UK Growth & Partnerships Manager — Remote

Optimas Solutions; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimas International in the United Kingdom is seeking a passionate Business Development Manager for a remote/hybrid role to grow business with new and existing customers. You will identify opportunities, leverage product knowledge, and drive sustainable growth while building strong client relationships.

You will report to the UK Sales Director and collaborate with marketing, BD, and logistics teams to craft proposals, win new business, and improve profitability and EBITDA in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Engineering understanding, industrial sector experience advantageous
• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Willingness to travel with an expectation of three days spent in customer-facing activity per week.
• Strong computer knowledge/skills. Proficient in use of Microsoft Office and other related systems
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, balance workload effectively, assess the need for business and customer priorities
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, or proven industry work experience
• Strong work ethic – self-starter able to demonstrate strong proactive approach and self-initiative; persistent and tenacious; high level of commitment and dedication to meet aggressive deadlines with high-quality results

Responsibilities

• Support in house marketing and eBusiness, customer nurture and growth activity through input on customer needs and product demand in our ever-changing marketplace
• Work closely with other members of the BD and marketing teams within Optimas to ensure best practice is identified, shared and effectively rolled out across borders
• Build strategic relationships with all related functions to achieve goals
• Present customer pipeline updates, regularly and as required at Sales Meetings
• Work with internal departments to create proposals that will win new business while attaining profitability and EBITDA objectives
• Form, grow and implement business development plans for UK with Sales Director
• Find and develop and win new market opportunities leveraging product knowledge and understanding of Optimas' value
• Attend conferences, customer meetings, and industry events to understand market trends and customer needs
• Promote and sell Optimas' total value proposition within the UK geography
• Maintain and update business development and quotations databases, ensuring quotes are followed up to completion (HubSpot)

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Negotiation

Engineering knowledge

Entrepreneurial spirit

Analytical thinking

Travel willingness

MS Office

Self-starter

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Optimas International in the United Kingdom is seeking a passionate Business Development Manager for a remote/hybrid role to grow business with new and existing customers. You will identify opportunities, leverage product knowledge, and drive sustainable growth while building strong client relationships.

You will report to the UK Sales Director and collaborate with marketing, BD, and logistics teams to craft proposals, win new business, and improve profitability and EBITDA in a fast-paced