Business Development Graduate (Edinburgh) – Summer 2025

KEYENCE Corporation; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a motivated graduate to join a forward-thinking company as a Business Development Graduate in Edinburgh. This role empowers you to take charge of your territory, engaging with clients through field visits and collaboration in the office. With a comprehensive training program, you'll gain a strong technical understanding of innovative products while developing essential sales skills. The company prides itself on a promote-from-within culture, ensuring that today's graduates become tomorrow's leaders. If you're ready to embark on a dynamic career in sales with continuous learning and growth, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company Car for Business and Personal Use

Quarterly Bonus

Advanced Company Pension

Life & Critical Illness Cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Private Healthcare

Full Expensed Business Travel

Laptop and Mobile Phone

Qualifications

• Degree-educated in any discipline with a winning mentality.
• Must have a full driving license valid in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own clients and territory as a Business Development Graduate.
• Demonstrate products and sell directly to customers in the field.

Skills

Sales Skills

Client Management

Communication Skills

Technical Understanding

Education

Degree in any discipline

Tools

Laptop

Mobile Phone

Job description

Business Development Graduate (Edinburgh) – Summer 2025

Location: Edinburgh (with travel to Newcastle)
Start Date : Summer 2025

Are you a motivated graduate looking to develop your career in sales? Then the Business Development Graduate role at KEYENCE will be a great fit for you!

1. About the Role:

As a Business Development Graduate, you will be empowered to be the CEO of your territory and manage your own clients.

No two days will be the same as a Business Development Graduate at KEYENCE. 3 days a week will be field based, which will involve driving to client sites in Scotland, demonstrating our products and selling them directly to customers. The other 2 days will be spent collaborating with your team in our Newcastle office, calling customers to find new business opportunities and nurture already existing relationships.

Your journey with KEYENCE will start with our comprehensive in-house training programme which incorporates classroom-style learning and on the job training with experienced sales mentors. This will provide you with a strong technical understanding of our products and will help you develop the commercial mindset to sell our products to clients.

Training and development never stop at KEYENCE. We offer continuous training so you can keep improving your skills, such as sales skill training, leadership training, and management training. We offer continuous opportunities for you to keep improving your skills, such as sales skill training and leadership training. And our 100% promote-from-within policy means that today’s graduates are the managers of tomorrow!

• Starting Salary - £33,000 + Location Allowance
• Quarterly Bonus (Guaranteed minimum bonus year 1 = £5,000)
• Company Car for Business and Personal Use
• Advanced Company Pension with Aviva
• Life & Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Healthcare (including audiological, dental and optical cover, as well as subsidised Gym Membership)
• Full Expensed Business Travel and Accommodation
• Laptop and Mobile Phone

3. Personal Requirements:

• Degree-educated in any discipline
• Winning mentality
• Must be eligible to work in the UK by the time the role commences.
• Must have a full driving licence, valid in the UK
• Must be located in the Edinburgh area, with travel to our Newcastle office 2 days a week

4. About KEYENCE:

KEYENCE is a world leader in Sensors, Safety, Vision, Measurement and Microscopes. Founded in 1974, KEYENCE has experienced rapid growth, now turning over more than $8 billion global sales per year and working across 90% of all industries.

Our unique Direct Sales model makes us stand out from competitors and allows us to operate on over 50% profit!