Business Development Sales Support Manager

APM Terminals; Hilcote; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

AP M Terminals is seeking a driven professional for site-based internal sales support in the UK. You will conduct market and customer research, manage end-to-end bid processes, and coordinate across departments to secure new business and renewals.

Role requires contract logistics experience and strong MS Office skills; candidates should be proactive, organised, and comfortable working from UK offices such as East Midlands Gateway, Doncaster or Tamworth.

Qualifications

• 2 years of operational experience in contract logistics (Essential).
• Supply-chain experience (Essential).
• Experience in a customer-facing role (Beneficial).
• Business development or sales experience (Beneficial).
• Can-do attitude and positive mindset.
• MS Office skills – Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Role is site-based but may be from any UK office – East Midlands Gateway, Doncaster, or Tamworth.

Responsibilities

• Research customers, sectors, and growth accelerators to support the strategic agenda.
• Manage end-to-end internal sales and sign-off processes from conception through contracting.
• Work across departments to gain support for new bids and renewals, enabling data gathering and feedback.
• Lead completion of internal systems from Salesforce to investment proposal papers and account plans.
• Provide business-development support through the sales lifecycle to the BDMs.

Skills

Can-do attitude

Positive mindset

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Responsibilities

• Complete research projects into customers, sectors, and growth accelerators in the market supporting the strategic agenda and preparing the team to win.
• Manage end-to-end internal sales and sign‑off processes from conception through to contracting with customers.
• Work across departments to gain support for new bids and sales‑led renewals, facilitating ongoing data gathering, sharing, and feedback until the bid is complete.
• Lead best‑in‑class completion of internal systems from Salesforce to investment proposal papers and account plans.
• Provide business‑development support through the sales lifecycle to the BDMs for all pursuits within the area/region/categories aligned to the business strategy.

Requirements

• 2 years of operational experience in contract logistics (Essential).
• Supply‑chain experience (Essential).
• Experience in a customer‑facing role (Beneficial).
• Business development or sales experience (Beneficial).
• Can‑do attitude and positive mindset.
• MS Office skills – Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Role is site‑based but may be from any UK office – East Midlands Gateway, Doncaster, or Tamworth.

Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.