Military Sales

Mana Resourcing Ltd; England; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive sales within the defence sector. The ideal candidate will have strong sales experience, excellent communication skills, and a solid understanding of military operations. This role requires engagement with Defence, MOD, NATO, and US DoD programmes, along with a commitment to travel throughout the UK and Europe. An excellent compensation package, including commission and car allowance, is offered.

Benefits

Excellent commission

Car allowance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Intelligent and dynamic Business Development Manager.
• Strong understanding of military operations.
• Willingness to travel throughout UK and Europe.

Responsibilities

• Promote modular buildings data centres into the defence sector.
• Engage with clients in Defence, MOD, NATO, and US DoD programmes.
• Develop strategies to target defence organisations.

Skills

Sales experience

Excellent communication skills

Negotiation skills

Understanding of military operations

Presentation skills

Job description

Overview

Business Development Manager - Defence Sector. The COMPANY

We are proud to be an integral part of our client's growth plans over the coming years. Our client has established a well deserved reputation for designing and building data centres with modern rack colocation hosting and 24/7 monitored providing businesses and IT providers with agile future-proofed solutions. This reputation for excellence is why they have established themselves as the UK's market leaders within the Defence, Local Authority, Education and Emergency Services sectors.

Responsibilities

• Promote prefabricated facilities / modular buildings data centres into the defence sector.
• Engage with clients to build upon an already healthy pipeline within Defence, MOD, NATO, and US DoD programmes.
• Develop a strategy to target UK, US, and European defence organisations.
• Build relationships with defence procurement bodies, primes, integrators, security agencies, and related stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for modular / prefabricated data centres, secure enclosures, SCIFs, and related solutions.
• Work with internal teams to deliver winning proposals.
• Represent the client at networking opportunities (defence trade events, briefings, site visits) in the UK & EU.

Qualifications

• The right candidate will be an intelligent and dynamic Business Development Manager who wants to develop their career further within this progressive organisation.
• Strong understanding of how the military works.
• Demonstrable sales experience.
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and procurement frameworks (e.g., UK NPSA, HMG SPF, US ICD-705, DoD MATOCs, GSA) would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel throughout UK and Europe.

Details

Salary: Excellent package depending on experience including good basic, excellent commission and car allowance

Location: Can live anywhere on mainland Great Britain but training and monthly visits to their West Midlands will be expected.

Commuting: This role is commutable from Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Burton Upon Trent, West Bromwich, Derby, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Leicester, Cambridge, Bristol.

Alternative Titles

BDM - Defence Sales, Sales Engineer - Modular Communications, Business Development - MoD, BDM - Prefabricated Data Centres, Sales Manager - Military Servers

Mana Resourcing is a specialist recruitment company working within the Engineering, Sales, IT and Commercial sectors. We are established to service and support the recruitment requirements of modern businesses and candidates alike.

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