Business Development Manager - Manufacturing

AMA Admin; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Car allowance

Company phone and laptop

Hybrid working

Job summary

ASPLIV is seeking a results-driven Business Development Manager for the manufacturing sector. This field-based role involves developing new business opportunities, building strong customer relationships, and representing the company across the UK.

You will travel to client sites, attend meetings, and report into the UK market from the North West. The role offers a negotiable salary with quarterly bonuses and a car allowance for a successful candidate.

Qualifications

• Proven business-development or sales experience in manufacturing.
• Ability to develop and manage a strong pipeline.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and visit client sites.
• Self-motivated, organised and able to manage a busy workload.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the manufacturing sector.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective customers.
• Arrange and attend client meetings, site visits and presentations.
• Develop long-term relationships with customers.
• Understand customer requirements and provide commercial solutions.
• Prepare proposals, quotations and presentations.
• Negotiate terms and close new business.
• Collaborate with operations and customer service teams.
• Monitor market activity and industry trends.
• Maintain records of sales activity and forecasts.
• Achieve revenue and business-development targets.
• Attend the Liverpool office weekly and travel nationally as needed.

Skills

New-business development

Relationship management

Sales

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Travel readiness

Driving licence

Job description

Business Development Manager - Manufacturing

Location: North West
Salary: Negotiable, depending on experience
Benefits: Quarterly bonus, car allowance, company phone and laptop
Employment Type: Full-time | Permanent

ASPLIV

Are you a driven BDM, who has a proven track record delivering results across the world of Manufacturing.

We are looking for an experienced Business Development Manager to join a growing business operating within the manufacturing sector.

This is a field-based position that will involve developing new business opportunities, building strong customer relationships, and representing the company across the UK.

You will be expected to travel to the Liverpool office once per month, alongside attending client meetings and visiting prospective customers.

The successful candidate must have previous experience working within manufacturing and be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment.

The Role

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across the manufacturing sector.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospective customers.
• Arrange and attend client meetings, site visits and presentations.
• Develop long-term relationships with new and existing customers.
• Understand customer requirements and provide suitable commercial solutions.
• Prepare proposals, quotations and commercial presentations.
• Negotiate terms and successfully close new business.
• Work closely with internal operations, production and customer service teams.
• Monitor market activity, industry trends and competitor developments.
• Maintain accurate records of sales activity, opportunities and forecasts.
• Achieve agreed revenue and business-development targets.
• Attend the Liverpool office once per week and travel nationally when required.

About You

• Proven business-development or sales experience within manufacturing is essential.
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced and results-driven environment.
• Strong new-business development and relationship-management skills.
• Confident approaching prospective customers and generating your own opportunities.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to understand customer needs and present effective solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated, organised and able to manage a busy workload.
• Comfortable travelling throughout the UK.
• A full UK driving licence is essential.

What's on Offer

• Negotiable salary, depending on experience.
• Quarterly performance-related bonus.
• Car allowance.
• Company phone and laptop.
• Hybrid working.
• A varied position with autonomy and national exposure.
• The opportunity to join a growing business within the manufacturing sector.

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