Business Development Manager (Warehouse Automation)

Alexander James Recruiting Ltd.; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development Manager to support a client's growth in warehouse automation. This role involves targeting end user businesses across the UK and requires a solid background in sales within the automation sector. Offering a competitive salary up to £90k plus benefits, this position is ideal for those with experience in intralogistics and complex project management.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Bonus opportunity

Healthcare

Cashback options

Competitive pension

Company Car salary sacrifice

25 days holiday plus statutory

Opportunity to be part of a growing business

Qualifications

• Proven experience winning large projects within warehousing and logistics.
• Technical sales professional background in automation is preferable.
• Ability to liaise with technical teams on complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Target end user business across the UK.
• Conduct strategic plans to win new business.
• Work with third party providers in automation.
• Attend industry exhibitions as a business representative.

Skills

Sales expertise in automation

Understanding of sortation systems

Experience with warehouse robotics

Job description

Alexander James Recruiting is currently working with a leading integrator of warehouse automation & robotics who are seeking a Business Development Manager to assist them in growing within a specific business unit. With a competitive base salary and bonus potential, this is a great opportunity for a successful sales person with an intralogistics background seeking a challenging and exciting role for a well-established business within the warehouse automation sphere.

Responsibilities

• Work within a specific business unit in conjunction with the VP of Europe to target end user business across the UK
• Conduct strategic plans in order to win new business
• Work with and network with various third party providers within automation to include ASRS, AMR’s & Conveyors
• Attend customer sites & put together extensive tender’s to win business
• Liaise with the technical team to put together complex, multi million projects in order to secure business on large warehouse automation projects
• Produce sales forecasts and reports and take ownership of the business unit
• Attend and be a business representative at various industry exhibitions and conferences

Requirements

You will ideally be a technical sales professional from within the automation sector and have proven experience of winning large projects within warehousing and logistics. It is highly preferable you have worked for an integrator previously with a strong understanding of sortation and picking systems and additionally some understanding of warehouse robotics to include AMR’s. Our client may also consider an individual from a technical background such as mechanical design or similar with highly related experience from the automation sphere or equally a highly commercial individual from within warehousing and intralogistics. In terms of location you can be based within reason anywhere across the UK though there is a preference for someone Midlands based.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary (up to £90k depending on experience)
• Bonus opportunity
• Healthcare
• Cashback options
• Competitive pension
• Company Car salary sacrifice
• 25 days holiday + statutory
• Opportunity to be part of a fast growing and dynamic business within warehouse automation

The Company

Our client are an international warehouse automation and well established warehouse automation integrator. They provide robotics solutions, storage/retrieval systems, picking systems and many other products that increase the efficiency of the warehouse. Having been operating for many years, they are able to offer a complete solution to their customer base through from design to implementation. Due to continued growth and expansion, they are looking to develop their team further.