Business Development Manager

Orion Electrotech; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment agency is looking for a Business Development Manager in the Reading area. You will drive business development activities, manage client relationships, and collaborate with recruitment consultants. A background in sales or account management is ideal. This role offers a competitive salary of £30,000 - £40,000, alongside uncapped commission and various benefits including private health cover and hybrid working.

Benefits

Uncapped commission structure

Quarterly & annual bonuses

Private health cover

Gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or recruitment in a target-driven environment.
• Confident client interaction skills, both phone and face-to-face.
• Proactive mindset for spotting and acting on opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and win new clients across the engineering and manufacturing sectors.
• Build and maintain strong business relationships with decision-makers.
• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to account handover.

Skills

Proven experience in business development

Excellent communication skills

Strong commercial awareness

Motivation and resilience

Job description

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.