Business Development Manager - Filtration

Key Selection Recruitment Limited; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive new business within technical textiles and filtration across the UK. The role involves managing a pipeline, securing customers, and offering support to existing accounts. A competitive salary, uncapped commission, and company car are offered. Applicants should have a strong background in technical sales and effective communication skills.

Benefits

Company car or car allowance

Laptop, phone, and expenses

Pension and standard benefits

Supportive team environment

Access to decision-makers

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in acquiring new customers in technical sectors is crucial.
• Must have knowledge of filtration applications, materials, and manufacturing techniques.
• Self-driven and resilient personality to thrive in a field-based role.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prospect and secure new customers in targeted sectors.
• Manage a stage-gated sales pipeline and ensure compliance with margin targets.
• Provide support to existing accounts during audits or issue resolution.

Skills

Proven new-business experience selling technical products or solutions

Strong commercial skills in pricing, negotiation and protecting margins

High-level pipeline management and CRM discipline

Clear and credible communication skills

Education

Technical qualification in engineering, materials science or similar

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Business Development Manager - Filtration & Technical Textiles

Field-based across the UK with one day per week in Bradford

Full-time, permanent

Attractive base salary + uncapped commission + car or car allowance

Overview

This role focuses on winning new business within filtration, technical textiles and engineered textile fabrications. The position involves developing a qualified pipeline, securing new customers, and converting opportunities into long-term accounts across aerospace, food and beverage and industrial sectors. Occasional support to existing customers will be required where commercial presence is needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying, prospecting and securing new customers within targeted sectors
• Building and refining ideal customer profiles including OEMs, Tier suppliers and specialist filtration users
• Understanding application requirements and translating them into appropriate technical proposals
• Managing a stage-gated sales pipeline including discovery, value cases, sampling, prototyping and trials
• Leading quotations, RFQs, NDAs and commercial agreements in line with margin targets
• Working closely with Production, Quality and Engineering to ensure manufacturability and compliance
• Tracking competitor activity, market trends, and pricing pressures
• Supporting existing accounts when required for reviews, audits or issue resolution
• Maintaining accurate forecasts, reports and CRM data (Salesforce or similar)

Experience and Skills Required

• Proven new-business experience selling technical products or solutions
• Background in aerospace, food and beverage, industrial filtration or technical textiles
• Knowledge of filtration applications such as coalescers, separators, bags and sleeves
• Understanding of materials including technical textiles, felts, meshes and laminates
• Familiarity with manufacturing techniques such as cutting, stitching and reinforcement
• Strong commercial skills in pricing, negotiation and protecting margins
• High-level pipeline management and CRM discipline
• Self-motivated, resilient and comfortable in a hunter role with regular field travel
• Clear and credible communication skills

Desirable

• Experience introducing low-run or short-series fabrications to new customers
• Technical qualification in engineering, materials science or similar

Location and Travel

Field-based across the UK with one day per week typically in Bradford/Wetherby for team meetings and customer visits. Occasional overseas travel may be required. Full UK driving licence and right to work in the UK are essential.

What's Offered

• Competitive base salary depending on experience
• Uncapped commission with accelerators
• Company car or car allowance plus laptop, phone, and expenses
• Pension and standard benefits
• Supportive, agile team environment with access to decision-makers
• Part of a long-established, reputable group specialising in high-performance technical textiles