems
Crane systems and installations
Material handling equipment
Service and maintenance
Warehouse automation
Mechanical handling or engineering

An engineering background would be desirable, but strong industry knowledge, proven sales ability and the right attitude are key.

You'll need to be:

A confident and engaging communicator
Commercially focused and results driven
Comfortable developing new business
Able to build strong customer relationships
Highly organised with good planning skills
Flexible and able to adapt quickly
Comfortable working independently and taking ownership
Ambitious, entrepreneurial and keen to progress

What's on Offer?

£55,000 - £70,000 basic salary
UNCAPPED COMMISSION - excellent earning potential
Company car or car allowance
Hybrid working - 1 day per week in the office
Genuine career progression
Opportunity to build and develop a new revenue stream
Established business with 35+ years of industry experience
UK and European customer base
A varied role with the opportunity to make a genuine impact

Interested?

If you have the sales experience, industry knowledge and ambition to build a new service and maintenance business stream, this is an excellent opportunity to join an established company at an exciting stage of its growth.

Apply now to find out more.