Business Development Manager

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Business Development Manager / Key Account Manager / Sales Engineer is required for a well-established engineering services provider delivering specialist calibration, testing, and measurement solutions within the aerospace, automotive, defence, and life science industries.

The Business Development Manager / Key Account Manager / Sales Engineer will be responsible for generating new business and growing existing customer relationships across the South of the UK. The role involves offering consultative, service-based solutions to clients in technically driven industries.

The Business Development Manager / Key Account Manager / Sales Engineer will work remotely with weekly visits to the office in Hampshire. They should be comfortable presenting to customers, managing their own territory, and selling value-driven services.

The ideal applicant will be based in a location suitable for covering the South of the UK, such as London, Reading, Bristol, Oxford, or Southampton or surrounding areas.

Package:

Basic Salary: £35,000-£45,000 (dependent on experience)
OTE: £43,000-£53,000
Bonus / Commission structure
Company car or car allowance
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Company pension scheme
Laptop + phone
Remote role with weekly visits to the office in Hampshire and travel across the South of the UK 

Responsibilities:

Generate new business opportunities and grow existing accounts across the southern UK
Deliver confident and consultative sales presentations to a wide range of stakeholders
Promote a range of technical engineering services tailored to client needs
Build strong relationships with clients through face to face meetings, video calls, phone, and email
Work collaboratively with internal teams to ensure client requirements are met
Maintain regular reporting, pipeline management, and forecasting using CRM tools
Remote role with weekly visits to the office in Hampshire and travel across the South of the UK 

Requirements:

Prior experience as a Business Development Manager / Business Development Executive / Key Account Manager / Sales Engineer
Prior experience managing key accounts or developing new business in the aerospace, automotive, defence, life sciences or similar sectors.
Willingness to travel across the south of the UK to meet clients, with weekly visits to the office in Hampshire

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