Business Development Manager

ENVISAGE RECRUITMENT LIMITED; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Envisage Group in Coventry is seeking a commercially driven Business Development Manager to win new business and grow existing accounts. The role involves engaging with OEMs, prime contractors and supply-chain partners, understanding customer needs and shaping proposals with engineering and estimating teams.

You will manage a CRM-led opportunity pipeline, support bids and contribute to commercial discussions, with travel within the UK and internationally as required.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in business development or technical sales in engineering/manufacturing.
• Engineering-related qualification.
• Ability to discuss technical capabilities with customers.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify and secure new opportunities across markets.
• Grow current accounts by building relationships.
• Develop relationships with OEMs, primes and supply-chain partners.
• Shape proposals and quotations with engineering/estimating teams.
• Build and manage a qualified opportunity pipeline in CRM.
• Support bids, proposals and commercial discussions.
• Represent Envisage at customer meetings and events.
• Track progress against targets and forecasts.

Skills

Business development

Technical sales

Engineering

Manufacturing

CRM

Microsoft Office

Pricing

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Business Development Manager

Envisage Group | Coventry | Hybrid: 3–4 days in the office per week | Permanent

Envisage Group is looking for a commercially driven Business Development Manager to win new business, develop existing customer relationships and support our expansion into sectors including aerospace and defence.

Our capabilities span design, engineering, prototyping and manufacturing. You’ll connect those capabilities with customer needs, working closely with our technical and commercial teams to turn opportunities into successful projects.

The role

• Identify, qualify and secure new opportunities across existing and emerging markets.
• Grow current accounts by building relationships with new contacts, teams and divisions.
• Develop relationships with OEMs, prime contractors and supply-chain partners.
• Understand customers’ technical requirements and work with engineering and estimating colleagues to shape proposals and quotations.
• Build and manage a qualified opportunity pipeline, keeping CRM records and forecasts accurate.
• Support bids, proposals and commercial discussions.
• Represent Envisage at customer meetings, industry events and trade exhibitions.
• Track progress against agreed targets, including customer engagement, bid success and contract wins.

What you’ll bring

• A proven track record in business development or technical sales within engineering, manufacturing or related services.
• Evidence of securing new business and growing existing customer accounts.
• A recognised engineering-related qualification.
• The ability to understand technical capabilities and explain their value to customers.
• Confidence working with engineering, procurement and senior leadership teams.
• Strong commercial judgement, including an understanding of pricing and margins.
• Experience using CRM systems and Microsoft Office.
• A proactive, organised approach and the ability to work independently.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally when required.

Experience in aerospace or defence would be particularly valuable. Knowledge of CNC machining, tooling, jigs and fixtures, metal forming, composites, prototyping or low-volume manufacturing would also be an advantage.

Why join Envisage?

This is an opportunity to influence our growth, build relationships across a broad range of engineering capabilities and help develop our presence in new sectors.

You’ll work alongside technical specialists, with the scope to contribute to both business development strategy and the customer conversations that turn it into results.

The role is based at Doyle Drive, Coventry, with hybrid working and an expectation of three or four office days per week.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate eligibility to work in the UK. Envisage Group is an equal opportunity employer