Business Development Manager

Role:-Business-Development-Manager-

Salary:55,00060,000-per-annum-+-additional-benefits

Hours:-Monday-Thursday-8:00am-17.00pm.-Friday-8:00am-3:30pm-

Location:-Commutable-from-Orpington,-Maidstone,-Tonbridge,-Oxted,-Sevenoaks,-Sittingbourne-and-surrounding-areas

The-Role:-

We-are-looking-for-an-ambitious-and-commercially-driven-Business-Development-Manager-to-join-a-growing-engineering-and-manufacturing-business.

The-Business-Development-Manager-is-responsible-for-identifying,-developing,-and-securing-new-business-opportunities-within-the-automotive-and-motorsport-industry.-The-role-focuses-on-growing-revenue,-building-long-term-customer-relationships,-expanding-market-presence,-and-supporting-the-company''s-strategic-growth-objectives.Working-closely-with-engineering,-operations,-and-commercial-teams,-the-BDM-will-manage-the-full-sales-cycle-from-lead-generation-through-to-contract-negotiation-and-account-development.

Key-Responsibilities:

• Identify-and-pursue-new-business-opportunities-withinmotorsport,-specialist-vehicle-manufacturers,-and-engineering-companies-and-suppliers.
• Generate-qualified-leads-through-networking,-industry-events,-referrals,-and-market-research.
• Develop-and-implement-strategic-sales-plans-to-achieve-revenue-and-growth-targets.
• Prepare-and-deliver-compelling-sales-presentations-and-proposals.
• Arrange-and-attend-networking-events-and-trade-shows-worldwide.

Customer-Relationship-Management

• Identify-opportunities-for-cross-selling-and-repeat-business.
• Develop-strong-relationships-with-existing-and-prospective-customers
• Prepare-quotations,-pricing-proposals,-and-commercial-agreements.
• Negotiate-contracts-and-terms-with-customers.
• Support-tender-submissions-and-bid-management-activities.
• Monitor-market-trends,-competitor-activity,-and-emerging-technologies.
• Provide-regular-pipeline,-sales-activity,-and-performance-reports-to-the-leadership-team.
• Support-project-handovers-from-sales-to-delivery-teams.
• Contribute-to-business-planning-and-strategic-growth-initiatives.
• Maintain-accurate-CRM-records-and-sales-forecasts.
• Monitor-KPIs-and-report-progress-against-targets.

Skills-&-Experience

• Proven-experience-in-business-development,-technical-sales,-or-account-management-within-automotive,-motorsport,-engineering,-manufacturing,-or-related-sectors.
• Strong-understanding-of-either-engineering-or-manufacturing-environments.
• Experience-managing-the-full-sales-cycle.
• Excellent-communication,-negotiation,-and-relationship-building-skills.
• Commercial-awareness,-networking-and-strong-business-acumen.
• Ability-to-interpret-technical-information-and-communicate-effectively-with-engineering-teams.

The-Business-Development-Manager-will-be:-

• Self-motivated-and-proactive
• Results-driven-with-a-strong-focus-on-achieving-growth-targets.
• Strong-problem-solving-and-organisational-skills
• CRM-experience-
• Hold-a-full-UK-driving-licence.

If-this-role-sounds-of-interest,-please-apply-now-and-send-your-most-up-to-date-CV-to-Vicky-at-TechNichols-Resourcing-to-be-considered.-Or-call-TechNichols-Resourcing-and-speak-with-Vicky-for-further-information.

We-will-endeavour-to-get-back-to-all-applicants-but-if-you-have-not-heard-back-within-5-working-days-unfortunately-your-application-has-been-unsuccessful.