Graduate Junior Business Development Manager

BMS Engineering Recruitment; Market Harborough; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A market leader in sales recruitment is looking for Junior Business Development Managers in Kettering. This entry-level role combines office-based tasks and client interactions, geared towards individuals with a degree in engineering. Successful candidates will receive a base salary of £26,000 with an uncapped OTE of £35,000, alongside training to enhance their sales skills. If you have a technical mindset and strong interpersonal traits, this could be the perfect opportunity for your career growth.

Benefits

Company car/car allowance

Competitive base salary

Uncapped commission

Qualifications

• You need a degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Competitiveness, resilience, and personality are key traits.
• Technical mindset preferred for understanding products.

Responsibilities

• Split week between office work and client visits.
• Build relationships with potential clients.
• Put deals together and win new business.

Skills

Competitiveness

Resilience

Technical mindset

Education

Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

Key Highlights

• Technical sales opportunity in Kettering
• Mixture of office-based work and client facing
• Selling business-critical machinery into a variety of sectors
• £26,000 base salary with £35,000 OTE

If you’re an entry level sales candidate seeking a technical sales role around Northamptonshire, this could be a great fit for you!

Company Overview

Supporting clients for over 70 years, this company are a market leader in marking and coding machines – the type you’d use within industrial and manufacturing settings to mark and code items.

If you think about something as simple as the expiry date on a bowl of yoghurt, all the way to luxury products that are stamped and shipped globally, these machines support with all.

The company are now looking for 2 new members of their Kettering team, joining as Junior Business Development Managers.

Role Overview

This is a fully entry level role, meaning the first few months will involve huge amounts of training and development as you acclimatise to the world of sales and industry you’re working in.

Once fully up and running, your week will be split between the office (1/2 days) and meeting clients face-to-face (3/4 days).

In the office you’ll be reaching out to potential clients, building relationships and looking to set up face-to-face meetings. You’ll then jump in your company car, go and meet the clients in person and begin the path of putting deals together and winning new business!

Package Offered

• £26,000 base salary
• £35,000 OTE (Uncapped)
• Company car/car allowance

Qualifications

You need a degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.

The usual traits of a salesperson – competitiveness, resilience and personality in abundance will support someone succeeding in this role. There is no experience required, you may have picked up these skills through other roles or hobbies such as sport.

The nature of the products means that someone with a technical mindset will also stand a good chance of success, with backgrounds in engineering specifically welcomed.

Applications will be managed by BMS Performance, market leading in sales recruitment.