Our West Sussex client is a specialist mechanical engineering manufacturer and is now seeking to recruit a Business Development Manager with a mechanical engineering background.
They work globally in a specialist market and are proud to be the only UK manufacturer of this type of product.
The sales region will be predominantly UK and Ireland for the first 6/12 months, with limited export activity during this period, but will then move towards extensive export activity/travel thereafter.
General Responsibilities
* Support existing customers and dealers
* Expand customer base
* Follow up existing clients from extensive database & generate new enquiries
* Increase market share
* Raise Company profile
* Attend exhibitions
* Based at the factory, North Worthing, West Sussex
Experience/Attributes
* A Mechanical Engineer with 3 years proven track record in sales of specialist capital equipment (e.g. pumps, industrial cleaning equipment, industrial plant, rotating equipment etc.)
* Export sales experience & working with overseas dealers would be an advantage, but not essential.
* Target driven
* Pro-active
Additional Information
* £45k basic salary plus 1% commission on sales achieved over £500k.
* Company car (or allowance)
* Laptop and mobile phone
* Company credit card
* Work place pension scheme (after qualifying period)
* 25 days holiday (plus statutory holidays)
* Private health care (after qualifying period)
* Hours are 8.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday with a 30 minute lunch break