Technical Business Development Manager Automation Material Handling

CV Consulting Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Car allowance

Un capped commission

Hybrid working

Job summary

CV Consulting Ltd. is seeking a driven Business Development Manager to lead the service and maintenance revenue stream. The role is hybrid, with one in-office day per week and travel across the UK and Europe to engage customers and grow key accounts.

You will develop new business within material handling, automation, and related engineering fields, shaping a scalable service and maintenance strategy while reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or business development within industrial sectors such as material handling, automation, or engineering.
• Ability to develop and manage a new service and maintenance revenue stream.
• Proven ability to build pipelines, meet targets and close deals.

Responsibilities

• Identify and target new clients and opportunities for service and maintenance contracts.
• Develop and grow service contracts and manage the sales process from contact to close.
• Conduct customer meetings and site visits to win business and build long-term relationships.
• Collaborate with engineering, service and project teams to tailor solutions.
• Own the sales pipeline and deliver agreed targets.

Skills

Sales experience

Business development

Material handling knowledge

Automation knowledge

Engineering knowledge

Job description

Business Development Manager - Service & Maintenance

£55,000 - £80,000 + UNCAPPED COMMISSION + Company Car or Car Allowance

Hybrid Working 1 day per week in the office

Location: Commutable from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Greater London, Cambridgeshire or Oxfordshire

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Business Development Manager to join a well-established business with over 35 years' experience in the installation, servicing, maintenance and relocation of integrated systems, including conveyors, cranes and automated storage systems.

With an established client base across the UK and Europe, this is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious sales professional to take ownership of a new service and maintenance revenue stream and play a key role in its development.

This is a hands-on business development role. You will be out meeting customers, visiting sites, identifying opportunities and developing long-term relationships. You will have the freedom to build your own pipeline and generate new business, supported by an experienced engineering and service team.

The Role

• Identify and target new clients and business opportunities
• Develop and grow service and maintenance contracts
• Generate leads and manage the sales process from initial contact through to completion
• Arrange and conduct customer meetings and site visits
• Build strong, long-term relationships with new and existing customers
• Understand customer requirements and identify suitable solutions
• Work closely with engineering, service and project teams
• Support service coordination and project management when required
• Develop existing accounts and identify further commercial opportunities
• Take ownership of your sales pipeline and deliver agreed targets

About You

We are looking for someone who is commercially driven, adaptable and motivated by the opportunity to build something.

You will ideally have previous sales or business development experience within the material handling, automation, engineering or a related industry.

Experience with any of the following would be highly beneficial:

• Automated storage systems
• Conveyor systems
• Crane systems and installations
• Material handling equipment
• Service and maintenance
• Warehouse automation
• Mechanical handling or engineering

An engineering background would be desirable, but strong industry knowledge, proven sales ability and the right attitude are key.

You'll need to be:

• A confident and engaging communicator
• Commercially focused and results driven
• Comfortable developing new business
• Able to build strong customer relationships
• Highly organised with good planning skills
• Flexible and able to adapt quickly
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial and keen to progress

What's on Offer?

• £55,000 - £70,000 basic salary
• UNCAPPED COMMISSION - excellent earning potential
• Company car or car allowance
• Hybrid working - 1 day per week in the office
• Genuine career progression
• Opportunity to build and develop a new revenue stream
• Established business with 35+ years of industry experience
• UK and European customer base
• A varied role with the opportunity to make a genuine impact

Interested?

If you have the sales experience, industry knowledge and ambition to build a new service and maintenance business stream, this is an excellent opportunity to join an established company at an exciting stage of its growth.