Automation Business Development Manager

Toyota Material Handling Europe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Sick pay

Critical illness cover

Eye tests

Flu jabs

Employee Assistance Programme

Discount platform

Job summary

Toyota Material Handling UK is seeking an Automation Business Development Manager to drive sales of automated products by aligning with our direct sales team to capture customer requirements. Based around Leicester, Slough, Warrington or Castleford, the role focuses on identifying opportunities, building new relationships, and delivering automation sales in line with company targets.

The successful candidate will have major accounts experience and strong knowledge of automation or MHE, with

Qualifications

• Major accounts experience required.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Technical experience in automation or material handling equipment (MHE).
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Team-oriented with good time management and organisational skills.
• Proficient in Outlook, Word and Excel; good presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify sales opportunities for Toyota Automated products.
• Build new business relationships and explore new market opportunities.
• Drive automation sales in line with company objectives.

Skills

Major accounts experience

Excellent communication

Automation or MHE knowledge

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Team working

Microsoft Office (Outlook/Word/Excel)

Organisational & time management

Presentation skills

Tools

None

Job description

We are looking for an Automation Business Development Manager to grow the sales of Automated products by working closely with our direct sales organisation to establish our customers requirements for Automated Products and Solutions. This role can be based in or around Leicester, Slough, Warrington or Castleford.

About The Role

On a day-to-day basis this is what you would be doing:

• Identifying sales opportunities for Toyota Automated products
• Build new business relationships and explore new market opportunities
• Drive and achieve Automation sales in line with the organisations objectives

We are looking for someone with major key/national accounts experience.

Here is a quick tick list for the other skills we are looking for;

• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Technical experience in either / both Automation or MHE
• Strong commercial awareness / business acumen
• Strong negotiation skills
• Good team working skills
• Competency on Microsoft Packages including Outlook, Word and Excel
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Technical experience

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with large earning potential
• Attractive company pension
• Full tool kit (if applicable)
• Company sick pay
• Voluntary critical illness cover
• Free eye tests
• Free flu jabs
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Benefits platform with instant discounts and offers

We will provide you with industry leading technical training to ensure you have the knowledge and all the tools to do your job. Plus, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and develop your skills within Toyota.

Why choose Toyota?

Toyota Material Handling is the world’s number one manufacturer of materials handling equipment providing quality sales and service support across the UK.

We foster a culture where our team members are encouraged to continually improve their processes and strive to provide the highest quality in service for our customers. We aim to create a safe environment where our team members feel valued, fulfilled, engaged and happy. We want to attract the best talent and develop our team so that they achieve their full potential.

Our commitment is to read each application carefully, however due to the high volume of applications we receive regrettably only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Toyota Material Handling UK is an equal opportunities employer.