Business Development Executive (741223)

University of Strathclyde; Scotland; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Scotland seeks a Business Development Manager to shape the future of manufacturing at NMIS in Aberdeen. The role involves building strategic partnerships to enhance productivity and innovation, along with leading impactful R&D projects. The candidate should be dynamic and experienced in business development, with a strong ability to navigate the manufacturing sector.

Benefits

Vibrant working environment

Collaboration with industry leaders

Making a meaningful impact

Qualifications

• Dynamic and proactive professional with a passion for business development.
• Ability to advocate about NMIS’s technological capability.
• Track record of managing industry partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with industry leaders.
• Lead high-impact R&D and innovation projects in manufacturing.
• Drive collaboration within Scotland’s Innovation community.

Skills

Business development

Strategic partnerships

Innovation

Project management

Job description

Salary range: £37,694 - £46,049 per annum
FTE: 1
Term: Open-ended
Closing Date: 31 October 2025
Location: NMIS’s facility in Aberdeen’s ETZ EnergyWorks

Shape the Future of Manufacturing in Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland: Join NMIS as a Business Development Manager

National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is a beacon for advanced manufacturing innovation. We partner with businesses of all sizes to accelerate their productivity, adopt cutting-edge digital technologies, and achieve net-zero targets. NMIS is part of the University of Strathclyde, a world-class international technological institution with a proud history of driving business growth through cutting-edge research and innovation.

We’re looking for a Business Development Manager to play a pivotal role in building NMIS’s footprint in the North East of Scotland, based in the ETZ EnergyWorks facility in Aberdeen. This new facility will open in November 2025, and will enable NMIS to play an active role in the transformation of the region, and the transition from oil and gas to sustainable energy. This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to shape the future of manufacturing in the region through forging powerful partnerships and driving meaningful change to local industry.

What You’ll Do

• Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with industry leaders, SMEs, scale-ups, academia, and public sector bodies in Aberdeen and the North East of Scotland.
• Work with cutting-edge businesses to help identify how NMIS can help them enhance their productivity, competitiveness, and innovation.
• Lead the development and delivery of high-impact R&D and innovation projects in the manufacturing sector.
• Drive collaboration locally, and within Scotland’s Innovation community to accelerate industrial transformation.

What We’re Looking For

• A dynamic, proactive, and ambitious professional with a passion for business development and innovation.
• An ability to advocate with credibility and authority about NMIS’s technological capability.
• A track record of successfully building and managing industry partnerships.
• The ability to navigate complex business and innovation landscapes to drive tangible results. Knowledge about the Scottish and UK and EU manufacturing sector and funding landscape.

Why Join Us?

You will be:

• Working in a vibrant, fast-paced environment at the forefront of technological innovation.
• Part of a mission-driven organisation that is making a real difference.
• Collaborating with some of the most influential players in manufacturing, engineering, and research.

For further information about the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), please refer to www.nmis.scot.

For informal enquiries, please contact Siobhan Campbell, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer - [e-mail]

Previous applicants need not apply.