Global Business Development Lead

Lucy Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international manufacturer seeks a Business Development Lead based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role involves driving new sales and business development strategies across global markets, particularly in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Candidates should have 10-12 years of relevant experience, particularly in the fusegear or related industries. The position requires strong relationship management and strategic sales skills and offers a hybrid working arrangement with significant international travel.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of experience in new sales or business development.
• Experience from the fusegear, electronics, or switchgear industries.
• Background in dealing with power distribution companies and OEMs.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales development across assigned global markets.
• Develop and execute business development strategies.
• Build key relationships with utilities and OEMs.

Skills

Global OEM business development experience

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills

Customer relationship management

Sales strategy development

Education

Qualification in Business Management or Administration

Job description

Job Purpose

Lawson Fuses is on the cusp of sustainable turnaround, and the role holder will be responsible and accountable to drive overall new sales and business development strategy implementation within target markets (Primary – Middle East & Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe). We are looking for a commercially driven individual, who is passionate about developing and sustaining relationships resulting in sustainable pipeline.

The role holder will be responsible for driving sales development across assigned global markets by finding, recruiting and developing new channel/wholesale partners, winning utility contracts and direct selling to established OEMs in the region. This is a dynamic, customer-facing role that will require the candidate to travel across the region, observing local protocols whilst understanding the route to market in each individual region.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate, as you will influence and help shape the profile, reputation, and growth of Lawson Fuses. This role also gives an opportunity to develop and grow sales team globally.

Business Overview

Lawson Fuses specialises in the design, development and manufacture of low-voltage, high-rupturing capacity (HRC) fuse links and fuse holders. Sold directly and via distributors, applications are suitable for electric and electronic capital equipment, utilities, renewable energy and domestic households.

Job Context

Incorporated in 1938, Lawson Fuses Limited (LFL) is a global firm that operates in the fuse gear market with a focus on design, development and manufacture of Low Voltage High Rupture Capacity (HRC) fuses and associated fuse holders. With manufacturing facilities in the UK and India, LFL's global clientele is spread across several countries including (but not limited to) the UK, Middle East, Africa, India, Malaysia, Australia, South Korea and Hong Kong. The customer segment for the business is utilities, wholesale distribution and original equipment manufacturers across the globe. With ISO 17025 ASTA certified R&D lab and ASTA certified manufacturing plants, LFL focuses on safety, quality and speed of product delivery.

LFL is part of Lucy Group, a diversified international group operating in businesses across several sectors and has three main business divisions: Lucy Controls, Lucy Electric & Lucy Real Estate. LFL is part of Lucy Control business.

Lawson Fuses is a business that is going through a period of exciting change. The role of the business development lead will be directly influencing the vision of the business.

Job Dimensions

This role reports to the Business Head (GM) and will work closely with cross-functional teams to implement the sales strategy. The role will take a lead on end-to-end business development activities on assigned global regions and will be offered autonomy to drive the strategy forward.

Role Base: Hybrid, albeit majority of time spent at Lawson Head Quarters in Newcastle upon Tyne and/or at customer location, will require up to 50% international travel.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and execute business development strategies aligned with the company’s yearly budget and medium-term plans
• Create go-to-market strategies for new product launches within the assigned regions
• Identify key partnerships in assigned regions to build long-term opportunities
• Generate and qualify new leads through networking, research and outreach
• Build key relationships with utilities, wholesalers and OEMs and understand key trends and gaps in the market alongside competitor updates
• Manage and nurture long-term relationships to increase share of the market
• Represent the company at key networking events, exhibitions and industry conferences
• Oversee sales funnel on a regular basis and ensure appropriate follow-up and closure
• Work closely with UK sales, sales support and marketing teams to improve lead generation and conversion rates in global markets
• Collaborate with marketing, product and operations teams to offer transparent feedback from market on conditions, price and positioning
• Lead, motivate and align sales team to meet targets, create a results-driven culture and monitor performance on a weekly and monthly basis
• Track, analyse, report and publish key business development metrics
• Prepare monthly and quarterly progress reports to the leadership team
• Adopt best practices in CRM and leverage data to drive decision-making
• Support in preparation of yearly budget and medium-term plans

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience

• Qualification in Business Management, Business Administration
• Overall Experience Level: 10–12 years in new sales / business development
• Ideally, we are looking for candidates from the UK and Europe
• Industry Experience: Ideally from fusegear industry; we are also open to candidates from electronics and switchgear industries who work with power distribution companies, wholesalers, and OEMs

Market Experience

Global OEM business development experience, international/territory experience: Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe – or some combination of these is required.

New Business Development – Strategic Experience

• Expertise in collaborating with senior leaders to develop credible medium-term plans backed by a robust vision, goals and strategies
• Seasoned skills in analysing market trends, customer behaviour and identifying gaps/opportunities in the market
• Experience in developing credible annual business plans with clear execution paths to address identified opportunities
• Skills to foster strong long-term relationships with customers and partners across the globe

Sales – Technical Experience

• Experience in qualifying fusegear products (or similar) with global power utilities and global OEM accounts
• Experience in penetrating new major global OEM accounts especially in Europe, Middle East and Asia; experience in Africa, India, Australia & New Zealand is an added advantage
• Experience in growing OEM market and major accounts (not limited to manufacturers of LV panels, feeder pillars, RMUs, motor control / drives, etc.) for fusegear products across varied industries and applications – renewables, LV & MV power distribution, power electronics, motor control, industrial machinery and others
• Experience in identifying and growing partnerships in global regions via wholesalers and/or value-added resellers
• Candidates with a good network of existing relationships will be preferred

Sales – Tactical Experience

• Driving sales to monthly, quarterly and yearly targets with profitable and sustainable growth in mind
• Experience in collaborating with sales support teams on both pre-sales and post-sales activities, including a tactical approach to increase win ratios on tenders
• Monthly, quarterly and annual report generation to support the board in making robust decisions
• Capability to build out a partner network, set expectations and track performance
• Cross-functional collaboration with other internal and external stakeholders to bring opportunities to closure

Soft skills

• Strong business development and communication skills along with analytical and problem-solving aptitude. Desired traits include: progressive, tenacious, results-oriented, collaborative, agile and flexible.

Values

• We support and respect each other
• We collaborate
• We continually improve
• We ‘can do’