Business Development Manager

JR United Kingdom; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading industrial solutions provider is looking for a dynamic Business Development Manager to join their Tools, Electrical, and Industrial Automation team in Wolverhampton. This role offers an opportunity to drive business growth and engage with customers directly. Ideal candidates will have excellent technical knowledge of products and strong communication skills, enabling them to effectively collaborate with various stakeholders. This position supports a culture of innovation and customer service.

Qualifications

• Excellent technical knowledge of the Tools, Electrical, and Industrial Automation categories.
• Understanding of industry trends and products.
• Ability to liaise with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive category sell-out.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for cross-sell and value creation.

Skills

Technical knowledge of Tools

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Sales planning

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04.08.2025

Expiry Date:

18.09.2025

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The Role

Want to create industry-leading change and grow your career?
We are looking for a dynamic and driven Business Development Manager to join our Tools, Electrical, and Industrial Automation team. This is a varied role with plenty of room to make it your own!
As well as delivering an exceptional standard of service to customers, you'll be responsible for driving new business growth.

We support our customers to ensure they have all the parts, spares, and tooling they need to operate, as well as working hard to obtain the best deals with suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive category sell-out
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders: Rubix insite managers, branches, National Key account teams, and external core suppliers
• Support quotes, tenders, and special projects
• Identify opportunities for cross-sell, OEM conversion, and value creation
• Support sales organization in discussions with customers (customer-facing 2-3 days a week: visiting customer sites, Rubix locations, or representing the category at supplier open days)
• Develop personal sales plans and pipelines
• Support ideation and implementation of sales initiatives (e.g., campaigns, training, sales enablers)
• Keep up to date with category knowledge, products, and applications

Key Stakeholders:

• Commercial Director and broader Category Management team
• Key Account Team
• National Sales teams, Insite, and Regional Network
• Customers
• Group Commercial Director
• Digital and Marketing
• Supply Chain
• Logistics

Key Skills / Qualifications:

• Excellent technical knowledge of the Tools, Electrical, and Industrial Automation categories, products, and applications
• Understanding of the industry, markets, trends, and developments
• Knowledge of different suppliers in the categories and their main characteristics/differences
• Ability to liaise with various stakeholders within the organization
• Ability to communicate effectively with customer stakeholders at various levels
• Ability to set and implement product strategies