Business Development Manager

Focus Resourcing; Essex; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development Manager in Essex. The role focuses on driving sales of electrical and automation products, providing opportunities for advancement to senior management. Attractive salary package up to £60,000 with on-target earnings reaching £75,000, alongside benefits like a company car and private healthcare.

Benefits

Pension

Company car

Private healthcare

Death in service scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience with electrical, electronic, automation products is desirable.
• Previous sales or business development experience required.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and remain calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Seek out new business opportunities actively.
• Drive sales of electrical and electronic products.
• Manage existing customer accounts.

Skills

Knowledge of electrical products

Sales acumen

Business development experience

Organizational skills

PC literacy with Excel, Word, Outlook

Job description

Overview

Business Development Manager required for our established client, in what will be driving forward a fairly new part of their business, leading to a Senior Management or Director level opportunity in the future. Annual salary up to 60,000 with additional on target earnings to 75,000. Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm.

Candidates with electrical, electronic, automation products knowledge and experience is desirable.

Out on the road visiting clients 3-4 days a week, the rest of the week will be spent in their Hockley office in Essex.

Responsibilities

• Actively and tenaciously seek out new business opportunities
• Drive electrical, electronic product sales
• Prepare, submit, follow up and report on quotations
• Promptly respond to customer requests, in a professional and efficient manner
• Provide specialist technical back-up as product champion
• Account manage customers
• Bring on an Internal Sales individual

Benefits

• Up to 60,000 per annum
• On target earnings 75,000
• Pension
• Company car
• Private healthcare
• Death in service scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Experience required

• Electrical, electronic, automation products knowledge and experience is desirable
• Knowledge and experience with PLCs, indicators and controllers, power supplies, relays and timers is desirable
• Previous sales, business development experience
• Driven, tenacious, and looking for a role offering development opportunities
• Ability to organise a busy and varied workload, remain calm under pressure, and be proactive in approach to tasks
• PC literate with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook skills

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