Business Development Manager - Warehouse Loading Bay Systems

Mitchell Maguire; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in safety solutions is seeking a Business Development Manager to promote loading bay safety products across various industries. This field sales role involves targeting key decision-makers in health and safety, food & beverage, and logistics sectors. The position offers a competitive salary with commission potential and benefits including a plug-in hybrid car. Ideal candidates are self-starters with proven sales experience in warehouse environments and strong business development skills.

Benefits

Plug-in hybrid car

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven track record in field sales and business development.
• Experience selling into warehouse-associated facilities.
• Comfortable with high-value product sales.

Responsibilities

• Promote loading bay safety solutions to various industries.
• Target health & safety managers and operations managers.
• Generate significant new business development.

Skills

Field sales experience

Business development acumen

High drive and enthusiasm

Ability to sell premium solutions

Experience in cold storage sector

Job description

Business Development Manager – Warehouse Loading Bay Systems

Remuneration: £50,000‑£52,000 + £20,000‑£25,000 commission.
Benefits: Plug‑in hybrid car + comprehensive benefits package.

Industry Sector

Loading bays, warehousing, 3PL, industrial, food & beverage, distribution centres, cold storage, retail, safety, pharmaceutical, logistics, distribution, end users, retailers and health & safety.

Areas to be Covered

M62 Corridor and M25 Corridor (Basingstoke round to Essex).

Responsibilities

• Field sales role, promoting loading bay safety solutions for warehousing with a focus on cold storage, distribution centres, food & beverage, pharmaceutical and retail.
• Promote loading bay safety solutions into warehouse facilities targeting health & safety managers, operations managers and finance managers.
• Typical solutions £5,000‑£250,000.
• Customers include Coca‑Cola, Mars, DHL, GXO, etc.
• Work in a team of four nationally, tasked with generating circa £350,000‑£500,000 of new business development.
• New business/hunter role – selling directly into end users and owners of warehousing facilities or 3PL companies, discussing their safety requirements for loading bays (more than 45,000 loading bays for food & beverage alone).

Qualifications

• Proven hunter with a field sales track record in business development.
• Must have sold into warehouse‑associated facilities.
• Comfortable selling a premium product/solution.
• High drive and enthusiasm.
• Ideally sold capital equipment or material handling solutions.
• Prior sector experience within cold storage, distribution centres, food & beverage, pharmaceutical and retail sectors is ideal.
• Specific safety sector experience is not essential but may be useful.
• Knowledge of loading bays not required.
• Self‑starter, coachable mentality.

Company

• Well established.
• Circa £6m UK turnover.
• 20+ UK employees.