Business Development Manager

Position: Business Development Manager

Location: North UK (Ideally based close to M62 Corridor)

Salary: £Negotiable

The Company: Machine Tools/ Work holding

The Role:

1. The successful candidate will ideally be Northern England based (Ideally along the M62 corridor) and you will be a Sales Engineering professional in either Machine Tool or the Work holding Field.
2. Developing and implementing field sales strategies and action plans.
3. Implementing marketing strategies; analysing trends and results.
4. Active consulting and support of the customers.
5. Identification of customer needs and offering of work holding solutions.
6. Compelling presentation and sales of their product range on site and Online.
7. Increasing sales and market share.
8. Acquisition of new customers & to extend the customer base in an already very established area.
9. Participation in trade shows and customer open houses.
10. Establishing and adjusting selling prices by monitoring costs, competition, and supply and demand.
11. Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participation in professional societies.

Focussing on:

1. 1st Tier Aerospace, Defence, Medical Companies and Gear manufacturers & General Engineering.
2. Irish Market North and South.
3. New Business.
4. CentroteX market development across all markets.

Requirements:

1. University degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred or similar.
2. Several years of direct sales experience in the machine tool industry.
3. Excellent communication and networking skills combined with high customer orientation.
4. PC knowledge Microsoft Office, Good general IT skills.