Business Development Manager

Birmingham
7 months ago
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£40,000 to £45,000 + Commission + Company Car + Excellent Company Benefits

Home based / Hybrid, Southern Region

Candidate can be based anywhere in the South: Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Coventry, London

Are you a Business Development Manager, with experience selling to end users within engineering, looking to join a rapidly growing market leader, where you will enjoy selling a recognised brand into new markets and progress your career?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an expanding business, where you will have a pool of existing, underutilised accounts and a further untapped region to sell into and great earning potential.

The company are a leading business offering tailored solutions to customers across the UK. You'll be joining at an excellent time as they look to add a business development manager to capitalise on market share.

In this role you will target new and existing accounts to generate new business sales within an untapped region. The role will be hybrid / remote and will involve travel to prospective customer sites.

The role would suit a business development manager, with a technical aptitude and exposure to selling products to end users.

The Role:

Business Development Manager
Develop new business
Hybrid / remote with company carThe Person:

Business development background
Experience in chemicals, automotive, aerospace, renewables, metallurgy or heavy industrial industry
Full Uk driving license

To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact [James Gray] at Rise Technical Recruitment.

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates

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