· Opportunity to join an exciting cabling and accessories business in growth
· Positive and collaborative culture and team support
· Working on specialist rail projects across the UK
· Lots of support from internal sales and technical teams
· Seen as a \"one stop shop\" of cabling and accessories for customers with accredited CPD for specifiers and installers in the electrical sector
RAIL - Business Development Manager - Cabling and Accessories
The Role: Our client is a major name within the cable manufacturing and accessories industry and are looking to onboard a new BDM with a focus on the Rail sector. The role will see you selling a huge array of markers, lugs, glands, ties used by OEMs tier 1 and 2 contractors and specialist distribution partners within the rail industry. They have an excellent offering with accredited CPD presentations to take to their contractor customers which sales people will be trained on.
The Business Development Manager will be targeting a customer base of Rail OEMS, Rail Contractors and some Distributors within these sectors, working on specifications and installation projects such as HS2 and Transport for London with project managers, engineering teams and buyers. This is a fast paced and sometimes technical sales role so an understanding of electrical and cabling would be a huge advantage but reading technical drawings is not essential as support will provided for this.
The Rail BDM will be supported by an in-house sales team, inside Account Managers, and Technical Manager who will be supporting with lead generation, quotations and customer info so team work, communication and collaboration is key to success in the role. This role will see you conducting new business development 70% of your time and managing existing projects 30%. The role will involve a lot of scoping meetings initially to identify opportunities for upselling and cross selling but will evolve as the candidate becomes more established.
The Company: Comprising of 3 key brands across cabling and accessories, they have specialist teams to target a variety of sectors and applications. They have the ability to deliver fast, standardised solutions as well as creating bespoke cabling solutions if needed. They have a strong training & development ethos and look after their people. They like to promote from within where possible which means genuine career opportunities can be had here for those that excel and want it, especially in the sales teams. They have an ambitious growth target across the business in the next 3 years which will provide great career opportunities for sales people
We are looking for individuals who meet the following criteria:
· Have a field sales background with an electrical bias or selling cabling ideally
· Can demonstrate a track record in selling to Rail OEMS, contractors ideally
· A team player, hard worker and go-getter attitude
· Sales reps from an electrical wholesaler, cabling or lighting role would work well
· Professional in approach
· Full & Clean Driving license
Salary: Up to £55,000 basic salary DoE + 20%bonus+ car allowance + 22 days holiday + pension scheme + Healthcare scheme
Candidate Location: England or Wales (with preference being South East or Midlands)
Desired Skills and Experience
· Have a field sales background with an electrical bias or selling cabling ideally
· Can demonstrate a track record in selling to Rail OEMS, contractors ideally
· A team player, hard worker and go getter attitude
· Sales reps from an electrical wholesaler, cabling or lighting role would work well
· Professional in approach
· Full & Clean Driving license