Business Development Executive

Hupsoo; Latchingdon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Hupsoo is seeking a Business Development Executive in the UK to drive sales across aerospace, defence, electronics, engineering and manufacturing. The role involves speaking with customers, developing relationships and turning conversations into real opportunities, with close collaboration to senior leadership.

You will manage the full sales pipeline from lead generation to quotations and follow-up, with a base salary of £28,000–£30,000 plus an uncapped bonus, and opportunities to grow within a

Qualifications

• Experience in B2B sales or lead generation.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable discussing products, services and quotations with customers.

Responsibilities

• Make warm calls to existing customers, prospects and previous contacts.
• Make targeted cold calls to uncover new business opportunities.
• Identify and develop opportunities across the organisation's capabilities.
• Generate leads through calls, email, research and proactive outreach.
• Follow up quotations and enquiries to improve conversion.
• Prepare and issue quotations for inbound enquiries and proactive opportunities.
• Attend or lead customer meetings and visits with senior colleagues.
• Represent the organisation at exhibitions, trade shows and industry events.

Skills

Cold calling

Lead generation

B2B sales

Relationship building

Quotations

Job description

Business Development Executive

Full-Time | UK - £28 - £30k Basic + Uncapped Bonus

Business Development & Sales | Aerospace | Defence | Electronics | Engineering | Manufacturing

About the opportunity

Our Client, a growing UK engineering, aerospace and defence supply group is looking for a commercially driven Business Development Executive to help identify, develop and convert new business opportunities.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys speaking with customers, building relationships and turning conversations into genuine sales opportunities.

Working closely with senior commercial leadership, you will support the full sales pipeline, from lead generation and customer engagement through to quotations and follow-up.

What you’ll do

• Making warm calls to existing customers, prospects and previous contacts
• Making targeted cold calls to uncover new business opportunities
• Identifying and developing opportunities across the organisation's capabilities
• Generating leads through calls, email, research and proactive outreach
• Follow up leads from senior commercial colleagues and progress them into opportunities
• Preparing and issuing quotations for inbound enquiries and proactive opportunities
• Following up quotations and enquiries to improve conversion
• Building strong relationships with current and prospective customers
• Arrange customer meetings and visits for senior commercial colleagues
• Attending or leading occasional customer visits when required
• Representing the organisation at exhibitions, trade shows and industry events
• Maintaining accurate records of activity, leads, opportunities and follow-ups
• Identifying where the organisation's capabilities can meet customer needs and create commercial opportunities

What we’re looking for

• Confident and professional on the phone
• Commercially focused and opportunity driven
• Comfortable making both warm and cold calls
• A strong communicator who builds relationships easily
• Organised, persistent and able to manage multiple opportunities
• Comfortable discussing products, services and quotations with customers
• Proactive, commercially driven and able to pursue new business opportunities
• Confident representing a business at customer meetings and exhibitions
• Able to identify prospects and turn them into genuine sales opportunities
• Experienced in B2B sales, business development, account management or lead generation

Why apply?

The organisation works across electronic components, obsolescence management, aerospace and defence supply, precision engineering and manufacturing.

With extensive inventory and established engineering and supply-chain capabilities, the organisation supports customers in challenging, supply-constrained markets.

You’ll join an ambitious, growing business where your ability to open doors, identify opportunities and build customer relationships can make a direct commercial impact.

Location: UK

Role: Business Development Executive

Type: Full-Time

Industry: Aerospace | Defence | Electronics | Engineering | Manufacturing