Business Development Manager

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Location: UK (West Sussex-preferred, flexible UK-wide)
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

MoveATech is supporting a confidential engineering consultancy specialising in delivering end-to-end project solutions for the food manufacturing industry.

The business provides full-service engineering delivery, including factory design, production line upgrades, facility expansions, and integration of capital equipment. Their work spans both small works packages and large-scale CAPEX programmes across UK food manufacturing clients.

The Role

We are seeking a driven Business Development Manager with strong experience selling engineering project solutions into the food manufacturing sector.

This role focuses on identifying, developing, and winning capital projects and packaged engineering works, with responsibility for building and maintaining a strong pipeline of opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate and win new engineering project opportunities within food manufacturing
• Sell CAPEX projects and turnkey engineering packages
• Develop and manage a strong UK-wide pipeline of opportunities
• Build long-term relationships with food manufacturers and operations teams
• Leverage existing industry network to drive new business
• Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation through to contract award
• Work closely with technical and delivery teams to ensure smooth project handover
• Attend client meetings, site visits, and industry events

About You

• Proven track record in selling engineering projects into food manufacturing
• Strong understanding of CAPEX and capital equipment project sales
• Established network within the UK food manufacturing sector (advantageous)
• Experience selling both small packages and large-scale project work
• Strong commercial acumen and relationship-building ability
• Self-starter with a proactive, pipeline-driven approach

Why Apply?

• Join a growing, specialist engineering consultancy with strong project pipeline
• Work across end-to-end factory design and build projects
• High autonomy and visibility within a close-knit team
• Opportunity to shape and grow your role as the business expands