Business Development Manager

Mansell Recruitment Group; Castle Point; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Electronics Manufacturer is seeking a Business Development Manager to generate leads and maintain a sustainable sales pipeline across the UK. This home-based role involves building customer relationships and producing proposals. Ideal candidates will have commercial awareness and experience in contract manufacturing. A competitive salary of up to £65,000 plus bonus is offered, along with a fully expensed company car or equivalent allowance.

Benefits

Hybrid work model

Fully expensed company car or car allowance

37 hours working week

Bonus

Qualifications

• Good understanding of electro-mechanical assembly and manufacturing quality requirements.
• Ability to analyze revenue and gross margins.
• Experience overcoming business development challenges.

Responsibilities

• Generate leads using all available tools and professional networks.
• Secure meetings with prospective customers.
• Implement marketing strategies and develop customer relationships.
• Produce proposals, quotations, and contracts.

Skills

Understanding of Contract Manufacturing

Commercial awareness

Resilience

Agility in business development

Job description

Overview

A leading Electronics Manufacturer are seeking a Business Development Manager to join their team. You will be required to generate leads and opportunities to create and maintain a sustainable sales pipeline. You will be required to convert the opportunities into real business as per agreed targets and sales forecasts. Developing new business opportunities will be a key part of the role. The role will be covering the UK market, with travel to customer sites. The role will be home based, with occasional visits to company offices.

Responsibilities

• Generate leads using all available tools and professional networks.


• Secure meetings and visits with prospective customers / targets.


• Understand the current markets.


• Implement marketing strategies.


• Develop working relationships with customers.


• Follow up on enquiries and opportunities, being the first point of contact for prospective customers.


• Produce proposals, quotations and contracts as needed, taking ownership for the on-time delivery of these responses.

Skills, knowledge & experience

• Good understanding of the demands of Contract Manufacturing; including an appreciation of electro-mechanical assembly, manufacturing quality requirements, production lead-times and component sourcing.


• Demonstrate in-depth commercial awareness of how revenues and gross margins impact the business with reference to start-up costs and development contracts for new business.


• Demonstrate resilience and agility to overcome new business development hurdles and setbacks.

Benefits

• Hybrid


• Either a fully expensed company car or an equivalent car allowance


• Working Hours: 37 hours per week


• Mon to Thurs 08:30 to 17:00 and Fri 08:30 to 13:30


• Salary - up to £65,000 DOE + Bonus