Business Development Manager

Bowmay Consulting Ltd; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary 45–50k

Company car

Company pension

Life assurance

Health cash benefits

Job summary

Bowmay Consulting Ltd is seeking a proactive sales professional to drive new business across the UK. You will identify new customers and applications for specialist manufactured products, own the end-to-end sales process and run targeted campaigns using HubSpot.

You will collaborate with engineering and production teams to craft solutions, maintain a robust pipeline and travel nationally, with time at the Rochdale office. A strong track record in B2B manufacturing sales is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven new business winner in a B2B manufacturing setting.
• Hunter mentality: enjoys finding opportunities and closing deals.
• Background in manufacturing, technical products, textiles, chemicals or engineering.
• Confident cold-calling and reaching decision-makers.
• Ambitious, focused and persistent with opportunity momentum.
• Experience creating sales campaigns and using CRM tools to track activity.
• Commercially aware with strong negotiation and target achievement.
• Curious about technical products and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business across the UK, identifying new customers, sectors and applications for specialist manufactured products.
• Generate opportunities via cold calls, targeted outreach, networking and face-to-face meetings.
• Own the full sales process from initial contact to quotations, negotiation and order.
• Create mailers and campaigns using HubSpot, no dedicated marketing team.
• Collaborate with technical and production teams to meet customer requirements.
• Build a strong sales pipeline, keep HubSpot updated and drive profitable growth.
• Travel throughout the UK, with time in the Rochdale office.

Skills

New business development

Hunter mentality

Manufacturing background

Technical products

Cold calling

CRM management

Negotiation

Self-motivation

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

Love opening doors, winning new customers and turning opportunities into sales?

About the Job

• Drive new business across the UK, identifying new customers, sectors and applications for specialist manufactured products.
• Generate opportunities through cold calling, targeted outreach, networking and face-to-face meetings.
• Take ownership of the full sales process, from first conversation through quotations, negotiation and securing the order.
• Create your own mailers and targeted campaigns using HubSpot, taking a hands-on approach without a dedicated marketing team.
• Work closely with technical and production colleagues to understand customer requirements and develop solutions.
• Build a strong pipeline, keep HubSpot updated and deliver profitable sales growth.
• Combine time at the Rochdale office with customer visits and travel throughout the UK.

About You

• A proven new business winner with B2B sales experience in a manufacturing environment.
• A hunter mentality — you enjoy finding opportunities, making the first approach and winning business.
• You’ll have a background in manufacturing, technical products, textiles, chemicals or engineering.
• Confident picking up the phone, reaching decision-makers and turning cold introductions into meaningful conversations.
• Ambitious, focused and persistent, with the energy to keep opportunities moving.
• Comfortable creating your own sales campaigns and using CRM tools to organise your activity.
• Commercially aware, with strong negotiation skills and a track record of achieving sales targets.
• Curious about technical products and confident working with procurement, engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Self-motivated and hands-on, with the initiative to make things happen.

What You Get

• Base salary £45-50k negotiable DOE
• Company car
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Health cash benefits

Ready to make an impact and build new business?