The Sales Manager / Business Development Manager will be responsible for new business development across the UK and managing a team of 2 Sales Engineers who are based in Derby and Manchester.
The Sales Manager / Business Development Manager will have knowledge of lean manufacturing solutions/principles – experience selling industrial racking, engineering workstations, assembly cells, bespoke engineering, and workspace solutions into engineering & manufacturing environments would be advantageous.
Package
Salary up to £50,000
£24k PA commission
Bonus
Share Scheme
Car Allowance
5% pension
Responsibilities Include:
- Develop existing customers and win new business from new customers within the automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering manufacture, medical equipment industries.
- Selling lean manufacturing solutions, including selling industrial racking, engineering workstations, assembly cells, bespoke engineering, and workspace solutions into engineering & manufacturing environments would be advantageous
- Manage the activities of 2 technical sales engineers reporting directly to you.
- Arrange and participate in internal and external client debriefs.
- Use CRM system and market knowledge to evaluate potential target customers
- Present new products and services and enhance existing relationships.
- Regular contact and joint visits to customers with field sales team.
- Research and build relationships with new clients.
- Home based, you will be travelling across the Midlands & North of England to follow up on leads, design, cost and prepare technical quotations.
- Experience as a Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, Technical Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager, Sales Engineer, Regional Sales Manager, or similar.
- Will ideally have experience of lean manufacturing and kaizen principles in manufacturing and assembly operations, (e.g., automotive, aerospace, electronics, engineering manufacture, medical equipment, etc.) is essential.
- Knowledge of industrial racking, engineering workstations, assembly cells, bespoke engineering, and workspace solutions would be advantageous
- Sales team management experience would be beneficial
- Based anywhere in the Midlands or North of the UK
- Full UK Driving License