Robotics Adoption & Partnerships Manager

UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD; Bradford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday + 13 statutory and ,

Generous benefit schemes, including 车?

Job summary

Yorkshire Robotics Adoption Hub at the University of Bradford is seeking a Business Development Manager to identify Yorkshire manufacturers with robotics potential and guide them from first contact to installation.

You will build partnerships, create costed investment-ready plans with engineers and university specialists, and connect businesses with suppliers and funding, while travelling across the region.

Qualifications

• Experience in business development or technical sales with manufacturers.
• Working knowledge of industrial robots and cobots.
• Experience with combined authorities, growth hubs or trade bodies.
• Confident presenter able to influence everyone from the shop floor to the boardroom.
• Experience of planning and delivering events and demonstrations.
• Willingness to travel across Yorkshire and hold a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Pipeline: Find and qualify Yorkshire manufacturers with potential for robotics and automation.
• Impartial adviser: Guide each business independently from first contact to installation.
• Business cases: Work with engineers and university specialists to produce costed, investment-ready plans.
• Suppliers and finance: Help businesses choose suppliers fairly and connect them with funding.
• Partnerships: Build referral relationships with regional bodies, business support programmes and industry networks.
• Events: Deliver events, webinars and site visits that show automation in action.

Skills

Business development

Robotics

Stakeholders

Communication

Events

Travel

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Job description

Yorkshire Robotics Adoption Hub at the University of Bradford is seeking a Business Development Manager to identify Yorkshire manufacturers with robotics potential and guide them from first contact to installation.

You will build partnerships, create costed investment-ready plans with engineers and university specialists, and connect businesses with suppliers and funding, while travelling across the region.