Overview
and Responsibilities
About the Role
The Business Development Executive will play a supporting role within the European Sales and Business Development team, working under the guidance of a Business Development Manager or Director. This is an early-career commercial role designed to develop future business development leaders by providing hands-on exposure to customer engagement, market research, and opportunity generation across TT Electronics’ portfolio of engineered electronics solutions.
The role will contribute to growth across multiple technology areas, including Power Solutions, Interconnect, Magnetics, and other advanced solutions offered by TT Electronics. The focus is on supporting new customer acquisition and programme wins, while learning to align TT’s technical capabilities with evolving customer needs.
This role will support our 7 UK Regional sites and our additional European customer base. As such the holder can be based at any of our UK sites. There will be regular travel to our sites and customers.
Key Responsibilities
1. Support senior Business Development leaders with customer engagement activities, including preparation for meetings, presentations, and trade shows.
2. Assist in preparing customer-facing materials such as proposals, presentations, and bid documentation.
3. Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify potential new customers, platforms, and programmes.
4. Develop a working knowledge of TT’s core technology areas (Power distribution, Interconnect, Magnetics, to support solution-led selling.
5. Use Salesforce CRM to maintain accurate records of prospects, opportunities, and activities, ensuring clear visibility of the business development pipeline.
6. Support pipeline management, tracking progress against key opportunities and highlighting risks or required actions.
7. Collaborate with Marketing to administer Voice of Customer (VoC) survey feedback, preparing reports, feedback summaries, and action plans to strengthen customer engagement.
8. Track and report on industry trends, competitor activities, and customer requirements.
9. Collaborate with Marketing, Engineering, and Operations teams to ensure alignment of proposals with TT’s capabilities.
Qualifications, Skills and Attributes
Experience & Skills
10. A degree (or equivalent qualification/experience) in Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
11. Early career experience in sales, marketing, or business development within the electronics or technology sector preferred/
12. Strong research, analytical, and organisational skills.
13. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in customer-facing situations.
14. A collaborative team player with the ambition to build a career in strategic business development.
15. Ability to learn quickly, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and opportunity generation.
16. Familiarity with Salesforce (or other CRM tools) an advantage.
What We Offer You
17. Competitive Salary
18. Enhanced pension contributions
19. Healthcare cashback plan
20. Employee assistance programme
21. Short-term incentive plan
22. Financial wellbeing benefit
23. Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers
24. Cycle to Work Scheme
25. Discounted RAC membership
26. Discounted Gym membership
27. 5 weeks (in hours) annual leave plus bank holidays
28. A supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability
TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Career Development
This role provides a development pathway into senior business development positions within TT Electronics. By supporting multiple areas of the portfolio and working closely with experienced BD leaders, the successful candidate will gain the skills and experience required to take on greater responsibility for customer accounts, programmes, and strategic growth initiatives.
Recruitment Process
Our recruitment process begins with an informal 30-minute call, giving you the chance to learn more about the role, our organisation, and ask any questions you may have. Successful candidates will then be invited to one of our UK sites or our head office for a structured visit, including a tour and a competency-based interview.
Please note: Employment in this role is conditional upon the successful completion of the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening process and passing a drug and alcohol test. Due to the nature of our programmes, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must therefore have and maintain the unrestricted right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment. Certain contracts and security clearances may impose restrictions on nationality; as such, UK or US citizenship is considered advantageous and may be required for specific projects.
Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable World
We want the very best people in our TT family across the globe – so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you! Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we’d love to hear from you.
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