Business Development Manager

Comton Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Comton Group is seeking a Sales Professional for a primarily remote role in the hardware industry. You will drive growth, develop and maintain relationships with customers, and identify opportunities to expand accounts across existing and new clients.

The ideal candidate will have proven sales or business development experience, a strong commercial mindset, and excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a sales or business development role.
• Strong commercial mindset with ability to identify and convert opportunities.
• Confident communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated approach with ability to work independently.
• Experience in hardware/manufacturing/construction/distribution sectors is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth and identify new business opportunities.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing customers.
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue and expand customer accounts.
• Improve sales processes and overall commercial efficiency.
• Proactively engage with prospective customers to generate new business.
• Work closely with the wider team to support the company's sales objectives.

Skills

Sales experience

Commercial mindset

Communication skills

Negotiation

Self-motivated

Relationship building

Job description

Sales Professional – Hardware Industry

We are working with an established hardware business looking to strengthen its sales team with a commercially minded individual who can help drive growth and develop customer relationships.

The company is flexible on job title and open to candidates from a variety of backgrounds, provided they have relevant sales experience, strong commercial awareness and a proactive approach to business development.

The Role

This is a primarily remote position, with occasional visits to the head office to build relationships with colleagues and maintain close contact with the wider business.

The successful candidate will play a key role in driving sales growth, improving sales efficiency and maximising opportunities across both existing and new customer accounts.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth and identify new business opportunities.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing customers.
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue and expand customer accounts.
• Improve sales processes and overall commercial efficiency.
• Proactively engage with prospective customers to generate new business.
• Work closely with the wider team to support the company's sales objectives.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience in a sales or business development role.
• A strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify and convert opportunities.
• Confident communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independently.
• Experience within the hardware, manufacturing, construction or distribution sectors would be advantageous, but is not essential.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially driven sales professional looking to join an established business, take ownership of their sales activity and make a meaningful contribution to its continued growth