Business Development Manager

Orion Electrotech; Ash Vale; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Job summary

Orion Electrotech is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive growth across international markets. You will build strong customer relationships, understand technical requirements, and deliver tailored commercial proposals while supporting projects from quote to handover.

The role involves extensive travel to client sites and events worldwide. You will collaborate with engineering, production, and operations to ensure optimal outcomes, identify opportunities, and contribute to strategic

Qualifications

• Must have a technical sales background within engineering.
• Strong commercial awareness with quotations, pricing, and negotiations.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive and self-motivated approach.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with customers across global markets.
• Visit customer sites internationally to understand technical requirements and business needs.
• Provide tailored solutions and commercial proposals.
• Support projects from initial enquiry and quotation through to order placement and handover.
• Work closely with engineering, production, and operational teams to deliver the best customer outcomes.
• Identify market opportunities and support business growth initiatives.
• Represent the business at international exhibitions, trade shows, and customer events.

Skills

Technical sales

Negotiation

Relationship building

Communications

Willingness to travel

Job description

Extensive International Travel (Up to 75%) | Competitive Salary + Bonus

Ready to Take Your Career Global?

We're partnering with a well-established and innovative manufacturing business that supplies customers across international markets. Due to continued growth, they're looking to recruit a dynamic Business Development Manager to help develop customer relationships worldwide and support complex, high-value projects from concept through to delivery.

This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious sales professional who enjoys building relationships, solving customer challenges, and travelling internationally. You'll work with customers across multiple territories, gaining exposure to diverse industries, cultures, and projects while becoming a trusted advisor and key commercial contact.

Business Development Manager

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing and developing relationships with customers across global markets
• Visiting customer sites internationally to understand technical requirements and business needs
• Providing tailored solutions and commercial proposals
• Supporting projects from initial enquiry and quotation through to order placement and handover
• Working closely with engineering, production, and operational teams to deliver the best customer outcomes
• Identifying market opportunities and supporting business growth initiatives
• Representing the business at international exhibitions, trade shows, and customer events

Business Development Manager

Who We're Looking For

• Must have a technical sales background within engineering. Specific industry experience is not essential. A positive attitude, commercial mindset, and desire to learn are far more important
• Strong commercial awareness and confidence with quotations, pricing, and negotiations
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• A proactive and self-motivated approach
• The ability to learn technical products and explain complex concepts in a simple, customer-friendly way
• A willingness to travel extensively across international territories (up to 75%)

Business Development Manager

What's in It for You?

• Performance-related bonus
• Extensive onboarding and training programme
• Exposure to global customers and international projects
• Significant autonomy and responsibility
• Clear long-term career progression opportunities