Business Development Manager

Systems adi Group Ltd; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare cash plan

GP helpline

Cycle to Work scheme

Holiday allowance

Company‑wide events

Job summary

adi Mechanical is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to drive growth across Southern England. You will identify opportunities, build relationships with key decision-makers and convert prospects into long-term partnerships across manufacturing, process engineering and industrial sectors.

Working closely with leadership, estimating, engineering and operations teams, you will develop technically appropriate and commercially competitive solutions while expanding a robust pipeline

Qualifications

• Proven success in business development or technical sales within engineering/industrial sectors.
• Ability to build relationships with engineering, operations and procurement teams.
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across Southern England.
• Build a strong pipeline of qualified opportunities in manufacturing, process and industrial markets.
• Develop relationships with key decision-makers and senior leadership.
• Win new customers and grow existing strategic accounts.
• Understand customers’ operations and future requirements to tailor solutions.
• Collaborate with estimating, engineering and operations to deliver competitive proposals.
• Follow up quotations and convert opportunities into profitable orders.
• Develop strategic customer account plans for key targets.

Skills

Business development

Technical sales

Solution selling

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

Job description

adi Mechanical Business Development Manager – South

Location: Southern England – ideally based south of Gloucester

Territory: Southern half of the UK, with regular travel to customer and prospective customer sites

About the Role

adi Mechanical is looking for an experienced, commercially driven Business Development Manager to support the continued growth of our business across Southern England.

This is a key growth role with a strong focus on new customer acquisition, strategic account development and generating profitable sales opportunities across manufacturing, process engineering and industrial sectors.

Working closely with the adi Mechanical leadership, estimating, engineering and operational teams, you will identify opportunities, develop customer relationships and convert prospects into long‑term partnerships.

You will also represent the wider adi Group – Total Engineered Solutions proposition, identifying opportunities where our broader engineering capabilities can provide additional value to customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively identifying and developing new business opportunities across Southern England.
• Building a strong pipeline of qualified opportunities within manufacturing, process and industrial markets.
• Developing relationships with key decision‑makers including engineering, operations, procurement and senior leadership teams.
• Winning new customers while identifying further growth opportunities within existing strategic accounts.
• Developing a detailed understanding of customers’ operations, investment plans, engineering challenges and future requirements.
• Managing opportunities from initial engagement and site meetings through quotation, negotiation and order placement.
• Working closely with estimating, engineering and operational teams to develop technically appropriate and commercially competitive solutions.
• Actively following up quotations and converting opportunities into profitable orders.
• Developing strategic customer account plans for key target organisations.

About You

• Proven success in business development, technical sales or solution selling, ideally within mechanical engineering, process engineering, manufacturing, industrial services or capital projects.
• A demonstrable track record of winning new customers and developing profitable long‑term accounts.
• A proactive, commercially focused and results‑driven approach.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing and industrial environments.
• The ability to understand technical customer requirements and work with engineering teams to develop solutions.
• Strong communication, presentation, negotiation and relationship‑building skills.
• Confidence engaging with stakeholders from site engineering teams through to senior management and procurement.
• Strong opportunity management and pipeline development skills.
• A willingness to travel regularly across the territory.
• A full UK driving licence.

The Benefits

• adi Pit Stop – savings and discounts portal powered by Reward Gateway
• Healthcare cash plan
• 24/7 GP helpline, including private electronic prescription service
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• £500 employee referral bonus for every successful new employee
• Generous holiday allowance
• Celebration days
• Company‑wide Christmas party for employees and partners
• Annual employee awards
• Long‑service awards
• Free workwear

If you are an ambitious business development professional looking for the opportunity to help grow an established engineering business, we would like to hear from you