Business Development Manager
Midlands Region
Highly Competitive and Negotiable (DOE) + Car / Car Allowance
Hybrid Working | Generous Annual Leave | Occupational Health | Employee Referral Scheme | Life Assurance | Health Care Cash Plan
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Development Manager to join a leading aerospace engineering firm. Backed by a prestigious client portfolio and building on growing demand, the firm is now expanding market presence into the Midlands region, with aspirations to position itself as a preferred manufacturing partner for OEMs & Tier 1 Suppliers.
This is a unique opportunity to shape & deliver an ambitious sales strategy, operating with a high level of autonomy to establish and entrench the firms presence within a growing market area.
What youll be doing
* Generating, qualifying & converting prospective leads to viable revenue-building opportunities
* Revitalizing dormant accounts and enlarging sales-activity with existing clients
* Managing the full sales cycle, including management of RFQs, Contract Reviews & Commercial Negotiations
* Maintaining accurate sales profiles for clients, capturing performance and sales forecasts against KPIs
* Building and managing client relationships, converting prospective customers into long-term clients and business partners
* Client-networking: attending exhibitions, trade-shows & networking events, delivering brand awareness and harvesting commercial opportunities
* Providing specialized & solution-focused technical advice to prospective and existing clients, ensuring customer requirements are accurately understood and qualified.
What you can offer
* Excellent Business Development capability, with demonstrable experience of delivering sales strategies, increasing market share and maximizing revenue
* A hunter mindset, proficient in generating, converting & closing leads
* A minimum of 5+ years experience within the aerospace (strongly preferred), automotive, aeronautical or defense sector
* A knowledge of QMS and relevant regulatory frameworks (e.g. AS9001, FAIR, ISO 9001 )
* A solid understanding of bespoke CNC machined component parts and precision engineering
* Significant experience of engaging with OEMs & Tier 1 suppliers
* The ability to function autonomously, self-managing diaries and workload, and assuming principal responsibility for delivery of a region-wide sales strategy
If you are interested in this position please click apply.
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.
Job Tenure: Permanent
Salary: Car / Car Allowance
Location: West Midlands,