Business Development Manager – Life Sciences, Pharma and Data Centres

Evans Taylor; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Business Development Manager to spearhead growth in the Life Sciences, Pharma, and Data Centre sectors. This exciting role involves crafting innovative business solutions and driving sales growth while working closely with key stakeholders including architects and contractors. With a focus on Southern England, the successful candidate will have a proven track record in new business generation and will thrive in a fast-paced environment. Join a forward-thinking organization that values sustainability and offers exceptional career development opportunities for high performers.

Benefits

Company Car

Bonus

Health Insurance

Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record in business development and sales growth.
• Experience in Life Sciences, Pharma, or Data Centre markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead business growth in Life Sciences, Pharma, and Data Centre sectors.
• Develop and implement strategic business plans for market penetration.

Skills

Business Development

Commercial Management

Account Management

Project Management

Client Acquisition

Education

Degree in Business or related field

Tools

Salesforce

CRM Software

Job description

A $1.3bn corporation, our client is highly profitable and a name synonymous with the best in the industry. A true innovator and market leader, they have a rich heritage having introduced many years ago a commercial ground-breaking revolution that has spread across the world.

A global leader in the design and manufacture of commercial modular flooring, this formidable organisation has an enviable reputation for product excellence, innovation and vision, coupled with a clear people centric culture where sustainability is quite rightly seen as a business imperative.

Growth and investment remains firmly on the agenda and as such, we are looking to appoint an outstanding Business Development Manager – Life Sciences, Pharma and Data Centres to lead ongoing business growth within this progressive organisation.

Responsibilities:

1. This pivotal newly created stand-alone position demands an individual to combine business development, commercial and account management acumen in order to create innovative business solutions that brings sustainable competitive advantage.
2. Reporting to the Head of Sales UKI and as such, part of the UKI sales Leadership team, this position is accountable for new business generation, sales growth and customer acquisition where you will be supplying products into three clearly defined markets; Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical and Data Centre industries.
3. With significant market opportunities to maximise this role will have a strong bias towards new business generation as such developing a cohesive sales and business development plan for all market areas.
4. You will operate in a project specification-based role where key customers will be predominantly focused on commercial end users, architects and designers, alongside main contractors/subcontractors, property owners etc.
5. Whilst this role has National UKI coverage, the main focus will without doubt be Southern England and as such it is likely that you will be based ideally within the locality (i.e. Greater London, Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Cambridge etc.).
6. You will develop the business and strategic plan, developing customers from scratch and focus on market penetration, business generation and revenue and margin attainment.
7. Your role will be to act as an enabler and subject matter expert in the Life Sciences, Pharma and Data Centre markets where you will operate as a product champion.

Person:

1. This dynamic position demands an exceptional individual who enjoys a growth agenda and a highly visible role whilst also developing their career within this market leading organisation.
2. You will have an outstanding track record of new business generation and sales growth where you will have proven success in client and project acquisition within the Life Sciences, Pharma, Medical/Hospital and/or Data Centre environments. As such, appropriate product experience is likely to be gained through supplying products/infrastructure into the above market sectors i.e. flooring, lighting, partitioning, storage units, surfaces, HVAC etc.
3. We require a real ideas person who knows how to create credible solutions by combining outstanding business development, commercial management and project management capabilities.
4. Practical and credible in equal measure, you will be a forward thinking character who will be distinguished by your passion and ability to achieve major breakthroughs in sales performance.
5. This is a superb opportunity to be involved in influencing the shape and size of the company. The successful candidate will relish the opportunity to develop their career in an organisation where outstanding opportunities exist for high performers.

Salary / Benefits: c £70k to c £80k pa plus car + bonus and benefits

Location: Southern England

Job Type: Full Time

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