Senior Business Development Manager

BMS Performance Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension

Laptop

21 days holiday

Christmas leave

Job summary

BMS Performance Ireland is seeking an ambitious Senior Business Development Manager to drive new business across the Irish construction sector. The role focuses on Leinster and the Midlands, with significant activity along the East Coast, combining road and internal work in a hybrid setup.

You will target Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors, precast manufacturers, and specialist subcontractors, establishing relationships and converting opportunities to build the company’s Irish customer base.

Qualifications

• Strong external sales experience within the construction industry.
• Exposure to Tier 1 contractors, civil engineering, formwork, or related markets is highly advantageous.
• Autonomous, proactive, and capable of building long-term customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Developing new business across the Irish construction market.
• Identifying and converting opportunities with major contractors and manufacturers.
• Building relationships with procurement and contracts management teams.
• Developing a strong pipeline of future project opportunities.
• Managing the sales process from initial contact through to conversion.
• Growing revenue across the assigned territory and identifying upcoming projects.

Skills

New business development

Relationship building

Sales cycle management

Stakeholder management

Construction industry knowledge

Job description

€80,000–€85,000 base, up to €100,000 OTE, company car, pension, laptop, and 21 days’ holiday plus additional Christmas leave.

The Company

Our client is an established specialist supplier operating within the construction and building products sector. The business is currently expanding its presence in the Irish market and has ambitious plans for significant growth over the coming years.

The company provides a range of specialist construction solutions to major contractors, subcontractors, and manufacturing customers, supported by strong technical and commercial expertise.

The Role

This is a Senior Business Development Manager position focused on developing new business across the Irish construction market.

The role will be approximately 80% new business development, with responsibility for identifying target customers, developing relationships, and securing new opportunities across a large territory. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help establish and grow the company's presence in Ireland.

Customers will include Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors, precast manufacturers, and specialist subcontractors, with a particular focus on the civil and formwork sectors.

The role will cover Leinster and the Midlands, with the majority of activity focused along the East Coast. It will be a hybrid position, with approximately three days per week spent on the road and two days working internally.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing new business across the Irish construction market.
• Identifying and converting opportunities with major contractors and manufacturers.
• Building relationships with procurement and contracts management teams.
• Developing a strong pipeline of future project opportunities.
• Managing the sales process from initial contact through to conversion.
• Growing revenue across the assigned territory.Identifying upcoming projects and getting involved early in the procurement process.
• Managing existing customer relationships alongside new business development.
• Working closely with internal teams to support customer and project requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business at an exciting stage of its development in Ireland.

The successful candidate will have significant autonomy and the opportunity to play a key role in establishing and developing the company's Irish customer base.

There is already strong market traction, with an established customer portfolio and significant growth plans in place. The role offers genuine scope for someone commercially driven to make a significant impact and help build the Irish operation.

It would suit an ambitious construction sales professional who enjoys new business development and wants the opportunity to take ownership of a growing territory.

The Person

The ideal candidate will have strong external sales experience within the construction industry, ideally with exposure to Tier 1 contractors, civil engineering, formwork, or related markets.

Specific product experience is not essential, although a strong understanding of the construction sector and an established network within the industry would be highly advantageous.

The right person will be:

• Highly commercially driven and focused on winning new business.
• Confident developing relationships with senior construction stakeholders.
• Well connected within the construction industry.
• Proactive and comfortable identifying opportunities independently.
• A strong communicator with a consultative approach to sales.
• Trustworthy and capable of building long-term customer relationships.
• Energetic, resilient, and willing to operate across a large territory.
• A genuine self-starter who enjoys building something from the ground up.

The Package

• OTE up to €100,000.
• Company car.
• Pension.
• Laptop.
• 21 days' annual leave plus additional Christmas leave.

Location

The successful candidate should ideally be based in Leinster or the Midlands.

The role covers a large territory across Ireland, with the majority of activity focused on the East Coast. It is a hybrid position, with approximately three days per week on the road and two days working internally.