Business Development Manager

Orion Electrotech; Normanton on Trent; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for a Business Development Manager to join their Engineering & Manufacturing team. The role focuses on identifying new client opportunities and building lasting relationships. Candidates should have a proven background in direct sales or account management. The position offers a base salary of £30,000 – £40,000, with realistic first-year commission earnings around £10,000 and uncapped commission potential. Benefits include private health cover and gym membership.

Benefits

Uncapped commission structure

Quarterly & annual bonuses

Private health cover

Gym membership

Early Friday finishes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business development, sales, or account management.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A vehicle and full UK driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Drive business development to identify new clients.
• Build and maintain relationships with decision makers.
• Manage the full sales cycle.
• Collaborate with consultants to meet client needs.
• Track activity and achieve business development targets.

Skills

Business development experience

Sales skills

Account management

Excellent communication

Motivation and resilience

Job description

Overview

Business Development Manager – Engineering & Manufacturing

The Company
Orion Electrotech is a multi-award-winning specialist recruitment agency that takes pride in our reputation for high standards, teamwork, and genuine dedication to building exceptional relationships with both candidates and clients alike.

The Role
Are you a driven sales professional who thrives on business development, building relationships, and creating new opportunities? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, target-focused environment?

We are seeking a confident and commercially minded Business Development Manager to join our Engineering & Manufacturing team. This role is all about business development: identifying opportunities, opening doors, and developing lasting client partnerships.

Recruitment experience is welcomed, but our ideal profile is someone with a proven background in direct sales, account management, or client development; someone who is motivated by targets, bonuses, and long, term growth. You’ll need to be resilient, money, motivated, and comfortable with the reality that building a recruitment desk takes time.

For those joining without recruitment experience, realistic first, year commission earnings are around £10,000, though our uncapped commission structure means long, term earnings can be significantly higher once your desk is established.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving business development activity to identify and win new clients across the engineering and manufacturing sectors.
• Building and maintaining strong business relationships with decision makers at all levels.
• Managing the full sales cycle, from initial prospecting through to account handover.
• Collaborating with recruitment consultants to ensure client requirements are delivered successfully.
• Helping shape sales strategies and contributing to the wider growth of the business development function.
• Tracking activity, forecasting pipelines, and achieving both personal and team business development targets.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in business development, sales, account management, recruitment (360), or another target, driven environment.
• A confident and professional approach to client interaction, both on the phone and face-to-face.
• Strong commercial awareness and a proactive mindset for spotting and acting on opportunities.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport quickly.
• Motivation, resilience, and a strong work ethic.
• A mindset that balances long, term business development growth with short, term performance.
• A vehicle and full UK drivers

Package & Benefits

• Base salary: £30,000 – £40,000 depending on experience.
• Realistic first, year commission earnings: £10,000 for those new to recruitment.
• Uncapped commission structure with significant long, term earning potential.
• Quarterly & annual bonuses, fine dining experiences, and luxury trips for top performers.
• Private health cover, gym membership, hybrid working, and early Friday finishes.
• Career progression: structured development plan, tailored induction, and clear promotion pathways.
• Supportive, collaborative culture within a high, performing team.

Location

This role will cover the Berkshire region, including Reading, High Wycombe, Slough, Maidenhead, Henley-on-Thames, and surrounding areas.

What Next?

If you would like to apply for the Business Development Manager position, please submit your CV via the “Apply Now” button, or contact Josie Shear at Orion Electrotech Reading for a confidential conversation.

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