Business Development Lead

1866 Seco Tools (UK) Limited; Alcester; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Seco Tools is seeking a Business Development Lead to drive front-end growth for the Seco Solva business, engaging senior stakeholders and shaping opportunities into strategic partnerships across Aerospace, Medical, Energy, and Defence. You will collaborate with regional teams to expand access to executive leaders and deliver measurable value through end-to-end solutions.

The role targets multinational manufacturing customers and requires strategic thinking, consultative selling, and the ability

Qualifications

• Proven business developer with a strong track record of securing new business opportunities and building pipelines from scratch.
• Experienced in engaging with senior decision-makers and influencing stakeholders at executive level.
• Comfortable working in complex, solution-based sales environments.
• Resilient, self-driven, and able to work independently while collaborating across global teams.
• Fluent in spoken and written English, multi-lingual preferred.
• A university degree or equivalent higher education qualification is preferred, although significant relevant industry experience will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing growth strategies to build a robust pipeline of qualified Solva opportunities.
• Establishing and nurturing relationships with C-suite and senior manufacturing leaders, positioning Seco as a strategic long-term partner.
• Leading value-based business discussions focused on productivity improvement, operational excellence, sustainability, quality, and manufacturing transformation.
• Identifying new business opportunities and shaping customer needs into commercially viable Solva solutions.
• Qualifying opportunities and guiding them through pursuit, proposal development, and contract negotiation.
• Collaborating with Regional Sales teams to expand existing relationships and gain access to executive stakeholders.
• Working cross-functionally with Project Engineering, Offer & Innovation, Operations, and appointed Project teams to develop compelling customer solutions.
• Contributing to thought leadership activities and helping strengthen Seco's market position within strategic manufacturing sectors.

Skills

Business development

Senior stakeholder engagement

Complex sales

Fluent English

Multilingual

Education

University degree or equivalent

Job description

Seco Tools is looking for a Business Development Lead Are you a strategic new business hunter with a passion for manufacturing transformation and executive-level engagement? Seco Tools is seeking a Solva Business Development Lead to drive front‑end growth for our Seco Solva business by identifying, developing, and securing high-value opportunities with leading industrial customers. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially driven professional who thrives on opening doors, building trusted relationships with senior decision‑makers, and shaping complex business opportunities into long‑term strategic partnerships. If you're motivated by creating growth and delivering value‑based manufacturing solutions, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role

As a Business Development Lead, you'll play a critical role in expanding Seco's presence within our chosen strategic industrial segments including Aerospace, Medical, Energy, and Defence. You will act as the primary entry point into customer organisations, engaging executive stakeholders to understand their business challenges and uncover opportunities where Solva's integrated end‑to‑end solutions can create measurable value. Working closely with Regional Sales, Business Development, Engineering, Innovation Hub, and Project Delivery teams, you'll lead opportunities from initial engagement through solution development, proposal, and contract award, before ensuring a seamless handover for implementation. This role offers significant exposure to senior industry leaders and requires a blend of strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and consultative selling expertise. Our target markets are France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Turkey.

Your responsibilities will include

• Developing and executing growth strategies to build a robust pipeline of qualified Solva opportunities.
• Establishing and nurturing relationships with C‑suite and senior manufacturing leaders, positioning Seco as a strategic long‑term partner.
• Leading value‑based business discussions focused on productivity improvement, operational excellence, sustainability, quality, and manufacturing transformation.
• Identifying new business opportunities and shaping customer needs into commercially viable Solva solutions.
• Qualifying opportunities and guiding them through pursuit, proposal development, and contract negotiation.
• Collaborating with Regional Sales teams to expand existing relationships and gain access to executive stakeholders.
• Working cross‑functionally with Project Engineering, Offer & Innovation, Operations, and appointed Project teams to develop compelling customer solutions.
• Contributing to thought leadership activities and helping strengthen Seco's market position within strategic manufacturing sectors.

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

• A proven business developer with a strong track record of securing new business opportunities and building pipelines from scratch.
• Experienced in engaging with senior decision‑makers and influencing stakeholders at executive level.
• Comfortable working in complex, solution‑based sales environments.
• Resilient, self‑driven, and able to work independently while collaborating across global teams.
• Fluent in spoken and written English, multi‑lingual preferred.
• A university degree or equivalent higher education qualification is preferred, although significant relevant industry experience will also be considered.

Why Seco Tools?

At Seco Tools, our specialism is developing advanced metal cutting solutions and working in close partnership with our customers and industrial partners to help them perform at their best. Solva takes us to a new level beyond tooling. Our culture is built around our Core Values: Winning Together – We collaborate, share knowledge, and succeed as one team. Curiosity – We explore, innovate, and challenge the status quo. Responsibility – We act safely, ethically, and sustainably. Customer Focus – We listen, adapt, and deliver solutions that matter. With operations in over 75 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Seco Tools offers a truly global environment where innovation, collaboration, and professional development are encouraged.

Salary and Classification

EU Pay Transparency Decree for applicants from Italy Sandvik guarantees and promotes equal opportunity. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, skin color, religion, nationality, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

NCBA category and classification: NCBA Metalmeccanico Industria, Impiegato, Level B1 – B2.

Initial salary for the pay range of reference: starting from 51.000 Eur gross per year + individual bonus. The actual salary offered will be determined based on various factors, such as internal pay equity, market benchmarks, responsibilities, experience, and skills of the selected candidates.

From our founding in Fagersta Sweden, to today’s global company, our business has always been made to measure, but built on trust. Combining Cutting‑Edge, precision tools with lasting, personal partnerships, we’re a true people company helping our partners discover the future of the manufacturing industry. We’re proud to make for makers, invent for inventors, and partner with pioneers. Propelling the future forward with our own obsession for innovation. In short – if the right tool for the job exists, we’ll deliver it. If it doesn’t, we’ll create it. We’re also proud to put sustainability at the heart of everything we do, challenging perceptions of our industry, changing the process of manufacturing, and playing our own small part in shaping a brighter looking future. To learn more, please visit us at www.secotools.com