Business Development Manager

Midlands

£55,000

MUST HAVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS EXPERIENCE

Overview:

Responsible for selling a wide range of electrical connectors and related products to the military and industrial electronic equipment sectors.

Duties:

• Maximize profitable sales of the Company’s interconnection products.
• Identify new business opportunities in both existing and new markets.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with customers, suppliers, and manufacturers.
• Conduct customer visits to promote the Company’s products/services and identify potential new applications.
• Participate in product-specific marketing campaigns to support the Company’s marketing strategy.
• Support the Company’s design, marketing, and pricing functions.
• Liaise with internal departments regarding pricing and delivery issues.
• Provide timely and accurate management information as needed.
• Adhere to existing Company policies and procedures.
• Undertake ad-hoc projects to meet business needs.

Skills, Knowledge, and Behaviours:

• Strong technical knowledge of connectors and their applications in military and industrial electronic equipment.
• Proven success in increasing sales of technical products, preferably connectors.
• Education to HNC/D level (or equivalent) in an electro/mechanical discipline is preferred.
• Familiarity with working in a BS EN ISO9001:2015 accredited environment.
• Good personal representation and well-developed presentation skills.
• Ability to understand and interpret technical data.
• Proficiency in IT.
• Effective planning and coordination of customer visits and internal presentations.
• Self-motivated, self-disciplined, and able to work independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Commercially astute with well-developed negotiation skills.
• Flexible and adaptable in approach.
• Holder of a full, clean UK driving licence and willing to drive reasonable distances.
• Willing and able to stay away from home in the UK and abroad as needed.
• Willing to participate in trade shows and exhibitions.
• Holder of a full passport and able to undertake business-related air travel if required.
• Potential to grow and develop within the business.