Business Development Manager - Cable Containment

Mitchell Maguire; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy is seeking a Business Development Manager to sell cable containment products across various sectors in the UK. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background in mechanical or electrical products and experience in food and beverage or pharmaceutical sectors. This role offers an opportunity to grow within a supportive environment backed by a larger European group.

Benefits

Fully expensed EV

Full benefits package

Significant UK investment

Qualifications

• A proven track record in mechanical or electrical M&E specification sales.
• Must have sold into food & beverage, pharmaceutical, warehousing & logistics, waste water or infrastructure.
• Stable career history; suits someone looking for longevity.

Responsibilities

• Sell a range of steel cable ladders, mesh cable tray trunking, and GRP ladders.
• Win specifications with design consultants and M&E consultants.
• Manage relationships with electrical contractors and distributors.

Skills

Mechanical specification sales

Electrical specification sales

Business development

Relationship management

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Business Development Manager - Cable Containment

Remuneration & Benefits

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

Benefits: Fully expensed EV & Full Benefits Package

Areas to be covered

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

Industry & Coverage

Industry Sector: 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

Role Responsibilities

• Field 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 sold into waste water and infrastructure
• New business development role; 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 via 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 / Qualifications

• 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 a small (start-up) UK business with significant backing from a 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

Executive recruitment

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