Business Development Manager – Warehouse Loading Bay Systems

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

Job summary

A well-established recruitment consultancy in the UK is seeking a Business Development Manager for Warehouse Loading Bay Systems. The role offers a salary of £50,000-£52,000 plus commission between £20,000-£25,000. The responsibilities include promoting loading bay safety solutions and developing new business within various sectors such as food & beverage and pharmaceuticals. The ideal candidate will have proven field sales experience and a strong drive for success. This position is an excellent opportunity for sales professionals looking to make an impact.

Benefits

Plug-In Hybrid Car

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven hunter with a field sales track record in business development.
• Must have sold into warehouse associated facilities.
• Ideally sold capital equipment or material handling solutions.

Responsibilities

• Promote loading bay safety solutions for warehousing.
• Target health & safety managers, operations managers, finance managers.
• Bring in circa £350,000-£500,000 of new business development.

Skills

Field sales experience

Business development track record

Drive and enthusiasm

Selling premium products

Job description

Business Development Manager – Warehouse Loading Bay Systems

Job Title: Business Development Manager – Warehouse Loading Bay Systems

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: a) M62 Corridor and b) M25 Corridor (Basingstoke round to Essex)

Remuneration: £50,000-£52,000 + £20,000-£25,000 Commission

Benefits: Plug-In Hybrid Car + comprehensive benefits package

The role of the Business Development Manager – Warehouse Loading Bay Systems will involve:

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

The ideal applicant will be:

• Proven hunter with a field sales track record in business development
• Must have sold into warehouse associated facilities
• Comfortable selling a premium product/ solutions
• Tonnes of 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 would be ideal
• Specific safety sector experience is not essential but may be useful
• Knowledge of loading bays not required
• Self-starter, with coachable mentality

Company

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

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Field Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Field Sales Jobs, Construction field sales vacancies and Specification field sales positions within: Loading Bays, Warehousing, 3PL, Industrial, Food & Beverage, Distribution Centres, Cold Storage, Retail, Safety, Pharmaceutical, Logistics, Distribution, End Users, Retailers and Health & Safety

Closes: Jan 9th 2026