Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager | £35k-£45k + Comms | Edinburgh | Permanent role
We are recruiting on behalf of one of Scotland’s most trusted providers of fire and security solutions. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an ambitious Business Development Manager to drive new business, build long-term client relationships and generate installation and maintenance sales throughout the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Proactively identifying, developing and securing new business opportunities across commercial and domestic sectors.
- Building and maintaining strong client relationships to drive sustainable sales growth and repeat business.
- Generating installation and maintenance sales for fire and security systems, from initial enquiry through to contract award.
- Promoting their accredited and compliant fire and security solutions to new and existing clients.
- Working closely with the wider sales, engineering and service teams to deliver tailored solutions that meet client needs.
- Consistently meeting and exceeding sales targets and KPIs, while maintaining accurate sales forecasts and pipeline activity.
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in business development or sales, ideally within fire and security, construction, facilities management or a related technical services environment.
- A proactive, self-motivated approach to identifying and converting new business opportunities
- Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to communicate confidently with clients at all levels.
- Commercially minded, with a track record of achieving or exceeding sales targets and KPIs.
- Ability to work collaboratively with internal teams to deliver effective, customer-focused solutions.
- Well organised, resilient and comfortable managing a varied sales pipeline.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with uncapped commission opportunities.
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Death in Service benefit.
If you are a driven Business Development professional looking to join a respected and established fire and security provider, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to discuss the opportunity in confidence