BDM - Defence

Mana Resourcing; Northampton; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a skilled Salesperson to promote prefabricated data centres within the defence sector. The candidate will develop strategies to engage with UK and US defence organizations, build relationships with procurement bodies, and identify sales opportunities. Ideal candidates will have demonstrable sales experience and a strong understanding of military operations. This role requires travel throughout the UK and Europe.

Benefits

Excellent salary package

Commission

Car allowance

Qualifications

• Demonstrable sales experience in the defence sector.
• Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of how military procurement works.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to target defence organisations in the UK and US.
• Build relationships with defence procurement bodies.
• Identify opportunities for modular data centres.

Skills

Sales experience

Understanding of military operations

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Presentation skills

Willingness to travel

Job description

The COMPANY

We are proud to be an integral part of our client's growth plans over the coming years. Our client has established a well deserved reputation for designing and building data centres with modern rack colocation hosting and 24/7 monitored providing businesses and IT providers with agile future-proofed solutions. This reputation for excellence is why they have established themselves as the UK's market leaders within the Defence, Local Authority, Education and Emergency Services sectors.

The ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Salesperson to concentrate on promoting their prefabricated facilities / modular buildings data centres into the defence sector. You will be tasked with client engagement to build upon an already healthy pipeline within Defence, MOD, NATO, and US DoD programmes.

• Developing a strategy to target UK, US, and European defence organisations.
• Build relationships with defence procurement bodies, primes, integrators, security agencies etc.
• Identify opportunities for modular / prefabricated data centres, secure enclosures, SCIFs, etc.
• Working with internal teams to deliver winning proposals.
• Represent the Client at networking opportunities (defence trade events, briefings, site visits) in UK & EU.

The PERSON

The right candidate will be an intelligent and dynamic Business Development Manager who wants to develop their career further within this progressive organisation;

• Strong understanding of how the military works
• Demonstrable sales experience
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and procurement frameworks (e.g., UK NPSA, HMG SPF, US ICD-705, DoD MATOCs, GSA) would be advantageous
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel throughout UK and Europe.

Salary: Excellent package depending on experience including good basic, excellent commission and car allowance

Location: Can live anywhere on mainland Great Britain but training and monthly visits to their West Midlands will be expected.

This role is commutable from:

• Birmingham
• Walsall
• Wolverhampton
• Burton Upon Trent
• West Bromwich
• Derby
• Leeds
• Liverpool
• Manchester
• Nottingham
• Leicester
• Cambridge
• Bristol

Alternative Titles

BDM - Defence Sales, Sales Engineer - Modular Communications, Business Development - MoD, BDM - Prefabricated Data Centres, Sales Manager - Military Servers

Mana Resourcing is a specialist recruitment company working within the Engineering, Sales, IT and Commercial sectors. We are established to service and support the recruitment requirements of modern businesses and candidates alike.