Business Development Manager - Aerospace

Mercury Hampton Ltd; Lincoln; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious recruitment firm is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead new market entry strategies in the Aerospace sector across the UK and Europe. The ideal candidate has a proven sales track record, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build long-term relationships. This role offers a competitive salary of £75,000 - £85,000 with excellent bonuses and executive benefits. Join a dynamic company focused on strategic growth and development.

Benefits

Excellent Quarterly Bonus Scheme

Executive Benefits Package

Qualifications

• Proven track record in critical markets across the UK and Europe.
• Knowledge of Aerospace Tier 1 and OEM markets.
• Experience with metals and metal components.
• Ability in sales management and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive new market entry strategy.
• Penetrate and win business in defined markets.
• Manage pipeline and close sales effectively.

Skills

Outstanding proven track record in selling

Key account management skills

Ability to build long-term relationships

Energetic and dynamic self-starter

Strategic thinking

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Business Development Manager

• Metal Components
• Aerospace
• Backing of a multi-billion group
• Basic salary £75,000 - £85,000 (negotiable experience dependent)
• Excellent Quarterly Bonus Scheme giving over six figures
• Executive Benefits Package
• UK Based Position - open on where you live
• Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester, York, Derby, Northampton, Oxford, Warrington etc
• Mercury Hampton is working exclusively with this client.

This is more than just a selling role; you will work with the board and then deliver, implement and drive the company’s New Market Entry strategy. This is a very important position; success will give you promotion to Director for a global leader within a massive multi‑billion group. Mercury Hampton Ltd is proud to work exclusively with this prestigious organisation and on this critical retained assignment. Mercury Hampton Ltd is a multi‑award‑winning international search and talent consultancy, we partner with some of the world’s leading manufacturing companies globally and specialise in strategic commercial technical recruitment [including leadership alignment, assessment, performance and global commercial restructuring].

The key to being successful in getting this position is a proven track record and profound understanding of the Aerospace markets in the UK and Europe, or have similar experience in Gas Turbines, Medical, Space and/or Oil and Gas. All of which are critical sectors with demanding standards and high levels of regulation.

The Candidate

• The successful candidate will have an outstanding proven track record in selling, penetrating and winning business in critical markets across the UK and Europe
• Ideally you will have a proven track record in the Aerospace Tier 1 and Aerospace OEM markets
• You will ideally have knowledge of metals and or metal components in the above markets
• Ideally experience or a desire to move into strategic new market entry business development, this will not be easy you will be fighting an uphill battle, this will be extremely challenging, but you will have the type of character that thrives on this
• Outstanding new business and key account management skills, comfortable building long‑term relationships and a long sales cycle
• Energetic, Dynamic, Self‑starter, Personable, can‑do attitude
• Strategic, understand how to map out a sector, self‑generation and new business sales long‑term relationship building sales
• Sales Management Experience and or senior business development would be good
• Ability / experience of accurate forecasting and budgeting
• Pipeline management and closing skills
• A strong strategic thinker, strong commercial acumen and emotional intelligence
• You will have excellent communication skills and able to communicate and sell to a wide variety of levels.
• You will have an eye for upselling / cross selling opportunities and navigating and networking corporate businesses

Please click on the apply button or contact Mercury Hampton directly. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two working days. For additional information, please call Charlie Austin on 01925 937311.