Business Development Manager
Location: Midlands, UK
Industry: Automotive/Aerospace
Salary: Basic - £40k, OTE - £80k - £100k
Hours: Mon - Fri
Benefits: Company car, Phone, Laptop
The Job: Our well-respected client is a specialist provider of outsourced quality/engineering services predominantly within the automotive and aerospace sectors. Currently operating in over 20 countries worldwide, our client is looking to add to their existing UK senior team with a dynamic Business Development Manager reporting to the UK Director based in the Midlands. This position will be focused on increasing sales performance, expanding their customer base within current market sectors, as well as the development of new service opportunities to a wider client audience.
Responsibilities:
1. Support and create business development strategies, pipelines, and targets in alignment with key business strategies.
2. Drive business growth supported by the UK operations team.
3. Take ownership of customer tender and RFQ requirements.
4. Creation of customer proposal documents and resulting commercial discussions and negotiations.
5. CRM management and development with day-to-day hands-on customer contacts.
6. Analyse market trends/competitor benchmarking and discover new opportunities/services to drive business growth.
7. Liaise with our clients' worldwide network to maximise wider geographical opportunities.
8. Explore cross and upselling opportunities with both existing clients and the management team.
9. Supporting customer satisfaction continuous improvement activities.
Requirements:
1. Midlands based.
2. Proven work experience in a sales management role.
3. A strong knowledge and experience of working within the aerospace/automotive OEM and supply chain.
4. Ability to measure and analyse key performance indicators.
5. Understanding of manufacturer and resourcing operations.
6. Excellent communication, networking, and negotiation skills.
7. Strong organisational skills with a problem-solving attitude.
Benefits:
1. 33 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
2. Contributory workplace pension scheme.
3. Excellent ongoing professional training.
4. Excellent career development opportunities.
5. Job security.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with an up-to-date CV, and we will be in touch to discuss your application further.
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