Job Description
Business Development Manager, Inspection Equipment
Location: Ideally within 1-2 hours of the West MidlandsSalary: £50,000-£60,000 + packageRole Type: Field-based, new business development
We are recruiting for a Business Development Manager to join a specialist manufacturer of high-end inspection and quality assurance equipment supplied into FMCG and pharmaceutical production environments.
This is a pure business development role focused on generating new business across the UK, targeting manufacturers operating high-speed filling, packaging and production lines. The successful candidate will be selling technical inspection solutions used to improve product quality, safety, compliance and production efficiency.
The Role
* Generate new business opportunities across FMCG, food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing
* Sell technical inspection, detection or quality control equipment into production and packaging environments
* Build relationships with engineering, production, quality and senior management stakeholders
* Identify customer requirements and work closely with technical teams to develop tailored solutions
* Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting and site visits through to proposal, negotiation and close
* Represent a premium technology-led business with a strong reputation in automated inspection and line quality assurance
The Candidate
* Proven business development experience selling inspection equipment, detection systems, QA equipment or related automation into FMCG or pharmaceutical environments
* Strong understanding of production lines, packaging lines or high-speed manufacturing processes
* Comfortable winning new business rather than managing an existing account base
* Able to engage technically with engineering, production and quality teams
* Based within 1-2 hours of the West Midlands, with flexibility to travel nationally
* Self-motivated, commercially driven and confident opening doors with new customers
Package
* £50,000-£60,000 basic salary
* Company car or car allowance
* Pension and benefits
* Field-based role with national coverage
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially driven technical sales professional to join a specialist inspection equipment business and take ownership of new business growth across the UK.
WR Engineering are the #1 recruitment partner for engineering, manufacturing & technical sales jobs. We recruit for permanent jobs UK wide.
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