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Business Development Manager – Aerospace and Defence

Caged Tigers South Ltd
Reading
1 month ago
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The company

A world renowned name in Test & Measurement. Covering a whole host of sectors such as broadcast, mobile comms, military & Aerospace and automotive.

A fantastic opportunity to join an established technical sales team. Working predominantly on the aerospace and defence (A&D) sector as this is considered a key area of growth.

With a growing test and measurement product portfolio and customer base, we are looking for a talented and competitive business development manager that will thrive in a busy sales environment. The successful candidate will play a fundamental role in supporting our sales team to achieve ambitious revenue growth objectives. The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of A&D market sector including the MoD, defence prime contractors, and their supply chains. You must have good interpersonal skills, be comfortable presenting and demonstrating our test equipment solutions, and working as part of a busy sales and marketing team

Responsibilities:

  • Pro-active prospecting
  • Developing market knowledge of the A&D sector
  • Keeping the business fully up to date on current and future programmes and projects
  • Following up on new sales enquiries
  • Supporting existing customers and accounts
  • Technical demonstrations
  • CRM management
  • Assist and co-ordinate collaboration between European and US subsidiaries.

The Person:

  • Degree qualified in a technical subject (electrical or electronic) or suitable demonstrable experience
  • Experience with RF test equipment
  • Technically minded
  • A passion for new wireless technology
  • Target focused and driven to succeed
  • Sociable and a good team player
  • A disciplined individual who is comfortable working on the road and from home.

The Rewards:

  • An excellent basic salary that is competitive and rewarding
  • A good commission scheme
  • Company car and tools to carry out the job
  • Company non-contributory pension scheme
  • Private medical insurance
  • Death in service benefit of 3 x annual salary.
  • Annual leave of 25 days which increases by one day after each 5 years of service

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