New Business Development Manager – Industrial Manufacturing

Personnel Placements; Havant; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Personnel Placements is seeking an experienced New Business Development Manager to drive new business across the UK in the industrial finishing sector. The role offers a £40,000–£50,000 basic salary with £80,000 OTE and a national remit from Portsmouth, Hampshire.

You will identify opportunities, build relationships and win new business, progressing opportunities from initial contact to conversion while maintaining a robust CRM and pipeline.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in new business development or B2B sales.
• Demonstrable track record of winning new customers.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities in industrial finishing sectors.
• Research new markets, growth areas, customers, products and services.
• Build and actively manage a strong new business sales pipeline.
• Identify key decision-makers and establish relationships with prospective customers.
• Arrange and conduct customer meetings, both face-to-face and remotely.
• Understand customer requirements and develop appropriate commercial solutions.
• Meet and exceed personal new business sales targets.
• Progress opportunities from initial contact through to successful conversion.
• Develop strong and lasting relationships with new customers.
• Identify opportunities for customer and product portfolio development.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and sales activity.
• Record customer visits and maintain a clear overview of pipeline activity.
• Gather and provide competitor and wider market intelligence.
• Maintain accurate customer information to support future marketing activity.
• Work closely with internal teams to successfully implement new business.
• Develop new accounts during the initial three-month period before handing them over to the relevant regional team.

Skills

New business development

B2B sales

Relationship building

CRM proficiency

Pipeline management

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Communication

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Personnel Placements is seeking an experienced New Business Development Manager to drive new business across the UK in the industrial finishing sector. The role offers a £40,000–£50,000 basic salary with £80,000 OTE and a national remit from Portsmouth, Hampshire.

You will identify opportunities, build relationships and win new business, progressing opportunities from initial contact to conversion while maintaining a robust CRM and pipeline.