Business Development Manager – Cable Containment

Mitchell Maguire; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment consultancy is seeking a Business Development Manager for cable containment products. This role involves field sales, winning specifications, and managing relationships within sectors such as food & beverage and logistics. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in sales, particularly in mechanical or electrical fields, and be comfortable in a small business setting with backing from a larger European group. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

Fully expensed EV

Full Benefits Package

Qualifications

• Proven track record in sales within specified sectors.
• Comfortable in a small UK business environment.
• Open to diverse mechanical and electrical backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Field sales responsibility for cable containment products.
• Manage specifications with design and M&E consultants.
• Generate significant revenue with distribution partners.

Skills

Mechanical or electrical M&E specification sales

New business development

Sector knowledge in food & beverage, pharmaceutical, or logistics

Job description

Business Development Manager – Cable Containment

Job title: Business Development Manager – Cable Containment

Industry Sectors: Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Warehouse & Logistics, Heavy Industry, Industrial, Waste Water, Infrastructure, Cable Management, Cable Containment, Cable Support, Cable Ladders, Cable Trays, Mesh Trays, Steel Trunking, Steel Ladders, GRP Ladders, GRP Trays, M&E Consultants, Design Consultants, HVAC, Electrical Contractors, Electrical Distributors

Areas to be covered: 1 x North and 1 x South

Remuneration: £50,000-£65,000 + 10% Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed EV & Full Benefits Package

Role and responsibilities

• Filed sales position, selling a manufactured range of steel cable ladders, mesh cable tray trunking and GRP ladders and baskets
• 75% time winning specifications with design consultants and M&E consultants
• Remainder of time managing relationships with electrical contractors and distributors
• Steel products sold into food & beverage, pharmaceutical, warehousing & logistics, GRP products sols into waste water and infrastructure
• New business development roles, our client generates significant revenue in the Nordics but is relatively small (but growing) in the UK
• Tasked with generating circa £500,000
• All revenue delivered vis distribution partners
• E.G. project size for food & beverage factory fit out, approx. £50,000-£100,000
• GRP is a new product range so project sizes are to be determined

Ideal applicant

• A proven track record in mechanical or electrical M&E specification sales
• Must have sold into at least one of the following sectors; food & beverage, pharmaceutical, warehousing & logistics, waste water or infrastructure
• Stable career history, role will suit someone looking for longevity
• New business hunter
• Comfortable in small (start-up) UK business with significant backing from European group
• Specific cable containment product knowledge is not essential as full product training will be provided
• Open to most mechanical and electrical product backgrounds

The Company

• Part of large European group
• Small UK operation
• Significant UK investment and backing

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Field Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Field Sales Jobs, Construction field sales vacancies and Specification field sales positions within: Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Warehouse & Logistics, Heavy Industry, Industrial, Waste Water, Infrastructure, Cable Management, Cable Containment, Cable Support, Cable Ladders, Cable Trays, Mesh Trays, Steel Trunking, Steel Ladders, GRP Ladders, GRP Trays, M&E Consultants, Design Consultants, HVAC, Electrical Contractors, Electrical Distributors

Job Information

• Job Title: Business Development Manager – Cable Containment
• Company: Mitchell Maguire
• Location:
• Posted: Sep 29th 2025
• Closes: Oct 30th 2025
• Sector:
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full Time