Technical Sales & Business Development Manager

I. Municipalidad de Recoleta; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned UK specialist contractor seeks a Technical Sales & Business Development Manager to lead client development in Scotland. The role involves securing new project opportunities and managing existing client relationships. Ideal candidates should possess strong technical sales expertise and a minimum of HNC qualification. A competitive salary and attractive bonus scheme are offered.

Benefits

Attractive salary

Lucrative bonus scheme

Extensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Advanced technical sales expertise and client support experience.
• Demonstrable achievement in the construction or engineering sectors.
• Ability to manage workload and develop client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and secure new project opportunities with clients.
• Manage client accounts effectively, providing regular progress reports.
• Liaise with senior management regarding sales and business development.

Skills

Technical sales expertise

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

HNC in a related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

This challenging and exciting opportunity, based from home, requires an individual with a technical background and proven experience in taking the lead to develop and ultimately secure opportunities from the construction, civil engineering or infrastructure sectors. This sales and business development role is to cover the Central Belt of Scotland.

Due to a dedication to continued profitable, ambitious and long-term growth, our client now seeks to appoint a Technical Sales & Business Development Manager for their Scotland business operation, with the focus upon developing, maintaining and managing clients.

The role will provide support to the Sales Director and will lead the management and development of new and existing clients. This will be successfully achieved through effective engagement and servicing of associated stakeholders, and a focus upon maintaining net margins, whilst liaising closely with the senior management team in providing regular business reporting in regard to sales and business development matters.

The Role

You will be responsible for the ongoing development and continued success with both existing and new clients, whilst helping to develop and secure new project opportunities. You will possess demonstrable achievement within any area of the aforementioned sectors. You will have the ability to nurture profitable relationships with a wide cross section of clients, whilst also providing appropriate technical advice and guidance if required.

You will manage your own workload and develop and nurture clients effectively. Provide regular progress reporting to the management in regard to potential opportunities. You should be outgoing with excellent negotiation, communication and presentation skills, and have the ability to form long term mutually beneficial and harmonious relationships with clients and customers of all levels.

The Person

You will offer an advanced level of technical sales expertise and client support experience gained from working within any area of the above-mentioned sectors, or variations thereof. You will have demonstrable and advanced technical client development and management experience in a similar role within the aforementioned areas.

You will hold a full UK driving licence and be proficient in Microsoft Office packages. You will be qualified to a minimum level of an HNC in any related discipline.

Our Client

Our client is one of the UK's leading specialist contractors, renowned for providing technically advanced and cost-effective solutions across the structural support, ground stabilisation, land remediation, foundations, underpinning, ground improvement, stabilisation, geotechnical engineering and subsidence repair sectors.

A very attractive basic salary, plus a highly lucrative bonus scheme, and an extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity of career given the dedicated and ambitious growth plans and forward order workload for the UK.