Business Development Manager

instagrid; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop and mobile phone

30 days’ paid holiday, plus 5 days’特殊"

Onboarding in Germany

Job summary

Instagrid is seeking a Business Development Manager to win new UK business across rail, construction and energy sectors. You will own the full sales cycle from initial contact to closing deals, with a fully remote setup and travel across the UK.

Grow a high-value customer portfolio, forecast accurately, and shape market strategy in collaboration with our UK and Germany teams. Ideal candidates have a proven track record of six-figure deals, strong technical aptitude and exceptional communication.

Qualifications

• Proven record of winning new business and exceeding targets.
• Strong technical understanding that lets you explain product value.
• Commercial awareness: margin, cost of goods sold and P&L.
• Accurate, disciplined forecasting.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the UK, and occasionally abroad (e.g., onboarding in Germany).
• Fluent English and right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Driving new business: Identify, target and secure new opportunities across the UK, with a strong focus on rail
• Closing high-value deals: Negotiate and win six-figure orders with key decision-makers
• Building a portfolio: Grow a portfolio of high-value customers, using industry knowledge and market trends
• Executing sales strategy: Adapt strategy to market for sustainable revenue growth and long-term customer relationships
• Managing your pipeline: Build a robust pipeline, forecast accurately and adjust approach to improve results
• Influencing the market: Become a trusted voice in rail, construction & energy sectors by attending events
• Collaborating and reporting: Share market insight and sales performance with UK and Germany teams

Skills

Strategic selling

Negotiation

Sales forecasting

Relationship building

Presentations

Willingness to travel

Remote work

Technical sales

Job description

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As our Business Development Manager, you win new business across the UK. Rail is one of our biggest opportunities for the year ahead and will take a large share of your time. You are free to sell wherever the best opportunities are, including construction and defence, and you own the sales cycle from first conversation to closed deal.

This is a fully remote role with plenty of time on the road, visiting customers across the UK.

Become part of our success story by...

• Driving new business: Identify, target and secure new opportunities across the UK, with a strong focus on rail

• Closing high-value deals: Negotiate and win six-figure orders with key decision-makers and influencers

• Building a portfolio: Grow a portfolio of high-value customers, using your industry knowledge and market trends

• Executing sales strategy: Adapt strategy to your market for sustainable revenue growth and long-term customer relationships

• Managing your pipeline: Build a robust pipeline, forecast accurately and adjust your approach to improve results. Your performance is measured on units sold and margin

• Influencing the market: Become a trusted voice in rail, construction & energy sectors by attending events and staying ahead of trends

• Collaborating and reporting: Share market insight, customer feedback and sales performance with colleagues in the UK and Germany

• A proven record of winning new business and exceeding targets, including negotiating and closing six-figure deals

• A strong technical understanding that lets you explain the value of our products with confidence

• Commercial awareness: you are comfortable discussing margin, cost of goods sold and P&L

• Accurate, disciplined forecasting

• Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills

• Willingness to travel extensively across the UK, and occasionally abroad, for example for onboarding in Germany

• Flexibility around working hours when customers and the business need it

• The drive and self-discipline to work fully remotely

• Fluent written and spoken English, and the right to work in the UK

Ideally, you also have experience in the rail sector, technical sales, electrical engineering or electrical components, working directly for a manufacturer, or working in a start-up or scale-up.

• A dynamic environment in a fast-growing company with a very flat hierarchy

• The opportunity to join a company at the cutting edge of its field

• Fully remote working across the UK, with onboarding in Germany

• A laptop and a mobile phone

• 30 days’ paid holiday, plus 5 days’ special leave and public holidays

At Instagrid, we are deeply committed to equal employment opportunities as we believe in the power of diverse teams. We do not just accept diversity but actively search for the best talent regardless of gender, ethnical origin, age, religion, sexual orientation or place of origin. Working as a team, we treat each other with respect and value each other’s opinions to achieve our common goals.