Position available in either Essex or Coventry Are you looking for a new opportunity? We have a new exciting vacancy that we have taken for the world's largest independent company for the development, simulation and testing of powertrain systems that could be the role for you Position Description: The objective of the Business Developer role is to maintain and grow relationships with existing customers, build up new customer relationships, identify business opportunities, and prepare proposals for potential customer projects. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES: Maintain and develop relationships within existing customer base as well as establishing relationships with new customers above and beyond current base Identify new business opportunities for the company, including new industries Quotation development Key Account Management – responsible for developing extended relationships within key accounts and monitoring delivery of projects YOUR PROFILE: Essential: Degree-level technical education Previous experience of engineering projects in the automotive industry and in electrification topics or related topics regarding decarbonisation Highly customer-focused and able to solve customer-related concerns to mutual satisfaction Ability to independently scope out and calculate project requirements with input from technical teams and senior management Ability to prepare project proposals, present to customer and conduct follow-up negotiations Appreciation of future challenges faced by customers and ability to identify how the company can support customers to solve such challenges Planning, prioritising and co-ordinating workload with minimal guidance Willingness to travel and a flexible and adaptable nature Excellent communication skills with customers and colleagues Excellent inter-personal skills Excellent written English Preferable: Previous experience of engineering projects outside of the automotive industry Previous experience of working in a consultancy environment with multiple customers An understanding of the company’s existing market presence and market presence both locally and globally Experience with sales tools and software, for example Salesforce Foreign language skills to assist with internal/external networking If this Business Developer job is of interest to you and you have the experience required, APPLY NOW We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for the role. If we wish to consider you further, we will register your personal information in our database and contact you. We may contact you from time to time about other relevant roles. Your personal information will be securely held. For more information, please refer to our privacy notice, a copy of which can be found on our website. – Select Engineering Limited